公开(公告)号：US10275415B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15204297

申请日：2016-07-07

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G10H7/00 ,  G06F16/638 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F16/245 ,  G10H5/00

摘要： A method, apparatus and system that enables a user to find and act-upon a sound-containing composition, in a group of compositions. One or more sound-segments, which are intended to prompt a user's memory, may be associated with each composition in a group of compositions. A recognition sound-segment may include a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to users than the beginning part of its associated composition. A recognition-segment may contain one or more highly recognizable portion(s) of a composition. When the user is trying to locate or select a particular composition, the recognition-segments are navigated and played-back to the user, based upon a user-device context/mode. When a user recognizes the desired composition from its recognition-segment, the user may initiate a control action to playback; arrange; and/or act-upon, the composition that is associated with the currently playing recognition-segment.

公开(公告)号：US10224013B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US14692833

申请日：2015-04-22

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G10H1/00 ,  G10H7/00 ,  H04R5/04

摘要： A method and apparatus for the creation and playback of music and/or sound, so that sound sequences are generated that vary from one playback to another playback. In one embodiment, during composition creation, artist(s) may define how the composition may vary from playback to playback using visually interactive display(s). The artist's definition may be embedded into a composition dataset. During playback, a composition data set may be processed by a playback device and/or a playback program, so that each time the composition is played-back a unique version may be generated. Variability during playback may include: the variable selection of alternative sound segment(s); variable editing of sound segment(s) during playback processing; variable placement of sound segment(s) during playback processing; the spawning of group(s) of alternative sound segments from initiating sound segment(s); and the combining and/or mixing of alternative sound segments in one or more sound channels. MIDI-like variable compositions and the variable use of sound segments comprised of a timed sequence of MIDI-like commands are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20150248219A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-03

申请号：US14698761

申请日：2015-04-28

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G06F3/0484 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/04842 ,  G06F16/639 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0711 ,  G06F2221/0715 ,  G06F2221/072 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2240/131 ,  H04L63/0807 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/32 ,  H04L2463/101

摘要： Methods and apparatus for providing a personalized entertainment experience, which may be customized for each user. A user's playback/presentation history and/or user actions may be captured and associated with each played/presented composition. A target time for playback/presentation of a composition to the user may be determined by using a user's playback/presentation history and/or user actions. The target time for playback/presentation may incorporate a target time between playbacks/presentations of a composition, which may be at least partially based on a user's playback/presentation history and/or user actions. A customized sequence of compositions may be automatically generated for each user. The personalized sequence may automatically adapt to changing user actions and preferences over time.

摘要翻译： 用于提供个性化娱乐体验的方法和装置，其可以为每个用户定制。 可以捕获用户的播放/呈现历史和/或用户动作，并与每个播放/呈现的组合相关联。 可以通过使用用户的播放/呈现历史和/或用户动作来确定用于播放/呈现作品的用户的目标时间。 播放/呈现的目标时间可以包括组合的回放/演示之间的目标时间，其可以至少部分地基于用户的播放/呈现历史和/或用户动作。 可以为每个用户自动生成定制的组合物序列。 个性化序列可以随着时间自动地适应不断变化的用户动作和偏好。

公开(公告)号：US08487176B1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US12783745

申请日：2010-05-20

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0066 ,  G10H1/0025 ,  G10H1/0041 ,  G10H7/00 ,  G10H2210/115 ,  G10H2210/141 ,  G10H2240/131 ,  H04R5/04

摘要： A method and apparatus for the creation and playback of music and/or sound, so that sound sequences are generated that vary from one playback to another playback. In one embodiment, during composition creation, artist(s) may define how the composition may vary from playback to playback using visually interactive display(s). The artist's definition may be embedded into a composition dataset. During playback, a composition data set may be processed by a playback device and/or a playback program, so that each time the composition is played-back a unique version may be generated. Variability during playback may include: the variable selection of alternative sound segment(s); variable editing of sound segment(s) during playback processing; variable placement of sound segment(s) during playback processing; the spawning of group(s) of alternative sound segments from initiating sound segment(s); and the combining and/or mixing of alternative sound segments in one or more sound channels. MIDI-like variable compositions and the variable use of sound segments comprised of a timed sequence of MIDI-like commands are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US08089455B1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-03

申请号：US11563785

申请日：2006-11-28

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/08

CPC分类号： H04N21/4223 ,  G06F3/03542 ,  G06F3/0386 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F2203/0331 ,  G06F2203/04803 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G09G2370/20 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/42218

摘要： An apparatus and method for the remote control and/or interaction-with electronic-devices such as computers; home-entertainment-systems; media-centers; televisions; DVD-players; VCR-players; music systems; appliances; security systems; toys/games; and/or displays. A user may orient a pointer (e.g., laser pointer) to place a visible pointer-spot on/near object(s) on an active-display(s); and/or a fixed-display(s); and/or on real-world object(s) within a display region or pointer-spot detection-region. Detectors and/or camera(s) may be connected/attached to the display region and/or a structure that is connected/attached to display region. When the user initiates a “select”, the detectors/cameras may detect the location of the pointer-spot within the display region. Corresponding to the user's selection(s); control action(s) may be performed on the device(s) being controlled/interacted-with and additional selection-menus may be optionally presented on an active-display. In an alternative embodiment, the invention may operate equivalent to a computer-mouse or other pointing-device. In another alternative embodiment, the invention may be made inter-operable with existing electronic-devices [e.g., televisions] that are controlled with infrared signaling.

摘要翻译： 用于远程控制和/或交互的装置和方法 - 与诸如计算机之类的电子设备; 家庭娱乐系统; 媒体中心 电视机 DVD播放器 录像机玩家; 音乐系统; 电器; 安全系统; 玩具/游戏 和/或显示器。 用户可以将指示器（例如，激光指示器）定向以将活动显示器上的一个或多个对象上的可见指示点放置; 和/或固定显示器; 和/或在显示区域或指针点检测区域内的真实世界对象上。 检测器和/或摄像机可以连接/附接到显示区域和/或连接/附接到显示区域的结构。 当用户启动“选择”时，检测器/照相机可以检测指示器点在显示区域内的位置。 对应于用户的选择; 可以在被控制/交互的设备上执行控制动作，并且可以在主动显示器上可选地呈现附加的选择菜单。 在替代实施例中，本发明可以操作等同于计算机鼠标或其他指示设备。 在另一替代实施例中，本发明可以与由红外信号控制的现有电子设备（例如，电视机）相互操作。

公开(公告)号：US07827110B1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-02

申请号：US11162763

申请日：2005-09-21

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0711 ,  G06F2221/0715 ,  G06F2221/072 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L63/0807 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L2463/101 ,  Y10S705/901 ,  Y10S705/902

摘要： A method and apparatus for marketing an un-owned composition to a user and acquiring an un-owned composition for a user's collection of compositions. A customized sequence of compositions is generated for a user. The customized sequence may be based upon the user's history or other compositions familiar to the user or other compositions in the user's collection. Portions of one or more compositions that are un-owned by the user may be interleaved for free and/or for multiple times in the sequence, in-order to interest the user in acquiring the composition. While an un-owned composition is active or playing, the user may take action to acquire the composition or add the composition to the user's collection. Usage-rights for an acquired composition may be stored at a network repository and may be automatically usable at one or more user-devices, whenever the user is active at such a user-device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向用户营销非所有组合物并且获取用于组合物的收集的非所有组合物的方法和装置。 为用户生成定制的组合序列。 定制序列可以基于用户的历史记录或用户所熟悉的其他组合或用户集合中的其他组合。 用户不拥有的一个或多个组合物的部分可以按照序列自由和/或多次进行交织，以使用户感兴趣来获取组合物。 当一个非所有的组合活动或播放时，用户可以采取行动来获取组合或将组合添加到用户的集合中。 所获取的组合物的使用权限可以存储在网络存储库中，并且可以在用户在这样的用户设备处于活动状态时在一个或多个用户设备处被自动使用。

公开(公告)号：US11165999B1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16254818

申请日：2019-01-23

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： H04N9/79 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/22 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  G06F16/783 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F16/70

摘要： A method for identifying and providing a composition or digital-work to a user. The user may explicitly and/or implicitly indicate an interest in a composition that is discovered during everyday activities. The “interesting” composition and/or information associated with the composition may be emanating from an external source (e.g., background music in a restaurant) or may be encountered while using an interactive device (e.g., surfing the web); or information (e.g., a magazine article or advertisement) about/associated with a composition may be encountered by the user. A portion of the “interesting” composition and/or information about/associated with the “interesting” composition may be captured and the composition identified. A composition or composition-highlight related to the identified-composition may be provided one or more times; within a customized sequence of compositions that is generated and/or adapted for each user. The provided-composition may be added to the user's favorites or library. Usage-rights for the provided-composition may be acquired for the user. The composition may be any type of digital-work including music, sound, text, image, video or other media. In some cases, the composition may be an advertisement for a product or service.

公开(公告)号：US10970368B1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16239116

申请日：2019-01-03

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G06F21/10 ,  G06F21/62

摘要： Method for automatically distributing, as needed, a user's digital-works and usage-rights to one or more user-devices. A definition of the usage-rights for a digital-work may be stored at one or more locations on a network. A version of said digital-work suitable for a user-device may be provided by one or more locations on said network. When a user who is authorized to utilize said digital-work is active at a user-device, a version of said digital-work and authorization to utilize is automatically transferred when needed to a user-device. The digital-work and authorization may be automatically transferred as needed to any user-device where an authorized user is active. The usage-rights may only be valid for one or more specific users. The usage authorization at each user-device may be less than defined in the full usage-rights maintained on the network. Authorization to utilize said digital-work at a user-device may be extended from time to time by exchanging user-device status across the network. Digital-works are automatically provided as needed to any user-device that an authorized user is using.

公开(公告)号：US09153217B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US13800386

申请日：2013-03-13

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G10H1/36 ,  G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/46

CPC分类号： G10H1/0008 ,  G10H1/0033 ,  G10H1/46 ,  G10H2210/061 ,  G10H2240/151

摘要： A method, apparatus and system that enables a user to find and act-upon a sound-containing composition, in a group of compositions. One or more sound-segments, which are intended to prompt a user's memory, may be associated with each composition in a group of compositions. A recognition sound-segment may include a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to users than the beginning part of its associated composition. A recognition-segment may contain one or more highly recognizable portion(s) of a composition. When the user is trying to locate or select a particular composition, the recognition-segments are navigated and played-back to the user, based upon a user-device context/mode. When a user recognizes the desired composition from its recognition-segment, the user may initiate a control action to playback; arrange; and/or act-upon, the composition that is associated with the currently playing recognition-segment.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，装置和系统，其使得使用者能够在一组组合物中找到并采取含有声音的组合物。 旨在提示用户记忆的一个或多个声音段可以与一组组合中的每个组合相关联。 识别声音段可以包括其相关联的组合的一部分，其对于用户比其相关联的组合的开始部分更可识别。 识别段可以包含组合物的一个或多个高度可识别的部分。 当用户试图定位或选择特定的构图时，基于用户设备上下文/模式，识别段被导航并回放给用户。 当用户从其识别段识别期望的合成时，用户可以启动回放的控制动作; 安排; 和/或动作，与当前播放的识别段相关联的构图。

公开(公告)号：US09117426B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-25

申请号：US13800265

申请日：2013-03-13

申请人： James W. Wieder

发明人： James W. Wieder

IPC分类号： G10H1/46 ,  G10H1/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0008 ,  G10H1/0033 ,  G10H1/46 ,  G10H2210/061 ,  G10H2240/151

摘要： A method, apparatus and system that enables a user to find and act-upon a sound-containing composition, in a group of compositions. One or more sound-segments, which are intended to prompt a user's memory, may be associated with each composition in a group of compositions. A recognition sound-segment may include a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to users than the beginning part of its associated composition. A recognition-segment may contain one or more highly recognizable portion(s) of a composition. When the user is trying to locate or select a particular composition, the recognition-segments are navigated and played-back to the user, based upon a user-device context/mode. When a user recognizes the desired composition from its recognition-segment, the user may initiate a control action to playback; arrange; and/or act-upon, the composition that is associated with the currently playing recognition-segment.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，装置和系统，其使得使用者能够在一组组合物中找到并采取含有声音的组合物。 旨在提示用户记忆的一个或多个声音段可以与一组组合中的每个组合相关联。 识别声音段可以包括其相关联的组合的一部分，其对于用户比其相关联的组合的开始部分更可识别。 识别段可以包含组合物的一个或多个高度可识别的部分。 当用户试图定位或选择特定的构图时，基于用户设备上下文/模式，识别段被导航并回放给用户。 当用户从其识别段识别期望的合成时，用户可以启动回放的控制动作; 安排; 和/或动作，与当前播放的识别段相关联的构图。