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Method for streaming transmission of compressed music

  • US 5,734,119 A
  • Filed: 12/19/1996
  • Issued: 03/31/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for streaming transmission of signals representative of music for real time playback over a network comprising the steps of:

  • (a) encoding the music using MIDI representations, voicing parameters, and custom wavetable data;

    (b) transmitting a data file via the Internet containing the encoded music;

    (c) receiving the encoded music data file;

    (d) playing back the encoded music data file in the foreground on one or more devices connected to the network as it arrives, initially using only standard MIDI musical instruments substituted for any non-MIDI standard musical instruments, as specified in the original composition, while data containing voicing parameters and custom wave table information necessary to play the original non-MIDI standard musical instruments is received in the background; and

    (e) replacing the substituted standard MIDI musical instruments with the original non-MIDI standard musical instruments as the play back continues in the foreground and the data containing voicing parameters and custom wave table information is received in the background.

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