Method and system for presenting a musical instrument
First Claim
1. A set-top box (STB), comprising a controller to:
- present a first portion of a stringed musical instrument at a presentation device;
present a second portion of the stringed musical instrument on a display of a communication device communicatively coupled to the STB,wherein the first and second portions of the stringed musical instrument are stimulated singly or in combination to produce audible music, andwherein the musical instrument is not presented in its entirety at either the presentation device or the display of the communication device;
present at the presentation device a musical score and a demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion according to a portion of the musical score;
receive from the communication device a stimulus applied to the second portion of the stringed musical instrument;
present an audible sound corresponding to a combination of the demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion and the stimulus applied to the second portion;
present at the presentation device a pointer that transitions between notes on the musical score each time a new stimulus is received from the communication device; and
update the demonstrative stimulus presented at the presentation device according to a location of the pointer on the musical score.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box (STB) having a controller to present a first portion of a stringed musical instrument at a presentation device, present a second portion of the stringed musical instrument on a display of a communication device communicatively coupled to the STB, present at the presentation device a musical score and a demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion according to a portion of the musical score, receive from the communication device a stimulus applied to the second portion of the stringed musical instrument, and present an audible sound corresponding to a combination of the demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion and the stimulus applied to the second portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A set-top box (STB), comprising a controller to:
-
present a first portion of a stringed musical instrument at a presentation device; present a second portion of the stringed musical instrument on a display of a communication device communicatively coupled to the STB, wherein the first and second portions of the stringed musical instrument are stimulated singly or in combination to produce audible music, and wherein the musical instrument is not presented in its entirety at either the presentation device or the display of the communication device; present at the presentation device a musical score and a demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion according to a portion of the musical score; receive from the communication device a stimulus applied to the second portion of the stringed musical instrument; present an audible sound corresponding to a combination of the demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion and the stimulus applied to the second portion; present at the presentation device a pointer that transitions between notes on the musical score each time a new stimulus is received from the communication device; and update the demonstrative stimulus presented at the presentation device according to a location of the pointer on the musical score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions to:
-
present a first portion of a stringed musical instrument on a presentation device with a demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion; present a second portion of the stringed musical instrument on a display of a communication device; receive from the communication device a stimulus applied to the second portion of the stringed musical instrument; present an audible sound responsive to a combination of the demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion and the stimulus applied to the second portion; present an audible beat representative of a tempo of the musical score; present at the presentation device a pointer that transitions between notes on the musical score each time a new stimulus is received from the communication device; update the demonstrative stimulus presented at the presentation device according to a location of the pointer on the musical score; detect that the stimulus received from the communication device does not conform with an expected stimulus associated with the location of the pointer on the musical score; and present at one of the presentation device and the display of the communication device a mitigation instruction to assist the user of the communication device to correct the non-conformity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
Specification