Methods and systems for providing musical interfaces

• US 7,453,035 B1
• Filed: 01/07/2005
• Issued: 11/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Wasko, Timothy E., Evans, Matt
• Primary Examiner(s): Fletcher; Marlon T
• Application Number:
  US11/033,428
• Time in Patent Office: 1,411 Days
• Field of Search: 844/77.R, 844/78
• US Class Current: 84/477.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/023 Electrically operated
• CPC Class Codes: G10G 1/00 Means for the representation of music
• 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 2210/105 Composing aid, e.g. for supporting creation, edition or modification of a piece of music
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/015 Musical staff, tablature or score displays, e.g. for score reading during a performance. graphical musical score editing G10H2220/121; musical score displays resulting from a transcription G10H2210/086
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/121 for graphical editing of a musical score, staff or tablature mere score display G10H2220/015; score transcription G10H2210/086

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of a method of selecting a portion of an input of a musical instrument within a display window in a graphical user interface for staff-based musical notation and a computer readable medium containing a program code for selecting the portion are summarized here. An octave picker on the input of the musical instrument is displayed within the display window. The octave picker is moved to a desired portion on the input of the musical instrument. An enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input is displayed. For one embodiment, the octave picker is moved after receiving selection of the desired portion on the input of the musical instrument. For another embodiment, the octave picker is moved to the desired portion after receiving selection and a user manipulation of the octave picker. The octave picker is displayed over the desired portion on the input.

Claims

1. A method of selecting a portion of an input of a musical instrument within a display window, comprising:

displaying an octave picker in front of the input of the musical instrument, wherein the octave picker selects a desired portion on the input;

moving the octave picker to select the desired portion on the input by placing the octave picker in front of the desired portion; and

displaying an enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input in response to the place the octave picker.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a desired portion on the input before the moving.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the octave picker before moving, and

receiving a user manipulation of the octave picker.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the octave picker over the desired portion on the input.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

means for receiving a selection of a desired portion on the input before the moving.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

means for receiving a selection of the octave picker before moving, and

means for receiving a user manipulation of the octave picker.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

means for displaying the octave picker over the desired portion on the input.

8. An article of manufacture comprising:

machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising,

displaying an octave picker in front of the input of the musical instrument, wherein the octave picker selects a desired portion on the input;

moving the octave picker to select the desired portion on the input by placing the octave picker in front of the desired portion; and

displaying an enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input in response to the place the octave picker.

9. The article of manufacture of claim 8, wherein the machine-accessible medium further includes data, when accessed, results in the machine performing operations comprising, receiving a selection of a desired portion on the input before the moving.

10. The article of manufacture of claim 8, wherein the machine-accessible medium further includes data, when accessed, results in the machine performing operations comprising, receiving a selection of the octave picker before moving, and

receiving a user manipulation of the octave picker.

11. The article of manufacture of claim 8, wherein the machine-accessible medium further includes data, when accessed, results in the machine performing operations comprising, displaying the octave picker over the desired portion on the input.

12. A system, comprising:

means for displaying an octave picker in front of the input of the musical instrument, wherein the octave picker selects a desired portion on the input;

means for moving the octave picker to select the desired portion on the input by placing the octave picker in front of the desired portion; and

means for displaying an enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input in response to the placing the octave picker.