System and methods for the creation and performance of sensory stimulating content

• US 20050223330A1
• Filed: 03/10/2005
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Topdown Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Humanbeams Incorporated
• Inventors: Riopelle, Gerald Henry
• Granted Patent: US 7,858,870 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/34 Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/101 for graphical creation, edition or control of musical data or parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/305 using a light beam to detect key, pedal or note actuation light beams in general G10H2220/411
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/411 Light beams key actuation detection using light G10H2220/305

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating and presenting sensory stimulating content. One aspect of the invention allows a composer to associate content with one or more triggers, and to define behavior characteristics which control the functioning of each trigger. Another aspect of the invention provides a variety of user interfaces through which a performer can cause content to be presented to an audience.

Claims

1. A content presentation authoring system, comprising:

a plurality of content segments, wherein the plurality of content segments are stored on at least one computer readable device;

a plurality of triggers;

a first computer program product, wherein the first computer program product allows a composer to associate at least one of the plurality of content segments with at least one of the plurality of triggers;

a second computer program product, wherein the second computer program product allows a composer to define behavior characteristics for at least one of the plurality of triggers, wherein the behavior characteristics include at least trigger mode.

2. The content presentation authoring system of claim 1, wherein the second computer program product allows the composer to define the trigger mode for the at least one trigger by selecting from a set of trigger modes, wherein the set of trigger modes includes start/stop, start/pause, momentary/stop, momentary/pause, pulsed, one shot, and song advance modes.

3. The content presentation authoring system of claim 1, wherein the first computer program product also allows the composer to define behavior characteristics for each of the associated content segments, wherein the behavior characteristics include a start and end time.

4. The content presentation authoring system of claim 1, wherein the first computer program product and the second computer program product are part of the same computer program product.

5. The content presentation authoring system of claim 4, wherein the first computer program product and the second computer program product are displayed in a single user interface.

6. The content presentation authoring system of claim 1, wherein the second computer program product allows the composer to define the trigger mode for the at least one trigger by selecting from a set of trigger modes, wherein the set of trigger modes includes a pulsed mode.

7. The content presentation authoring system of claim 1, wherein the second computer program product allows the composer to define the trigger mode for the at least one trigger by selecting from a set of trigger modes, wherein the set of trigger modes includes a song advance mode.

8. The content presentation authoring system of claim 1, wherein the first computer program product also allows the composer to define behavior characteristics for each of the associated content segments, wherein the behavior characteristics include a transposition value.

9. A content presentation user interface, comprising:

a plurality of members, each of the plurality of members having at least a base, a first arm, and a second arm;

a plurality of emitters, wherein the plurality of emitters are embedded within the first arms of the plurality of U shaped members;

a plurality of detectors, wherein the plurality of detectors are embedded within the second arms of the plurality of U shaped members, wherein each of the plurality of detectors is positioned such that it can receive a signal from at least one of the plurality of emitters;

at least one content presentation device;

a plurality of content segments, wherein the plurality of content segments can be presented via the at least one content presentation device; and

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a plurality of triggers, wherein at least one trigger is associated with each of the at least one detectors, wherein at least one of the plurality of content segments is associated with each trigger, and wherein the interruption of the signal from one of the plurality of emitters causes the at least one detector receiving the signal to activate the trigger, which causes the at least one content segment associated with the trigger to be presented on the content presentation device.

10. The content presentation user interface of claim 9, wherein the plurality of members is two members.

11. The content presentation user interface of claim 10, further comprising a base unit, wherein the base unit accepts the base of each of the two members, providing support therefor.

12. The content presentation user interface of claim 11, further comprising a display.

13. A content presentation authoring system, comprising:

a plurality of content segments, wherein the plurality of content segments are stored on at least one computer readable device;

a plurality of triggers;

a first computer program product, wherein the first computer program product allows a composer to associate at least one of the plurality of content segments with at least one of the plurality of triggers;

a second computer program product, wherein the second computer program product allows a composer to define behavior characteristics for at least one of the plurality of triggers, wherein the behavior characteristics include at least a synchronization type.

14. The content presentation authoring system of claim 13, wherein the first computer program product also allows the composer to define behavior characteristics for each of the associated content segments, wherein the behavior characteristics include a start and end time.

15. The content presentation authoring system of claim 13, wherein the first computer program product and the second computer program product are part of the same computer program product.

16. The content presentation authoring system of claim 15, wherein the first computer program product and the second computer program product are displayed in a single user interface.

17. The content presentation authoring system of claim 13, wherein the second computer program product allows the composer to define the synchronization type for the at least one trigger by selecting from a set of synchronization types, wherein the set of synchronization types includes a slave type.

18. The content presentation authoring system of claim 13, wherein the second computer program product allows the composer to define the synchronization type for the at least one trigger by selecting from a set of synchronization types, wherein the set of synchronization types includes a master type.

19. The content presentation authoring system of claim 13, wherein the first computer program product also allows the composer to define behavior characteristics for each of the associated content segments, wherein the behavior characteristics include a transposition value.

20. The content presentation authoring system of claim 13, wherein the second computer program product allows the composer to define the synchronization type for the at least one trigger by selecting from a set of synchronization types, wherein the set of synchronization types includes a master type, a slave type, and none.