System and method for rendering music

• US 9,378,654 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2014
• Issued: 06/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: D2L Corporation
• Original Assignee: D2L Corporation
• Inventors: Batiste, David, Geurts, Jeffrey, Schoger, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): HORN, ROBERT WAYNE
• Application Number:
  US14/311,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20150371550A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/023 Electrically operated
• CPC Class Codes: G10G 1/00 Means for the representation of music
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/015 Musical staff, tablature or score displays, e.g. for score reading during a performance
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/005 Data structures for use in electrophonic musical devices; Data structures including musical parameters derived from musical analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/011 Files or data streams containing coded musical information, e.g. for transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/075 Musical metadata derived from musical analysis or for use in electrophonic musical instruments

Abstract

A system and method for rendering music is provided. The method includes: receiving a request for electronic content; parsing the electronic content to determine a music notation element; translating the music notation; creating a music notation object based on the translation; and rendering the music notation object via a browser application. The system includes: a connection module configured to receive a request for electronic content; a parser configured to parse the electronic content to determine a music notation element; an object module configured to translate the music notation and create a music notation object based on the translation; and a rendering module configured to render the music notation object to be displayed by a browser application.

Claims

1. A method for rendering music notation comprising:

receiving, by a server, a request for electronic content, the request being communicated to the server by a client;

obtaining, by the server, one or more files associated with the electronic content from a storage unit;

parsing, by the server, one or more files associated with the electronic content to determine a music notation element;

translating, by the server, the music notation from a first format to a second format that is supported by a browser application;

creating, by the server, a music notation object based at least in part on the translation; and

sending, by the server, the music notation object to the client, wherein the client renders the music notation object via the browser application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the translating the music notation comprises translating the music notation into HTML containing Unicode characters.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the music notation object is a JavaScript object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the music notation represents a multi-part music composition.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the rendered music notation object is navigable via an input device of a user device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the creating of a music notation object further comprises mapping notes within the music notation to notes within a musical font.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating an assistive technology element accessible by assistive technology.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the client renders the music notation object via the browser application on a screen operatively connected to the client, and wherein the assistive technology element is an off-screen element.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the assistive technology element comprises phonetic terms to describe the music notation.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the assistive technology element comprises phonetic terms to describe Unicode characters and combination of Unicode characters.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the assistive technology element comprises a plurality of rendering options to describe the music notation.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the second format in which the music notation is rendered is readable by an assistive technology such that a description of a staff notation of music corresponding to the electronic content is extracted.

13. The method of claim 12, the staff notation includes information associated with a cleff, one or more notes, and a time signature.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the assistive technology corresponds to a screen-reader.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an audio rendering of the music object.

16. A system for rendering music notation comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

receive a request for electronic content, the request being communicated to the server by a client;

obtain one or more files associated with the electronic content from a storage unit;

parse one or more files associated with the electronic content to determine a music notation element;

translate the music notation from a first format to a second format that is supported by a browser application;

create a music notation object based at least in part on the translation; and

send the music notation object to the client, wherein the client renders the music notation object via the browser application; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to translate the music notation to HTML containing Unicode characters.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to create an assistive technology element accessible by assistive technology.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the assistive technology element comprises phonetic terms to describe the music notation.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the assistive technology element comprises phonetic terms to describe Unicode characters and combination of Unicode characters.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to mapping notes within the music notation to notes within a musical font.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine an audio rendering of the music object.