Method for Producing and Streaming Music Generated From Biofeedback

• US 20190333487A1
• Filed: 05/28/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Shapiro, Joseph William Patitucci
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Shapiro, Joseph William Patitucci
• Inventors: Patitucci, Joseph William, Shapiro, Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 10,636,400 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7267 involving training the classification device
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0025 Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0066 using a MIDI interface
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/14 during execution voice controlled instruments G10H5/005
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/28 to produce arpeggios
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/40 Rhythm
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/325 Musical pitch modification pitch analysis G10H2210/066; musical effects G10H2210/155
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/391 Automatic tempo adjustment, correction or control
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/101 for graphical creation, edition or control of musical data or parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/106 using icons, e.g. selecting, moving or linking icons, on-screen symbols, screen regions or segments representing musical elements or parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/371 Vital parameter control, i.e. musical instrument control based on body signals, e.g. brainwaves, pulsation, temperature, perspiration; biometric information signals from body positions or movements G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A method for producing and streaming music generated from biofeedback. The method employs machine-readable language instructions that alter received signals from a wearable biofeedback device, generating musical tones to be played on a portable electronic device and/or shared with others. The varying musical tones that are produced by the method can be modulated by the user to reach a targeted state of emotion.

Claims

1. A method for generating music from biofeedback comprising:

receiving physiological signals from a biofeedback device worn by a person; and

applying computer-readable media that transform said analyzed signals into MIDI note values by applying an algorithm comprising;

measuring a first interbeat interval; and

measuring a second interbeat interval; and

determining the difference between said first and second interbeat interval; and

applying a MOD function to the said difference; and

assigning the result of said MOD function to MIDI a note value; and

translating said analyzed signals into MIDI continuous control values by applying an algorithm comprising;

calculating a point value by dividing 128 by a target number; and

measuring a current value from said received signals from a biofeedback device; and

multiplying said point value by said current value to obtain a MIDI continuous-control value; and

sending at least one MIDI note value through a first MIDI channel; and

sending at least one MIDI continuous-control value through a second MIDI channel; and

applying MIDI effects to each of said first and second MIDI channels; and

applying MIDI instruments to said applied MIDI effects of said first and second MIDI channels; and

outputting said mixed audio through a speaker.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining tempo in beats per minute by a master clock; and

bussing MIDI note values and continuous-control values to at least three MIDI channels.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending MIDI note values and MIDI continuous-control values to a MIDI processor; and

controlling pitch, timing and timbre qualities of digital instruments assigned to said MIDI note values and MIDI continuous-control values.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

applying a MOD-12 function to the said difference between said first and second interbeat interval; and

assigning a MIDI note value from a 12-note scale to the result of said MOD-12 function;

wherein

notes selected from a 12-note scale are sent through said first MIDI channel.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

applying a MOD-36 function to the said difference between said first and second interbeat interval; and

assigning at least one MIDI note value from a 36-note scale to the result of said MOD-36 function;

wherein

notes selected from a 36-note scale are sent through said first MIDI channel.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

applying a MOD-8 function to the said difference between said first and second interbeat interval; and

assigning at least one MIDI note value from an 8 note scale to the result of said MOD-8 function;

wherein

notes selected from an 8-note scale is sent through said first MIDI channel

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

creating an audio master from said MIDI instruments applied to said MIDI effects; and

mixing said audio master;

wherein

the mixed audio master is output through a speaker.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

a graphical user interface depicting parameters of audio effects and MIDI processor settings and sample based instruments; and

said graphical user interface allows a user to adjust audio effects and MIDI processor settings and to choose sample-based instruments, and to mix the sound that is output to a speaker.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

scaling MIDI note values; and

transposing MIDI note values; and

arpeggiating MIDI note values.