Musical compositions communication system, architecture and methodology
DCFirst Claim
1. A music workstation system for use by a user in providing a performance of a displayed video display presentation of a selected musical composition, said system comprising:
- storage means for storing composition data representative of the selected musical composition;
display means for displaying the video display presentation responsive to the composition data;
input means, responsive to the performance by the user, for providing user performance data output;
analysis means for comparing the user performance data to the respective associated composition data; and
control means for modifying the display of the composition data responsive to the analysis means.
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Abstract
A musical workstation system produces a display presentation in one of a musical composition responsive to musical composition data and responsive to one or both of input variables and a selected operating mode. The system is comprised of (1) means to provide the musical composition data (such as local storage (ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, hard disk etc.), or via a communications interface to an external device (such as another music workstation, a master controller, a computer), a memory, a selection subsystem, a controller, and a display subsystem. The memory selectively stores the received original musical compositions. The selection subsystem determines a selected operating mode and display format. The controller, responsive to the selection subsystem, provides means for selectively controlling the storing of the musical composition data in memory and selectively processing (e.g. altering) the stored musical composition data responsive to the selected operating mode and the input variables to produce a particular one of a plurality of processed results, such as external communications, operating, mode, transformation to derivative musical compositions, etc. The music workstation can communicate with one or more external devices, such as other music workstations, a master workstation, a controller, etc. The display system provides for selection of original compositions, creation of derivative compositions, distribution of compositions, monitoring of each performer'"'"'s performance, group virtual performances, and also allows for local and distributed retrieval and editing of musical compositions, such as changing keys, pitch, tempo, and many other parameters. The music transformation can be performed locally or at the central or distributed music database, which stores the scores of musical composition. The musical composition data can be transposed via a controller, and can be transmitted to a plurality of the individual music workstations that then display the music composition, to permit playing by musical instruments or vocalists, and for location presentation.
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54 Claims
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1. A music workstation system for use by a user in providing a performance of a displayed video display presentation of a selected musical composition, said system comprising:
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storage means for storing composition data representative of the selected musical composition; display means for displaying the video display presentation responsive to the composition data; input means, responsive to the performance by the user, for providing user performance data output; analysis means for comparing the user performance data to the respective associated composition data; and control means for modifying the display of the composition data responsive to the analysis means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 36)
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9. A music display presentation system for use by a user in viewing a selected musical composition, said system comprising:
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a workstation apparatus, comprising; storage means for storing musical composition data representative of musical notation and display presentation corresponding thereto; display means for providing a display presentation responsive to the musical composition data; means for progressing the display presentation responsive to the musical composition data; mode controller means for managing the operation of the workstation in at least one selected automated operational mode to provide for automated progression of the display presentation of the musical composition; wherein the selected automatic operational mode is comprised of at least one of marching band mode, conductor mode, orchestra mode and networked virtual performance mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A virtual music performance system for use by a plurality of users in providing a plurality of display presentations of a selected musical composition, said system comprising:
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a plurality of individual music workstation (IMW), each IMW comprising a communication interface providing for communications of musical composition data of the selected musical composition with the respective IMW; a computing subsystem providing processing and memory for locally storing the musical composition data responsive to the communications interface; and a music display apparatus for providing a local visual display presentation of the selected musical composition responsive to the computing subsystem; wherein the system further comprises means for controlling a plurality of the IMWs to concurrently provide a plurality of local display presentations of the selected musical composition. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A musical data communication system enables a presentation of a selected musical composition for use by a plurality of users, said system comprising:
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a plurality of individual workstations each providing means for independently capturing the musical performance of a respective user and communicating individual performance data; control means for synchronizing and combining the individual performance data from the individual workstations to provide an output of combined performance data; means for communicating said combined performance data to the plurality of individual workstations; wherein at least one of the individual workstations provide at least one of an audio, video, and audiovisual output representative of the combined musical performances for all of the communicating plurality of individual workstations. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33)
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31. A musical display system comprising:
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a memory, for selectively storing musical composition data representative of a selected musical composition; means for producing a display presentation responsive to the respective musical composition data; selection means for determining a selected display format; data processing means responsive to the selection means for selectively processing the stored musical composition data responsive to the selected display format to produce a corresponding particular display presentation format responsive to the musical composition data; and at least one display subsystem, responsive to the selected music composition data and the selected display format, for displaying a video presentation of the musical composition in the selected display format. - View Dependent Claims (32, 34, 35)
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37. A communications system comprising:
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a plurality of individual music workstations, each comprising a music display apparatus for providing a local visual display presentation of a selected musical composition and a music input for selectively providing a performance data output, responsive to a performance by a user of that respective individual music subsystem; wherein the system further comprises means, responsive to the performance data output from each of the plurality of individual music workstations, to provide a combined output of composite virtual performance data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for communication with a source of distribution of musical data representative of a musical score in a computer-usable form to a music workstation for video presentation of musical notation for the respective musical score, the method comprising:
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accepting at least a part of the musical data from the source; evaluating the at least a part of the musical data to determine if the musical data is to be downloaded to the respective music workstation; selectively storing in local storage the musical data responsive to the evaluating; and locally displaying a video presentation of the musical score responsive to the selectively stored musical data. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. A method for music via performance, for integrating simultaneous musical performances from a plurality of locations of music display workstations into a cohesive whole, the method comprising:
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accepting performance data from each of the plurality of music display workstations; processing the live performance data into discrete time samples; communicating the discrete time samples for combination into combined virtual performance data; communicating the combined virtual performance data to at least one of the plurality of music display workstations; and providing at least one of an audio and a video presentation responsive to the combined virtual performance data.
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49. A method of providing a video display presentation of a selected musical composition and of a user'"'"'s performance, said method comprising:
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storing composition data representative of the selected musical composition; generating a video display output responsive to the composition data for the selected musical composition; displaying the video display presentation responsive to the video display output; storing user performance data concurrent with the corresponding display presentation responsive to the performance by the user; comparing the user performance data to the respective associated composition data; and modifying the display presentation to reflect the result of the comparing concurrent with the performance of the composition data.
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50. A music performance system for use by a user in providing a performance of a display presentation of a selected musical composition, said system comprising:
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an individual music workstation (IMW) comprising a communication interface providing for communications of musical composition data corresponding to the selected musical composition; a computing subsystem providing processing and memory for locally storing the musical composition data responsive to the communication interface; and a music display apparatus for providing a visual display presentation of the selected musical composition responsive to the computing subsystem and the musical composition data. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. A communications system comprising:
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an individual music subsystem comprising a music input for selectively providing a performance data output, responsive to a performance by a user of that respective individual music subsystem, and a music data receiver for coupling communicated music data for storage in memory of the respective individual music subsystem; and a display for providing a visual presentation to the user from at least one of the stored music data and the performance data output from the individual music subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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