System and method of storing and accessing musical performance on remote server

• US 9,373,313 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2012
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
• Inventors: Chapman, Keith L., Adams, Charles C., Porter, Kenneth W., Cotey, Stanley J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Donels, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US13/645,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20140096667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 846/10, 846/45, 847/35, 847/42
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system G10H1/0083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0083 using wireless transmission, e.g. radio, light, infrared
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/155 Musical effects

Abstract

A musical system uses a musical instrument with a first communication link and music related accessory with a second communication link for transmitting and receiving the audio signal and control data. A controller within the musical instrument or music related accessory is coupled to the first communication link for receiving control data to control operation of the musical instrument and transmitting an audio signal originating from the musical instrument through the first communication link as a cloud storage recording on a server connected to the first communication link. The cloud storage recording is initiated by detecting motion of the musical instrument or presence of the audio signal. The cloud storage recording is terminated a predetermined period of time after detecting no motion of the musical instrument or absence of the audio signal. A user control interface configures the musical instrument and the music related accessory.

Claims

1. A musical system, comprising:

a musical related instrument including a first communication link disposed on the musical related instrument; and

a controller coupled to the first communication link for receiving control data to control operation of the musical related instrument and transmitting a real-time audio signal from the musical related instrument through the first communication link as a cloud storage recording, wherein the real-time audio signal includes an analog audio signal generated by the musical related instrument or a digital sample of an analog audio signal generated by the musical related instrument.

2. The musical system of claim 1, further including a server connected to the first communication link for storing the cloud storage recording.

3. The musical system of claim 1, wherein the cloud storage recording is initiated by detecting motion of the musical related instrument or presence of the real-time audio signal.

4. The musical system of claim 1, further including a music related accessory comprising a second communication link for transmitting and receiving the real-time audio signal and configuration data.

5. The musical system of claim 1, further including a user control interface comprising a plurality of webpages for configuring the musical related instrument.

6. The musical system of claim 1, wherein the musical related instrument is selected from a group consisting of a guitar, violin, horn, brass, drums, wind instrument, string instrument, piano, organ, percussions, keyboard, synthesizer, microphone, audio amplifier, speaker, effects pedal, and camera.

7. The musical system of claim 1, further including a mark indicator to flag recorded data.

8. The musical system of claim 1, wherein the cloud storage recording includes audio data, video data, or configuration data.

9. The musical system of claim 1, wherein the real-time audio signal includes voice data.

10. A method of recording a musical performance, comprising:

providing a musical instrument including a first network interface disposed on the musical instrument;

providing an audio amplifier including a second network interface disposed on the audio amplifier;

providing an access point connected to the musical instrument via the first network interface and the audio amplifier via the second network interface;

transmitting configuration data to the musical instrument and audio amplifier through the access point;

transmitting musical performance data from the musical instrument to the audio amplifier through the access point in real-time; and

transmitting the musical performance data from the musical instrument to a computer system identified in the configuration data through the access point in real-time.

11. The method of claim 10, further including providing a server connected to the first network interface for storing the musical performance data as a cloud storage recording.

12. The method of claim 10, further including initiating the musical performance data by detecting motion of the musical instrument.

13. The method of claim 10, further including providing a music related accessory comprising a third network interface for receiving the musical performance data.

14. The method of claim 10, further including a user control interface comprising a plurality of webpages for configuring the musical instrument and audio amplifier.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the musical instrument is selected from a group consisting of a guitar, violin, horn, brass, drums, wind instrument, string instrument, piano, organ, and percussions.

16. A method of recording a musical performance, comprising:

providing a musical instrument including a first communication link disposed on the musical instrument;

providing an access point connected to the musical instrument via the first communication link;

transmitting configuration data to the musical instrument through the access point; and

transmitting real-time musical performance data from the musical instrument to a computer system identified in the configuration data through the access point, wherein the transmitted real-time musical performance data includes a digital data packet with a destination network address read from the configuration data.

17. The method of claim 16, further including providing a server connected to the first communication link for storing the real-time musical performance data as a cloud storage recording.

18. The method of claim 16, further including initiating the real-time musical performance data by detecting motion of the musical instrument.

19. The method of claim 16, further including providing a music related accessory comprising a second communication link for receiving the real-time musical performance data.

20. The method of claim 16, further including a user control interface comprising a plurality of webpages for configuring the musical instrument.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the musical instrument is selected from a group consisting of a guitar, violin, horn, brass, drums, wind instrument, string instrument, piano, organ, and percussions.

22. The method of claim 16, further including transmitting a location of the musical instrument through the first communication link using a Global Positioning System device disposed on the musical instrument.

31. The method of claim 16, wherein the access point includes a cellular mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.

23. A method of recording a musical performance, comprising:

providing a musical related instrument including a first communication link disposed on the musical related instrument; and

streaming musical performance data from the musical related instrument through the first communication link to a cloud server, wherein the musical performance data includes an analog audio signal generated by the musical instrument or a digital representation of an audio signal generated by the musical instrument.

24. The method of claim 23, further including storing the musical performance data on the cloud server as a cloud storage recording.

25. The method of claim 23, further including initiating the musical performance data by detecting motion of the musical related instrument.

26. The method of claim 23, further including providing a music related accessory comprising a second communication link for receiving the musical performance data.

27. The method of claim 23, further including a user control interface comprising a plurality of webpages for configuring the musical related instrument.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the musical related instrument is selected from a group consisting of a guitar, violin, horn, brass, drums, wind instrument, string instrument, piano, organ, percussions, microphone, audio amplifier, speaker, effects pedal, and camera.

29. The method of claim 23, further including monitoring a status of the musical related instrument via the first communication link.

30. The method of claim 23, further including transmitting a location of the musical related instrument through the first communication link using a Global Positioning System device disposed on the musical related instrument.