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US Patent 5990405 - System and method for generating and controlling a simulated musical concert experience
US Patent Issued on November 23, 1999
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
July 8, 2018Estimated 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.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
July 8, 2018Estimated 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.AbstractA musician can simulate participation in a concert by playing a musical instrument and wearing a head-mounted 3D display that includes stereo speakers. Audio and video portions of a musical concert are pre-recorded, along with a separate sound track corresponding to the musical instrument played by the musician. Playback of the instrument sound track is controlled by signals generated in the musical instrument and transmitted to a system interface box connected to the audio-video play back device, an audio mixer, and the head-mounted display. An external bypass switch allows the musician to suppress the instrument sound track so that the sounds created by actual playing of the musical instrument are heard along with the pre-recorded audio and video portions. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 112050 filed on 07/08/1998US Classes:84/609, Note sequence84/610, Accompaniment84/634, Accompaniment84/649, Note sequence84/650Accompaniment (e.g., chords, etc.)Field of Search84/600, Electrical musical tone generation84/601, Data storage84/602, Digital memory circuit (e.g., RAM, ROM, etc.)84/609, Note sequence84/610, Accompaniment84/611, Rhythm84/612, Tempo control84/622, Tone synthesis or timbre control84/623, Time varying or dynamic Fourier components84/624, Modulation84/625, Mixing84/626, Expression or special effects (e.g., force or velocity responsive, etc.)84/633, Loudness control84/634, Accompaniment84/635, Rhythm84/636, Tempo control84/649, Note sequence84/650, Accompaniment (e.g., chords, etc.)84/651, Rhythm84/652, Tempo control84/712, Accompaniment84/713, Rhythm84/714, Tempo control84/477R, Indicators84/478For keyboardExaminersPrimary: Shoop, William M. Jr.Assistant: Fletcher, Marlon T. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References3490328, 3609019, 3617647, 3900886, 4081829, Audio activated video displayIssued on: 03/28/1978 Inventor: Brown4182214, Electronic musical instrument Issued on: 01/08/1980 Inventor: Wakeman4257062, Personalized audio-visual system Issued on: 03/17/1981 Inventor: Meredith4267561, Color video display for audio signals Issued on: 05/12/1981 Inventor: Karpinsky , et al.4768086, Color display apparatus for displaying a multi-color visual pattern derived from two audio signals Issued on: 08/30/1988 Inventor: Paist4988981, Computer data entry and manipulation apparatus and method Issued on: 01/29/1991 Inventor: Zimmerman, et al.5148154, Multi-dimensional user interface Issued on: 09/15/1992 Inventor: MacKay, et al.5307456, Integrated multi-media production and authoring system Issued on: 04/26/1994 Inventor: MacKay5319452, Control system for concentratively controlling a plurality of music accompanying apparatuses Issued on: 06/07/1994 Inventor: Funahashi5355762, Extemporaneous playing system by pointing device Issued on: 10/18/1994 Inventor: Tabata5393926, Virtual music system Issued on: 02/28/1995 Inventor: Johnson5513129, Method and system for controlling computer-generated virtual environment in response to audio signals Issued on: 04/30/1996 Inventor: Bolas, et al.5670729, Virtual music instrument with a novel input device Issued on: 09/23/1997 Inventor: Miller, et al.5773742Note assisted musical instrument system and method of operation Issued on: 06/30/1998 Inventor: Eventoff, et al. International ClassG10H 001/36 |
