VISUAL MUSIC COLOR CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20170097804A1
• Filed: 12/15/2015
• Published: 04/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fred Collopy
• Original Assignee: Fred Collopy
• Inventors: Collopy, Fred
• Application Number:
  US14/969,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20170097804A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/003 with indication of the keys or strings to be played on instruments

Abstract

Described herein are various technologies pertaining to presenting, and configuring, one or more digital objects on a display device for application with a visual music presentation. An interactive screen can be presented on a touchscreen of a display device, wherein a visual musician can interact with one or more components and/or features comprising the screen to control presentation of the digital objects. Various properties of the digital objects can be configured, e.g., hue, shape, placement, motion, etc. Further, the one or more objects can be presented on the display device in conjunction with selection of a key associated with a particular digital object. Furthermore, during operation, fingertip placement can be monitored to enable placement of the keys on the display device in accordance with hand size, playing style, etc., of a visual musician utilizing the display device.

Claims

1. A system that controls generation of a visualization rendered by a visual music player, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory that comprises computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform acts comprising;

presenting a key on a display device, the key being assigned to a visual object and having a representation thereon of the visual object presented within a boundary formed by the key, the key being selectable to cause presentation of the visual object in an object presentation region on the display device, the key is at a first location on the display device;

receiving an indication specifying a second location on the display device, the second location corresponding to a position on the display device touched by a pointer;

determining a distance and a direction between the first location and the second location;

determining a third location on the display device based on the distance and the direction between the first location and the second location; and

repositioning the key at the third location on the display device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the pointer is a fingertip of a visual musician interacting with the visual music player.

3. The system of claim 1, the acts further comprising saving the repositioned key to a profile.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first location on the display device corresponds to a first pixel on the display device, the second location on the display device corresponds to a second pixel on the display device, and the third location on the display device corresponds to a third pixel on the display device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first pixel is located at a centroid of a shape forming the key.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the third location is based upon a portion of the distance between the first location and the second location.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the determined position of the pointer is based upon a plurality of touches of the pointer on the display device over a duration of time.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual object is presented in an object presentation region defined on the display device, and positioning of the key at the third position causes the boundary of the key to encroach upon object presentation region.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual object representation is defined by one or more object properties configured for the visual object, wherein the one or more object properties comprise hue, shape, size, or rotation.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device is one of a tablet personal computer, a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a mobile computing device.

11. A method performed by a computer system that includes a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

presenting a key on a display device, the key being assigned to a visual object and having a representation thereon of the visual object presented within a boundary formed by the key, the key being selectable to cause presentation of the visual object in an object presentation region on the display device, the key is at a first location on the display device, wherein the visual object is presented on the display device in a visual music presentation;

receiving an indication specifying a second location on the display device, the second location corresponding to a position on the display device touched by a fingertip of a visual musician interacting with the visual music player;

determining a distance and a direction between the first location and the second location;

determining a third location on the display device based on the distance and the direction between the first location and the second location; and

repositioning the key at the third location on the display device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising saving the repositioned key to a profile.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first location on the display device corresponds to a first pixel on the display device, the second location on the display device corresponds to a second pixel on the display device, and the third location on the display device corresponds to a third pixel on the display device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first pixel is located at a centroid of a shape forming the key.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the third location is based upon a portion of the distance between the first location and the second location.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the determined position of the fingertip is based upon a plurality of touches of the pointer on the display device over a duration of time.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the determined position is a most common position of the plurality of touches over the duration of time.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the visual object representation is defined by one or more object properties configured for the visual object, wherein the one or more object properties comprise hue, shape, size, or rotation.

19. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

memory that comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising;

presenting a key on a display device, the key being assigned to a visual object and having a representation thereon of the visual object presented within a boundary formed by the key, the key being selectable to cause presentation of the visual object in an object presentation region on the display device, the key is at a first location on the display device, wherein the visual object is presented on the display device in a visual music presentation;

receiving an indication specifying a second location on the display device, the second location corresponding to a position on the display device touched by a fingertip of a visual musician interacting with the visual music player;

determining a distance and a direction between the first location and the second location;

determining a third location on the display device based on the distance and the direction between the first location and the second location; and

repositioning the key at the third location on the display device.

20. The computing device of claim 19, wherein the display device comprises one of a tablet personal computer, a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a mobile computing device.