Enhanced system, method, and devices for utilizing inaudible tones with music

• US 10,460,709 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Data Vault Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: The Intellectual Property Network, Inc.
• Inventors: Bradley, Nathaniel T., Paugh, Joshua S., Feldman, Enrique C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fletcher, Marlon T
• Application Number:
  US16/019,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20180374460A1
• Time in Patent Office: 490 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/40 Rhythm
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/066 for pitch analysis as part of wider processing for musical purposes, e.g. transcription, musical performance evaluation; Pitch recognition, e.g. in polyphonic sounds; Estimation or use of missing fundamental
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/005 Non-interactive screen display of musical or status data
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/121 for graphical editing of a musical score, staff or tablature
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/091 Info, i.e. juxtaposition of unrelated auxiliary information or commercial messages with or between music files
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/325 Synchronizing two or more audio tracks or files according to musical features or musical timings

Abstract

One embodiment provides a system, method, and device for utilizing inaudible tones for music. A song is initiated with enhanced features. A determination is made whether inaudible tones including information or data are associated with a portion of the song. The associated inaudible tone is played. Playback of the song is continued.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing inaudible tones for music, comprising:

initiating music with enhanced features;

determining whether inaudible tones including information or data are associated with a portion of the music; and

playing the music associated with the inaudible tone including the inaudible tones associated with the portion of the music, wherein the inaudible tones are utilized to display notes associated with the music in time with the tempo of the music.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the inaudible tones are audio frequencies that are not discernable by humans.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the notes include each instrumental, voice, and note associated with the music, and wherein the music is a song.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the playing includes playing all content, data, and instructions related to the music.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the notes further comprises displaying and moving the sheet music notes, tablatures, measures, and instructions associated with the music in synchronization with each musical or tempo change in the music.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying is performed repeatedly for a plurality of different portions and each instrument used in the music.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of different portions of the song are associated with a plurality of inaudible tones and associated information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the notes of the music are synchronized with visual and instructional data contained in the inaudible tones.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein data include in the inaudible tones of the music represents sheet music, notes, tablatures, measures, or musical instructions.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the information and data associated with the inaudible tones.

11. A method for utilizing inaudible tones for music, comprising:

receiving music and inaudible tones associated with the music utilizing an electronic device including at least a display;

extracting information associated with the inaudible tones; and

communicating the information associated with the inaudible tones, including wherein the inaudible tones are utilized to display notes associated with the music in time with the tempo of the music.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the inaudible tones are audio frequencies that are not discernable by humans, wherein the inaudible tones are embedded in the music.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

implementing one or more actions associated with the inaudible tones.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the notes includes one or more of notes, tablatures, measures, and instructions.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the information is extracted utilizing demodulation.

16. A system for utilizing inaudible tones in music, comprising:

a transmitting device configured to broadcast music synchronized with one or more inaudible tones;

a receiving device that receives the inaudible tones, extracts information associated with the inaudible tones, and communicates the information associated with the inaudible tones including at least notes associated with the music in time with the tempo of the music, wherein the inaudible tones are utilized to display notes.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the transmitting device utilizes one or more speakers to broadcast the music and the inaudible tones, and wherein the inaudible tones are audio frequencies that are not discernable by humans.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the information is displayed to a user and provides visual and text information associated with the music.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the inaudible tones are received by a plurality of devices simultaneously, wherein the information is uniquely associated with a user profile available on each of the plurality of devices.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the transmitting device encodes the information in the inaudible tones and the receiving device decodes the information from the inaudible tones.