Systems, methods, and apparatus for music composition

• US 8,878,043 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2013
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Usoundit Partners, LLC
• Original Assignee: Usoundit Partners, LLC
• Inventors: Cheever, Jean, Polum, Tom, Hayden-Rice, Tamra
• Primary Examiner(s): Warren, David S.
• Application Number:
  US14/022,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20140069262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 846/09, 846/12, 846/13, 846/15, 846/36, 846/37, 846/49, 846/52, 846/53, 846/68, 846/69
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/38 Chord
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/201 for movement interpretation, i.e. capturing and recognizing a gesture or a specific kind of movement, e.g. to control a musical instrument
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/355 Geolocation input, i.e. control of musical parameters based on location or geographic position, e.g. provided by GPS, WiFi network location databases or mobile phone base station position databases
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/391 Angle sensing for musical purposes, using data from a gyroscope, gyrometer or other angular velocity or angular movement sensing device angles measured by an accelerometer or gravimeter G10H2220/395; angles calculated from 3D position sensing G10H2220/401; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/395 Acceleration sensing or accelerometer use, e.g. 3D movement computation by integration of accelerometer data, angle sensing with respect to the vertical, i.e. gravity sensing. conductor baton movement sensing G10H2220/206, angle sensing without reference to gravity G10H2220/391; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/015 PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for determining one or more chords and/or music notes to output (e.g., via a mobile device) based on a direction of movement and/or a speed of movement (e.g., of a mobile device). In some embodiments, determining a music note for output may comprise determining whether a speed of a mobile device has increased, decreased, or remained constant.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining a direction of travel of a mobile device comprising at least one processor;

determining a chord based on the direction of travel;

determining a previously determined music note;

determining a current speed of travel of the mobile device;

determining, by the mobile device, a music note based on the chord, the previously determined music note, and the current speed of travel; and

outputting, by the mobile device, an audio signal based on at least one of the music note and the chord.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the direction of travel comprises:

receiving, via a positioning system, at least one of the following;

location information, and

compass heading information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating each of a plurality of directions of travel with at least one of;

a respective music key, and

a respective chord.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein associating each of the plurality of directions of travel comprises:

associating each of a sequence of twelve music keys with a respective compass heading range, wherein the sequence is based on a Circle of Fifths.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the chord based on the direction of travel comprises:

receiving an indication of at least one of;

a music key stored in association with the direction of travel, and

a chord stored in association with the direction of travel.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the previously determined music note comprises:

receiving a stored indication of the previously determined music note.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current speed of travel comprises:

receiving an indication of the current speed of travel via an accelerometer.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a previously determined speed of travel of the mobile device; and

determining, based on the current speed of travel and the previously determined speed of travel, a change in speed.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the music note comprises:

performing one of;

setting the music note to be a first note from the chord if the change in speed indicates an increase in speed, or

setting the music note to be a second note from the chord if the change in speed indicates a decrease in speed, wherein the second note is different from the first note.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the music note comprises:

performing one of;

setting the music note to be the next note higher than the previously determined music note in the chord if the change in speed indicates an increase in speed of the mobile device, or

setting the music note to be the next note lower than the previously determined music note in the chord if the change in speed indicates a decrease in speed of the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1,

wherein determining the chord based on the direction of travel comprises:

determining a current chord that is different from a previously determined chord; and

wherein determining the music note comprises;

determining that the previously determined music note is in the current chord; and

setting the music note to be the same as the previously determined music note.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the music note comprises:

determining that the previously determined music note is not in the chord; and

selecting the music note at random from the chord.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining that the current speed of travel is not less than a predetermined minimum threshold speed.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a frequency for outputting audio signals based on the current speed of travel.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein outputting the audio signal comprises:

outputting the audio signal in accordance with the determined frequency for outputting audio signals.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of an initial speed of travel of the mobile device;

receiving an indication of an initial direction of travel of the mobile device;

determining an initial chord based on the initial direction of travel of the mobile device, wherein the initial chord is different from the determined chord;

determining an initial note that is in the initial chord;

determining a musical style for outputting music notes;

determining, based on the current speed of travel and the initial speed of travel of the mobile device, a change in speed of the mobile device;

determining a frequency for outputting audio signals based on the current speed of travel;

wherein determining the music note based on the chord, the previously determined music note, and the speed of travel comprises;

determining the music note based on whether the initial note is in the chord and whether the change in speed of the mobile device indicates an increase in speed, a decrease in speed, or a constant speed of the mobile device; and

wherein outputting the audio signal comprises;

outputting the audio signal based on the music note, the musical style, and the frequency for outputting audio signals.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a computer readable storage device in communication with the processor, the computer readable storage device storing instructions configured to direct the processor to perform;

determining a direction of travel of a mobile device comprising at least one processor;

determining a chord based on the direction of travel;

determining a previously determined music note;

determining a speed of travel of the mobile device;

determining a music note based on the chord, the previously determined music note, and the speed of travel; and

outputting an audio signal based on at least one of the music note and the chord.

18. A computer readable storage device storing instructions that when executed by a processing device result in:

determining, by a mobile device comprising at least one processor, a direction of travel of the mobile device;

determining a chord based on the direction of travel;

determining a previously determined music note;

determining a speed of travel of the mobile device;

determining a music note based on the chord, the previously determined music note, and the speed of travel; and

outputting an audio signal based on at least one of the music note and the chord.

19. A method comprising:

determining a speed of travel of a mobile device;

determining a direction of travel of the mobile device;

determining, based on the speed of travel and the direction of travel, a next music note to output;

determining, based on the speed of travel, a time to output the next music note; and

outputting an audio signal comprising the next music note at the time to output the next music note.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein determining the next music note comprises:

determining a first next music note to output; and

further comprising;

determining that it is not time to output the next music note;

after determining that it is not time to output the next music note, determining a second next music note to output; and

wherein outputting the audio signal comprises;

outputting an audio signal comprising the second next music note.