Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-12
2005-07-12
Donels, Jeffrey W (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
active
06916978
ABSTRACT:
A method for playing a song employing a song data structure is disclosed. Program instructions are executed, and one or more music composition algorithms are applied to song data in accordance with a song data structure to generate music output for the song, and variables are defined during the execution of one or more of the program instructions. A song data structure is provided, and a plurality of parameter locations are provided in the song data structure, and data contained in the plurality of parameter locations are made available to the program instructions. At least a first one of the parameter locations is used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with one or more seed values, and the seed values are used to initialize one or more of the variables. At least a second one of the parameter locations may be used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with a version identification of the song data structure. At least a third one of the parameter locations may be used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with a musical key. At least a fourth one of the parameter locations may be used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with a rhythmic tempo. At least a fifth one of the parameter locations may be used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with the identification of samples. At least a sixth one of the parameter locations may be used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with the timing of sample playback. At least a seventh one of the parameter locations may be associated with the actual song data. User input may be received during song play, and the user input may be associated with a change in the parameter data and actual song data.
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Donels Jeffrey W
Loudermilk & Associates
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