Patents Assigned to Medialab Solutions Corp.
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Patent number: 9818386Abstract: A digital multi-media device provides features for a user unskilled in musical arts or sound handling techniques that provides automatic musical score composition in accordance with contained composition instructions. Stored sound samples and interfaces for obtaining external signals provide signals for merger with visual and sound presentations to obtain altered presentations either time shifted or in real time. In this fashion the user can create simulated radio stations for playback of prearranged and composed audio material. Further, the automatically composed musical score may be mixed with synthesized, digitized signals from the stored sound samples and external signals obtained through the device interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: MEDIALAB SOLUTIONS CORP.Inventor: Alain Georges
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Publication number: 20160379611Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, preferably employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably employs musical rules and a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: MediaLab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav Damevski, Eric Laurent, Stephane Viaud-Murat, Daniel Chiaramello, Peter Michael Blair
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Patent number: 9471271Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis has a first audio event input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters. A synthesis algorithm accesses a soundbank to generate audio output. The soundbank has two or more levels for a first desired sound. A first level is associated with a first sample of a relatively chaotic waveform, and a second level is associated with a second sample of a relatively stable waveform. Parameter data is associated with one or more of the levels. The first sample and the second sample begin to sound at the same point in time in response to the first audio event. The audio output is based in part on the parameter data, and the second sample is continuously looped until a second audio event is detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: MEDIALAB SOLUTIONS CORP.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger
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Patent number: 9065931Abstract: A method for remixing a music piece includes providing a music composition graphical user interface on a portable communications device. The music composition graphical user interface displays a plurality of actionable menu items. A first collection of actionable menu items is provided to the graphical user interface from an internal source. A music remixing algorithm incorporates music rules and can remix the music piece in a manner where only one musical component is remixed at a given time. A music remix database is accessible via the graphical user interface. A plurality of music remix data is organized based in part on a music style parameter. A second collection of actionable menu items is provided from the music remix database to the graphical user interface via a communications network. The first and second collection of actionable menu items displayed in a seamless manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: MEDIALAB SOLUTIONS CORP.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav Damevski, Eric Laurent, Stephane Viaud-Murat, Daniel Chiaramello, Peter Michael Blair
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Publication number: 20150148927Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis has a first audio event input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters. A synthesis algorithm accesses a soundbank to generate audio output. The soundbank has two or more levels for a first desired sound. A first level is associated with a first sample of a relatively chaotic waveform, and a second level is associated with a second sample of a relatively stable waveform. Parameter data is associated with one or more of the levels. The first sample and the second sample begin to sound at the same point in time in response to the first audio event. The audio output is based in part on the parameter data, and the second sample is continuously looped until a second audio event is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: MediaLab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav ("Voit") Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger
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Patent number: 8989358Abstract: The system provides voice call services to plurality of users using a music engine. Music engine generates music of one of plurality of styles of music. In response to one or more first commands entered by the first user, music of a particular style is selected by the first user and the at least one music engine is controlled so that the at least one music engine generates music of the particular style selected by the first user.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Medialab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alan R. Loudermilk, Alain Georges
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Patent number: 8816180Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis is disclosed. An audio event is input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters including source sample data. An interpolation function is provided and the source sample data are interpolated to generate one or more interpolated samples based on the source sample data. A filter function is provided and at least one of the interpolated samples is filtered to generate a filtered sample. A gain function is provided and the filtered sample is processed to generate a gained sample. At least one of the interpolation, filter, and gain functions include outputting an earlier-calculated value along with an estimated difference value in lieu of calculating a new value.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: MediaLab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger
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Patent number: 8674206Abstract: A method for generating music via a computing system includes providing a website coupled to a computing system. A music application is executed on the computing system. Generated music is audibly played at least in part using the computing system. As a first step musical data is provided for a complete music piece, and the musical data for the complete music piece includes one or more seed parameter values transmitted by the website that are determinative of the complete music piece and based on which the music is generated. At least one seed parameter value is processed by a pseudorandom number generator routine to generate the music.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Medialab Solutions Corp.Inventor: Alain Georges
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Patent number: 8247676Abstract: Methods for generating music are disclosed. A music data file is generated at a first node. The music data file is transmitted from the first node and received at a second node. Musical definition data that provides information regarding a data structure and data for musical parameters is extracted from the music data file at the second node. The musical definition data is processed and music is generated at the second node for playback in accordance with the data structure and the musical parameters. A modified music data file is generated at the second node and transmitted to the first node. Modified music is generated at the first node based on the modified music data file.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Medialab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav (“Voit”) Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Eric Laurent, Frederic Flohr, Jean-Phillipe Chevreau, Alan R. Loudermilk
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Patent number: 8153878Abstract: A method of providing a file structure for use in a music playback device is disclosed. A slotted structure is provided that has a header portion that precedes a plurality of slot portions. The header portion includes a set of parameter locations indicating one or more of the following: header length, checksum, file type, file version, and number of slots. A first slot portion includes a set of parameter locations indicating one or more of the following: slot type, name length, name, data length, and data. A second slot portion includes a set of parameter locations indicating one or more of the following: slot type, name length, name, data length, and data. The first slot data parameter location contains audio waveform data, and slots can be added and removed via firmware/operating system without affecting the other slots.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Medialab Solutions, Corp.Inventors: Jean-Phillipe Chevreau, Alain Georges
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Publication number: 20120024131Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis is disclosed. An audio event is input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters including source sample data. An interpolation function is provided and the source sample data are interpolated to generate one or more interpolated samples based on the source sample data. A filter function is provided and at least one of the interpolated samples is filtered to generate a filtered sample. A gain function is provided and the filtered sample is processed to generate a gained sample. At least one of the interpolation, filter, and gain functions include outputting an earlier-calculated value along with an estimated difference value in lieu of calculating a new value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: MediaLab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav ("Voit") Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffittle, Yves Wenzinger
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Patent number: 7847178Abstract: A digital multi-media device provides features for a user unskilled in musical arts or sound handling techniques that provides automatic musical score composition in accordance with contained composition instructions. Stored sound samples and interfaces for obtaining external signals provide signals for merger with visual and sound presentations to obtain altered presentations either time shifted or in real time. In this fashion the user can create simulated radio stations for playback of prearranged and composed audio material. Further, the automatically composed musical score may be mixed with synthesized, digitized signals from the stored sound samples and external signals obtained through the device interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Medialab Solutions Corp.Inventor: Alain Georges
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Patent number: 7807916Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Medialab Solutions Corp.Inventor: Alain Georges