Patents by Inventor Edward Gifford

Edward Gifford 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).

  • Publication number: 20240127776
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Toby Gifford, Branislav Simo Cirkovic
  • Patent number: 11947864
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: AiMi Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
  • Patent number: 11914919
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: AiMi Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Balassanian, Patrick E. Hutchings, Toby Gifford
  • Patent number: 7434326
    Abstract: Simplified, easy-to-use electrical utility box positioning jig assemblies (10, 54) are provided including an elongated, upright standard (16) having opposed, generally flat, front and rear surfaces, and a support (18, 56) positionable along the length of the standard (16) and operable to hold a utility box (12, 58) during attachment thereof to a structural member (44). In one embodiment, the support (18) is generally C-shaped and is designed to hold a utility box (12) commonly used in residential construction. Alternately, a C-shaped support (56) may be used having permanent magnets (80), in order to hold a metallic utility box (58) used in commercial construction. The standard (16) is designed for direct, face-to-face contact with a structural member (44), and is slotted to allow selective placement of the associated box holder (18, 56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Inventor: Edward Gifford
  • Publication number: 20060265893
    Abstract: Simplified, easy-to-use electrical utility box positioning jig assemblies (10, 54) are provided including an elongated, upright standard (16) having opposed, generally flat, front and rear surfaces, and a support (18, 56) positionable along the length of the standard (16) and operable to hold a utility box (12, 58) during attachment thereof to a structural member (44). In one embodiment, the support (18) is generally C-shaped and is designed to hold a utility box (12) commonly used in residential construction. Alternately, a C-shaped support (56) may be used having permanent magnets (80), in order to hold a metallic utility box (58) used in commercial construction. The standard (16) is designed for direct, face-to-face contact with a structural member (44), and is slotted to allow selective placement of the associated box holder (18, 56).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: Edward Gifford