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Collaborative music creation
Assignee: Museami Inc
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Filing: 2008-02-14
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Granted: 2010-05-11
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Expires: 2028-02-14
Abstract
Abstract Methods, systems, and devices are described for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network. Embodiments of the invention provide a portal, the portal being accessible over the network by a plurality of workstations and configured to provide a set of editing capabilities for editing music elements. Music contributions may be received at the portal. At least a portion of the music contributions include music elements. In certain embodiments, the music elements have been deconstructed from an audio signal or a score image. A number of collaboration requests may be received at the portal over the network. Some collaboration requests may originate from a first workstation, while other collaboration requests may originate from a second workstation. In response to at least one of the collaboration requests, at least a portion of the music elements may be edited using the editing capabilities of the portal.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Taub
- 👤 J. Alexander Cabanilla
- 👤 George Tourtellot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:01
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/0033; G10H1/0041; G10H1/0058; G10H2210/00; G10H2210/031; G10H2210/066; G10H2210/076; G10H2210/086; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/155; G10H2220/441; G10H2220/451; G10H2240/00; G10H2240/171; G10H2240/175; G10H2240/281; G10H2240/295; G10H2240/305; G10H2240/311; G10H2250/00; G10H2250/131; G10H2250/215; G10H2250/235; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A method for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network, the method comprising: receiving a music contribution at a portal, the music contribution comprising a set of music elements and the portal being accessible over the network; receiving a plurality of collaboration requests at the portal over the network, each of the plurality of collaboration requests relating at least in part to the music contribution, wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a first user workstation, and at least a second portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a second user workstation, and wherein at least one collaboration request relates to the set of music elements; editing the music contribution such that the editing relates to user interaction comprising both signal level edits and score representation edits; and generating music output at the portal relating to at least a portion of the music contribution and in response to at least one of the collaboration requests; wherein the at least a portion of the music contribution is deconstructed by determining music micro-elements and determining music macro-elements based on the determined music micro-elements.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
191 words
A method for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network, the method comprising: receiving a music contribution at a portal, the music contribution comprising a set of music elements and the portal being accessible over the network; receiving a plurality of collaboration requests at the portal over the network, each of the plurality of collaboration requests relating at least in part to the music contribution, wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a first user workstation, and at least a second portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a second user workstation, and wherein at least one collaboration request relates to the set of music elements; editing the music contribution such that the editing relates to user interaction comprising both signal level edits and score representation edits; and generating music output at the portal relating to at least a portion of the music contribution and in response to at least one of the collaboration requests; wherein the at least a portion of the music contribution is deconstructed by determining music micro-elements and determining music macro-elements based on the determined music micro-elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving the music contribution at the portal, the music contribution comprising an audio signal; and deconstructing the audio signal to generate at least a portion of the set of music elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 , wherein the music contribution is a first music contribution, and the method further comprises: receiving a second music contribution at the portal, the second music contribution comprising an audio signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 3 , further comprising: editing the second music contribution based at least in part on the set of music elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 3 , further comprising: synchronizing the first music contribution and the second music contribution based on at least a portion of the set of music elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 , wherein the music contribution is received at the portal over the network from one of the workstations.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 , wherein the music contribution is received at the portal from a data store remote to the workstations.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 , further comprising: generating a set of output data based at least in part on the music contribution and the result of the editing step.
Claim 10
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The method of claim 8 , wherein the set of output data comprises audio signal data.
Claim 11
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The method of claim 8 , wherein the set of output data comprises music element data.
Claim 12
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The method of claim 8 , wherein the set of output data comprises score representation data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 8 , further comprising: storing the set of output data in a data store.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving login information over the network from one of the workstations.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 13 , further comprising: determining a set of access rights for the user based at least in part on the login information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 13 , further comprising: determining a set of preferences for the user based at least in part on the login information.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
239 words
A system for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network, the system comprising: a portal, the portal being accessible over the network by a plurality of user workstations and comprising: a collaboration unit, operable to: receive a plurality of music contributions, at least one of the music contributions comprising a set of music elements; and receive and interpret a plurality of collaboration requests, at least a first of the plurality of collaboration requests being received over the network from a first user workstation, and at least a second of the plurality of collaboration requests being received over the network from a second user workstation; an editing unit, operable to provide a set of editing capabilities for editing music elements based at least in part on the plurality of collaboration requests such that the editing capabilities relate to user interaction comprising both signal level edits and score representation edits; an output generation unit, operable to generate output data based at least in part on the music contribution and the plurality of collaboration requests; and a network interface unit, operable to facilitation communications via the network between the workstations and the portal; wherein the portal further includes a deconstruction unit that determines music micro-elements of the music contribution and determines music macro-elements of the music contribution based on the determined music micro-elements such that the deconstructed music contribution is used by the output generation unit to generate the output data.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
239 words
A system for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network, the system comprising: a portal, the portal being accessible over the network by a plurality of user workstations and comprising: a collaboration unit, operable to: receive a plurality of music contributions, at least one of the music contributions comprising a set of music elements; and receive and interpret a plurality of collaboration requests, at least a first of the plurality of collaboration requests being received over the network from a first user workstation, and at least a second of the plurality of collaboration requests being received over the network from a second user workstation; an editing unit, operable to provide a set of editing capabilities for editing music elements based at least in part on the plurality of collaboration requests such that the editing capabilities relate to user interaction comprising both signal level edits and score representation edits; an output generation unit, operable to generate output data based at least in part on the music contribution and the plurality of collaboration requests; and a network interface unit, operable to facilitation communications via the network between the workstations and the portal; wherein the portal further includes a deconstruction unit that determines music micro-elements of the music contribution and determines music macro-elements of the music contribution based on the determined music micro-elements such that the deconstructed music contribution is used by the output generation unit to generate the output data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 16 , further comprising: an audio deconstruction unit, operable to: receive a music contribution; and deconstruct the music contribution into a set of music elements.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 17 , wherein the audio deconstruction unit is resident on at least one of the plurality of workstations.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 16 , further comprising: a score deconstruction unit, operable to: receive a score image; and deconstruct the score image into a set of music elements.
Claim 22
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The system of claim 19 , wherein the score deconstruction unit is resident on at least one of the plurality of workstations.
Claim 23
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The system of claim 16 , wherein the network interface unit is further operable to receive login information from the workstations.
Claim 24
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The system of claim 16 , wherein the network interface unit is further operable to provide a secure virtual connection between the portal and the workstations.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 16 , further comprising: a data store, in operative communication with the portal and operable to store a set of audio data records, each audio data record being associated with at least one of the plurality of music contributions.
Claim 26
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The system of claim 23 , wherein the data store is in operative communication with the portal via the network.
Claim 27
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The system of claim 24 , wherein the network interface unit is further operable to provide a secure virtual connection between the portal and the data store.
Claim 28
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The system of claim 16 , wherein the output data generated by the output generation unit comprises at least one of audio data, music elements, or score representation data.
Claim 29
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The system of claim 16 , wherein the network is the Internet.
Claim 30
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The system of claim 16 , wherein the network is a local network.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a portal for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network including a collaboration unit, the collaboration unit including an editing unit, an output generation unit, and a network interface unit, the computer-readable program including computer executable instructions for collaborative handling of a music contribution in accordance with the following: receiving the music contribution at the portal, the music contribution comprising a set of music elements and the portal being accessible over the network; receiving a plurality of collaboration requests over the network from a plurality of workstations, wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a first of the plurality of workstations, and at least a second portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a second of the plurality of workstations; editing the music contribution such that the editing relates to user interaction comprising both signal level edits and score representation edits; and generating music output at the portal relating to at least a portion of the music contribution and in response to at least one of the collaboration requests; wherein the computer executable instructions for collaborative handling of a music contribution are further in accordance with deconstructing the music contribution by determining music micro-elements and determining music macro-elements based on the determined music micro-elements such that the deconstructed music contribution is used in generating the music output.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
241 words
A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a portal for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network including a collaboration unit, the collaboration unit including an editing unit, an output generation unit, and a network interface unit, the computer-readable program including computer executable instructions for collaborative handling of a music contribution in accordance with the following: receiving the music contribution at the portal, the music contribution comprising a set of music elements and the portal being accessible over the network; receiving a plurality of collaboration requests over the network from a plurality of workstations, wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a first of the plurality of workstations, and at least a second portion of the plurality of collaboration requests is from a second of the plurality of workstations; editing the music contribution such that the editing relates to user interaction comprising both signal level edits and score representation edits; and generating music output at the portal relating to at least a portion of the music contribution and in response to at least one of the collaboration requests; wherein the computer executable instructions for collaborative handling of a music contribution are further in accordance with deconstructing the music contribution by determining music micro-elements and determining music macro-elements based on the determined music micro-elements such that the deconstructed music contribution is used in generating the music output.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , further comprising: receiving the music contribution at the portal, the music contribution comprising an audio signal; and deconstructing the audio signal to generate at least a portion of the set of music elements.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the music contribution is a first music contribution, and the method further comprises: receiving a second music contribution at the portal, the second music contribution comprising an audio signal.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 31 , further comprising: editing the second music contribution based at least in part on the set of music elements.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 31 , further comprising: synchronizing the first music contribution and the second music contribution based on at least a portion of the set of music elements.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the music contribution is received at the portal over the network from one of the workstations.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the music contribution is received at the portal from a data store remote to the workstations.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , further comprising: generating a set of output data based at least in part on the music contribution and the result of the editing step.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , further comprising: receiving login information over the network from one of the workstations.
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