METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING A GAMING INSTRUMENT CONTROLLER

• US 20090318226A1
• Filed: 06/20/2008
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Randy Lawrence Canis, Timothy Burton Clise
• Original Assignee: Randy Lawrence Canis, Timothy Burton Clise
• Inventors: Clise, Timothy Burton, Canis, Randy Lawrence
• Granted Patent: US 8,294,015 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/35
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/218 using pressure sensors, e.g. generating a signal proportional to the pressure applied by the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/22 Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/60 Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or game-integrated level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1018 Calibration; Key and button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1062 being specially adapted to a type of game, e.g. steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6009 for importing or creating game content, e.g. authoring tools during game development, adapting content to different platforms, use of a scripting language to create content
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6081 generating an output signal, e.g. under timing constraints, for spatialization
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/638 according to the timing of operation or a time limit
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/361 Recording/reproducing of accompaniment for use with an external source, e.g. karaoke systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/395 Special musical scales, i.e. other than the 12- interval equally tempered scale; Special input devices therefor keyboards G10H2220/221
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/311 MIDI transmission G10H2240/056 takes precedence

Abstract

Methods and systems for utilizing a gaming instrument controller are described. In one embodiment, a musical interaction recording of a song may be accessed. The musical interaction recording may include a backing audible portion of the song and a user reproduction indication associated with the song. The user reproduction indication may be presented in synchronization with the song. A plurality of musical note selections may be received from a gaming instrument controller based on the presenting of the user reproduction indication. A plurality of musical notes for the song may be generated based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections. The backing audible portion and the plurality of musical notes may be reproduced.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing a musical interaction recording of a song, the musical interaction recording including a backing audible portion of the song and a user reproduction indication associated with the song;

presenting the user reproduction indication in synchronization with the song;

receiving a plurality of musical note selections from a gaming instrument controller based on the presenting of the user reproduction indication;

generating a plurality of musical notes for the song based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections; and

reproducing the backing audible portion and the plurality of musical notes.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording the reproducing of the backing audible portion and the plurality of musical notes as a user participation song.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording the reproducing of the backing audible portion and the plurality of musical notes as a plurality of instrumentation channels for a user participation song, a particular instrumentation channel of the plurality of instrumentation channels associated including the plurality of musical notes generated by the gaming instrument controller.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing an instrument setting associated with the gaming instrument controller;

wherein the generating the plurality of musical notes is based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections and the instrument setting.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the instrument setting includes an instrument type, an instrument tone, a music effect, a pickup selection, a pickup type, or combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a selection length of a particular musical note selection of the plurality of musical notes selections,

wherein the generating of the plurality of musical notes for the song is based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections and the determining of the selection length.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a selection speed of a particular musical note selection of the plurality of musical notes selections,

wherein the generating of the plurality of musical notes for the song is based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections and the determining of the selection speed.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a selection pressure amount for a particular musical note selection of the plurality of musical notes selections,

wherein the generating of the plurality of musical notes for the song is based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections and the determining of the selection pressure amount.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating a plurality of available music note selections for the gaming instrument controller based on the accessing of the musical interaction recording,

wherein the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections from the gaming instrument controller is based on the associating of the plurality of available music note selections and the presenting of the musical interaction recording

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a plurality of song element selections; and

grouping the plurality of song element selections together to form a song order for the song;

wherein the presenting of the user reproduction indication is based on the grouping of the plurality of song element selections.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an element order selection,

wherein the grouping of the plurality of song element selections is based on the receiving of the element order selection.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a presentation format request for the musical interaction recording,

wherein the presenting of the user reproduction indication in synchronization with the song is based on the receiving of the presentation format request.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the presentation format request includes a song key, a song speed, a user ability setting, or combinations thereof.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a backing instrumentation selection for the backing audible portion,

wherein the reproducing of the backing audible portion is based on the receiving of the backing instrumentation selection.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the gaming instrument controller includes a gaming guitar controller, a gaming bass controller, a gaming drum controller, a gaming violin controller, or a gaming saxophone controller.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the user reproduction indication includes an audible user reproduction indication, a visual user reproduction indication, or combinations thereof.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving of the plurality of musical note selections comprises:

changing the musical scale based on the physical position of the gaming instrument controller.

18. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the following operations:

access a musical interaction recording of a song, the musical interaction recording including a backing audible portion of the song and a user reproduction indication associated with the song;

present the user reproduction indication in synchronization with the song;

receive a plurality of musical note selections from a gaming instrument controller based on presentation of the user reproduction indication;

generate a plurality of musical notes for the song based on receipt of the plurality of musical note selections; and

reproduce the backing audible portion and the plurality of musical notes.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 further comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the following operations:

record reproduction of the backing audible portion and the plurality of musical notes as a user participation song.

20. A system comprising:

a recording access module to access a musical interaction recording of a song, the musical interaction recording including a backing audible portion of the song and a user reproduction indication associated with the song;

an indication presentation module to present the user reproduction indication in synchronization with the song;

a musical note selection receiver module to receive a plurality of musical note selections from a gaming instrument controller based on presentation of the user reproduction indication by the indication presentation module;

a musical note generation module to generate a plurality of musical notes for the song based on receipt of the plurality of musical note selections by the musical note selection receiver module; and

a reproduction module to reproduce the backing audible portion accessed by the recording access module and the plurality of musical notes generated by the musical note generation module.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising:

a setting access module to access an instrument setting associated with the gaming instrument controller;

a length determination module to determine a selection length of a particular musical note selection of the plurality of musical notes selections,

a speed determination module to determine a selection speed of a particular musical note selection of the plurality of musical notes selections,

a pressure determination module to determine a selection pressure amount for a particular musical note selection of the plurality of musical notes selections,

wherein generating of the plurality of musical notes by the musical note generation module is based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections, the instrument setting, the selection length, the selection speed, and the selection pressure amount.