Patents by Inventor Edward Balassanian
Edward Balassanian has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240127776Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to adjusting, via a user interface, parameters (e.g., the gain) of musical phrases in generative music content. A computing system may select a set of musical phrases to include in generative music content. The computing system may determine respective gain values of multiple selected musical phrases. The computing system may mix the selected musical phrases based on the determined gain values to generate output music content. The computing system may cause display of an interface that visually indicates the selected musical phrases and their determined gain values relative to other selected musical phrases. The computing system may receive user gain input that indicates to adjust a gain value of one of the selected musical phrases. The computing system may adjust the mix of the selected musical phrases based on the user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Toby Gifford, Branislav Simo Cirkovic
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Patent number: 11947864Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically generate new music content based on image representations of audio files. A computer system generate image representations of audio files. The image representations may be generated, for example, based on data in the audio files and MIDI representations of the audio files. Audio files for combination may then be selected based on analysis of the image representations. For example, image-based machine learning algorithms may be implemented to assess the image representations and select music for combining.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: AiMi Inc.Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Patent number: 11914919Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to implementing user-created controls to modify music content. A music generator system may be configured to automatically generate output music content by selecting and combining audio tracks based on various parameters. Users may create their own control elements that the music generator system may train (e.g., using AI techniques) to generate output music content according to a user's intended functionality of a user-created control element.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: AiMi Inc.Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Publication number: 20230280968Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to generating music content. In one embodiment, a method includes determining one or more musical attributes based on external data and generating music content based on the one or more musical attributes. Generating the music content may include selecting from stored sound loops or tracks and/or generating new tracks based on the musical attributes. Selected or generated sound loops or tracks may be layered to generate the music content. Musical attributes may be determined in some embodiments based on user input (e.g., indicating a desired energy level), environment information, and/or user behavior information. Artists may upload tracks, in some embodiments, and be compensated based on usage of their tracks in generating music content. In some embodiments, a method includes generating sound and/or light control information based on the musical attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventor: Edward Balassanian
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Publication number: 20230259327Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to implementing audio techniques for real-time audio generation. For example, a music generator system may generate new music content from playback music content based on different parameter representations of an audio signal. In some cases, an audio signal can be represented by both a graph of the signal (e.g., an audio signal graph) relative to time and a graph of the signal relative to beats (e.g., a signal graph). The signal graph is invariant to tempo, which allows for tempo invariant modification of audio parameters of the music content in addition to tempo variant modifications based on the audio signal graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Patent number: 11635936Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to implementing audio techniques for real-time audio generation. For example, a music generator system may generate new music content from playback music content based on different parameter representations of an audio signal. In some cases, an audio signal can be represented by both a graph of the signal (e.g., an audio signal graph) relative to time and a graph of the signal relative to beats (e.g., a signal graph). The signal graph is invariant to tempo, which allows for tempo invariant modification of audio parameters of the music content in addition to tempo variant modifications based on the audio signal graph.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: AiMi Inc.Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Patent number: 11625217Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to generating music content. In one embodiment, a method includes determining one or more musical attributes based on external data and generating music content based on the one or more musical attributes. Generating the music content may include selecting from stored sound loops or tracks and/or generating new tracks based on the musical attributes. Selected or generated sound loops or tracks may be layered to generate the music content. Musical attributes may be determined in some embodiments based on user input (e.g., indicating a desired energy level), environment information, and/or user behavior information. Artists may upload tracks, in some embodiments, and be compensated based on usage of their tracks in generating music content. In some embodiments, a method includes generating sound and/or light control information based on the musical attributes.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: AiMi Inc.Inventor: Edward Balassanian
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Publication number: 20230020181Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to determining composition rules, based on existing music content, to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on analyzing combinations of multiple loops in the set of music content. In some embodiments, the system generates new music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining selected ones of the loops such that multiple ones of the loops overlap in time. In some embodiments, the selecting and combining loops is performed based on the set of composition rules and attributes of loops in the set of loops.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick Hutchings
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Patent number: 11450301Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to determining composition rules, based on existing music content, to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on analyzing combinations of multiple loops in the set of music content. In some embodiments, the system generates new music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining selected ones of the loops such that multiple ones of the loops overlap in time. In some embodiments, the selecting and combining loops is performed based on the set of composition rules and attributes of loops in the set of loops.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: AiMi Inc.Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick Hutchings
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Publication number: 20220059063Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computing system receivers user input specifying a user-defined music control element. The computing system may train a machine learning model to change both composition and performance parameters based on user adjustments to the user-defined music control element. In embodiments in which composition and performance subsystems are on different devices, one device may transmit configuration information to another device, where the configuration information specifies how to adjust parameters based on user input to the user-defined music control element. Disclosed techniques may facilitate centralized learning for human-like music production while allowing individualized customization for individual users. Further, disclosed techniques may allow artists to define their own abstract music controls and make those controls available to end-users.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Publication number: 20220059062Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically generating new music content based on image representations of audio files. A music generation system includes a music generation subsystem and a music classification subsystem. The music generation subsystem may generate output music content according to music parameters that define policy for generating music. The classification subsystem may be used to classify whether music is generated by the music generation subsystem or is professionally produced music content. The music generation subsystem may implement an algorithm that is reinforced by prediction output from the music classification subsystem. Reinforcement may include tuning the music parameters to generate more human-like music content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Publication number: 20210247955Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to implementing user-created controls to modify music content. A music generator system may be configured to automatically generate output music content by selecting and combining audio tracks based on various parameters. Users may create their own control elements that the music generator system may train (e.g., using AI techniques) to generate output music content according to a user's intended functionality of a user-created control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Publication number: 20210248983Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically generate new music content based on image representations of audio files. A computer system generate image representations of audio files. The image representations may be generated, for example, based on data in the audio files and MIDI representations of the audio files. Audio files for combination may then be selected based on analysis of the image representations. For example, image-based machine learning algorithms may be implemented to assess the image representations and select music for combining.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Publication number: 20210248213Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to tracking contributions to composed music content. In some embodiments, a computer system determines playback data for a music content mix, where the playback data indicates characteristics of playback of the music content mix and the music content mix includes a determined combination of multiple audio tracks. In some embodiments, the system records, in an electronic block-chain ledger data structure, information specifying individual playback data for one or more of the multiple audio tracks in the music content mix. The information specifying individual playback data for an individual audio track may include usage data for the individual audio track and signature information associated with the individual audio track.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Publication number: 20210247954Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to implementing audio techniques for real-time audio generation. For example, a music generator system may generate new music content from playback music content based on different parameter representations of an audio signal. In some cases, an audio signal can be represented by both a graph of the signal (e.g., an audio signal graph) relative to time and a graph of the signal relative to beats (e.g., a signal graph). The signal graph is invariant to tempo, which allows for tempo invariant modification of audio parameters of the music content in addition to tempo variant modifications based on the audio signal graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
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Publication number: 20210089267Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to generating music content. In one embodiment, a method includes determining one or more musical attributes based on external data and generating music content based on the one or more musical attributes. Generating the music content may include selecting from stored sound loops or tracks and/or generating new tracks based on the musical attributes. Selected or generated sound loops or tracks may be layered to generate the music content. Musical attributes may be determined in some embodiments based on user input (e.g., indicating a desired energy level), environment information, and/or user behavior information. Artists may upload tracks, in some embodiments, and be compensated based on usage of their tracks in generating music content. In some embodiments, a method includes generating sound and/or light control information based on the musical attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventor: Edward Balassanian
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Publication number: 20210027754Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to determining composition rules, based on existing music content, to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on analyzing combinations of multiple loops in the set of music content. In some embodiments, the system generates new music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining selected ones of the loops such that multiple ones of the loops overlap in time. In some embodiments, the selecting and combining loops is performed based on the set of composition rules and attributes of loops in the set of loops.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick Hutchings
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Patent number: 10817250Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to generating music content. In one embodiment, a method includes determining one or more musical attributes based on external data and generating music content based on the one or more musical attributes. Generating the music content may include selecting from stored sound loops or tracks and/or generating new tracks based on the musical attributes. Selected or generated sound loops or tracks may be layered to generate the music content. Musical attributes may be determined in some embodiments based on user input (e.g., indicating a desired energy level), environment information, and/or user behavior information. Artists may upload tracks, in some embodiments, and be compensated based on usage of their tracks in generating music content. In some embodiments, a method includes generating sound and/or light control information based on the musical attributes.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: AiMi Inc.Inventor: Edward Balassanian
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Patent number: 10679596Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to determining composition rules, based on existing music content, to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on analyzing combinations of multiple loops in the set of music content. In some embodiments, the system generates new music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining selected ones of the loops such that multiple ones of the loops overlap in time. In some embodiments, the selecting and combining loops is performed based on the set of composition rules and attributes of loops in the set of loops.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: AiMi Inc.Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick Hutchings
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Publication number: 20190362696Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to determining composition rules, based on existing music content, to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on analyzing combinations of multiple loops in the set of music content. In some embodiments, the system generates new music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining selected ones of the loops such that multiple ones of the loops overlap in time. In some embodiments, the selecting and combining loops is performed based on the set of composition rules and attributes of loops in the set of loops.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick Hutchings