Systems, methods and automated technologies for translating words into music and creating music pieces

• US 8,731,943 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2010
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Little Wing World, LLC
• Original Assignee: Little Wing World, LLC
• Inventors: Ruetz, Nicolle, Warhol, David
• Primary Examiner(s): GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X
• Application Number:
  US12/700,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20110196666A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,565 Days
• Field of Search: 704/2, 704/3, 704/4, 704/8, 704/9, 704/10, 704/258, 704/260, 704/270, 704/270.1, 704/275, 704/276, 704/277, 704/278, 846/09, 846/10, 846/34, 846/49, 846/50
• US Class Current: 704/277
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/55 Rule-based translation
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/00 Teaching music metronomes G04F5/02
• 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 2210/111 Automatic composing, i.e. using predefined musical rules
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/151 using templates, i.e. incomplete musical sections, as a basis for composing

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for translating a natural language into music. Through systematic parsing, music compositions can be created. These compositions can be created by one or more persons who do not speak the same natural language.

Claims

1. A method for translating a textual message into a semantic music composition, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a first text message, including a plurality of words, through a user interface;

(b) parsing the first text message through an automated computer parsing program to obtain a parsed message representing a semantic meaning of the first text message with a plurality of parsed words in an order;

(c) automatically selecting a music element for each parsed word in the parsed message from a database that correlates parsed words to music elements;

(d) creating a music composition by combining said selected music elements in the order of the parsed words; and

(e) outputting the music composition in an audio format, whereby the music composition is the same as a music composition created from a second text message having the same semantic meaning, wherein the first text message is in a natural language and the second text message is in a different natural language.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is a smart phone.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising outputting the music composition in metered time.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising outputting the music composition in metered pitch.

5. The method according to claim 3 further comprising outputting the music composition in metered pitch.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the music composition further comprises a pre-recorded loop composition.

7. The method according to claim 6 further comprising:

applying steps (a) to (e) to another text message having a different semantic meaning to create and output a different music composition.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first text message is prepared in a first natural language by a first user at a first computer associated with the first user and at least steps (a) and (b) are performed on the first text message via the first computer, the method further comprising:

(f) transmitting at least the parsed message representing the semantic meaning of the first text message to a second user at a second user interface associated with a second computer; and

(g) performing steps (c) through (e) via the second computer so that the music composition is played for the second user.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein steps (c) through (e) are performed via both the first and the second computers.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein step (f) further comprises:

transmitting the first text message in the first natural language along with the passed message.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the second user employs a different natural language and, in accordance an option selectable by the first user, step (g) further comprises:

displaying the first text message to the second user via the second computer in the first or the different or both natural languages.