Automatic Recognition and Matching of Tempo and Phase of Pieces of Music, and an Interactive Music Player
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1. A method for playback of digital content data, the method comprising:
- providing in a first data region a control file (MIX_DATA) with digital control information for controlling a digital content data player, wherein the control data (MIX_DATA) in the first data region refer to content data (CONTENT_DATA) in a second data region, the second data region comprising content data (CONTENT_DATA) subdivided in one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn), and wherein the control data with reference to the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn) determine, in which manner the digital content data player plays a defined part of the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn).
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Abstract
A method of matching the tempo and phase in pieces of music which allows the conjunction of the pieces of music to form a continuous stream of music. The interactive music player which digitally executes the method of matching the tempo and phase in pieces of music is also disclosed.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for playback of digital content data, the method comprising:
providing in a first data region a control file (MIX_DATA) with digital control information for controlling a digital content data player, wherein the control data (MIX_DATA) in the first data region refer to content data (CONTENT_DATA) in a second data region, the second data region comprising content data (CONTENT_DATA) subdivided in one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn), and wherein the control data with reference to the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn) determine, in which manner the digital content data player plays a defined part of the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A digital content data player
(a) with means for accessing in a first data region a control file (MIX_DATA) with digital control information for controlling the digital content data player, and (b) with means for accessing in a second data region content data (CONTENT_DATA) subdivided in one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn), wherein (c) the control data (MIX_DATA) in the first data region refer to the content data (CONTENT_DATA) in the second data region and wherein the control data with reference to the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn) determine, in which manner the digital content data player plays a defined part of the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn).
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19. A data structure, which comprises
(a) a first data region with a control file (MIX_DATA) with digital control information for controlling a digital content data player, and (b) a second data region with content data (CONTENT_DATA) subdivided in one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn), wherein (c) the control data (MIX_DATA) in the first data region refer to content data (CONTENT_DATA) in the second data region and wherein the control data with reference to the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn) determine, in which manner the digital content data player plays back a defined part of the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn).
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26. A data medium (D), which comprises
(a) a first data region with a control file (MIX_DATA) with digital control information for controlling a digital content data player, and (b) a second data region with content data (CONTENT_DATA) subdivided in one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn), wherein (c) the control data (MIX_DATA) in the first data region refer to content data (CONTENT_DATA) in the second data region and wherein the control data with reference to the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn) determine, in which manner the digital content data player plays a defined part of the one or more individual pieces of content data (TR1, . . . , TRn).
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