Method and apparatus for representing musical information

Patent 4960031 Issued on October 2, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 19, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

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Inventor

Farrand, Philip F.

Assignee

Wenger Corporation

Application

No. 245565 filed on 09/19/1988

US Classes:

84/609, Note sequence84/462, Electric84/477R, Indicators84/611, Rhythm84/613Chords

Examiners

Primary: Witkowski, Stanley J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Dorsey & Whitney

Foreign Patent References

2064851 GB 06/13/1981

International Classes

G09B 015/04
G10G 003/04
G10H 001/42
G10H 007/00
DIG. 18
DIG. 22
609-614
634-638

Abstract

A method for electronically processing and storing musical information involves separating the musical information into a plurality of segments, each representing some portion of a measure, and assigning a sequential time dimension value to each segment. The musical information is also separated into plurality of channels, with each channel representing a sound source and having a sound dimension value assigned to it. The musical information for a given channel and segment is stored in a memory array by associating the musical information corresponding to a given channel and segment with the memory array node specified by the time dimension value and sound dimension value assigned to the given channel and segment.

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