Patents Assigned to Avid Technology Europe Limited
  • Dynamically generating musical parts from musical score
    Patent number: 7985912
    Abstract: A method of processing music data is disclosed. The method comprises storing score data providing a representation of a musical score and storing part data defining a musical part derived from the score, the part data including data specific to the part. The score data and part data together form an accessible data representation of the part. The method further comprises modifying or outputting the part by accessing the part representation. The method finds particular use in music notation software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Avid Technology Europe Limited
    Inventors: Michael Copperwhite, James Larcombe, Daniel Spreadbury
  • Synchronizing a musical score with a source of time-based information
    Patent number: 7790975
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of synchronizing a musical score with a source of time-based information. The method comprises deriving a mapping between rhythmic positions associated with the musical score and a reference time base; and synchronizing the musical score and the source of time-based information using the derived mapping. The synchronization method can be used to synchronize the playback of a score with another source, such as a video clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Avid Technologies Europe Limited
    Inventors: Michael Eastwood, Paul Walmsley