Track trapping and transfer

• US 9,406,289 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JamHub Corporation
• Original Assignee: JamHub Corporation
• Inventors: Skillings, Steve, Kasha, John
• Primary Examiner(s): WARREN, DAVID S
• Application Number:
  US14/654,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20150348524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 956 Days
• Field of Search: 846/01
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0033 Recording/reproducing or transmission of music for electrophonic musical instruments
• 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 2220/106 using icons, e.g. selecting, moving or linking icons, on-screen symbols, screen regions or segments representing musical elements or parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/175 for jam sessions or musical collaboration through a network, e.g. for composition, ensemble playing or repeating; Compensation of network or internet delays therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 7/00 Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

An apparatus includes an input for receiving session tracks, an audio converter for converting the first and second data into one of a plurality of audio formats, thereby generating converted session tracks; a storage medium for storing the converted session tracks; a session-track vectorization unit for packaging the converted session tracks into a session vector for transmission to the distributed music collaboration system, and a session-track transfer unit for effecting transfer of the session vector to the distributed music collaboration system.

Claims

1. An apparatus for communicating with a distributed music collaboration system, said apparatus comprising a track trapper configured for providing said distributed music collaboration system with a session vector comprising session tracks associated with a session, each of said session tracks containing data representative of music created by a music source during said session, said track trapper including an input for receiving said session tracks, an audio converter for converting first and second data from corresponding first and second session tracks into one of a plurality of audio formats, thereby generating converted session tracks, a storage medium for storing said converted session tracks, a session-track vectorization unit for packaging said converted session tracks into a session vector for transmission to said distributed music collaboration system, and a session-vector transfer unit for effecting transfer of said session vector to said distributed music collaboration system.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said session-vector transfer unit is configured to modulate an electromagnetic wave to carry information representative of said session vector.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said session-vector transfer unit comprises a transmission line interface, said session-vector transfer unit being further configured to launch said modulated electromagnetic wave onto said transmission line for transmission to said distributed music collaboration system.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said session-vector transfer unit comprises a free-space electrical interface, said session-vector transfer unit being further configured to generate current on said free-space electrical interface to launch said modulated electromagnetic wave for transmission to said distributed music collaboration system.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said input is configured to connect to a session hub for receiving data from music sources, and to retrieve session tracks from said session hub.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said input comprises a plurality of jacks, each of which receives one session track from one music source.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an input level indicator to indicate whether audio input is within an optimal dynamic range.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a status indicator to indicate presence or absence of a connection to said distributed music collaboration system.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said input is an analog input for receiving analog session tracks.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said audio converter is configured to receive analog audio and to convert said analog audio into digital format.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a battery readout for indicating power available for powering said track trapper.