Patents by Inventor Fred Jay CUMMINS

Fred Jay CUMMINS 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: 20260128024
    Abstract: A method and system for visualizing music using a perceptually conformal translation system are provided. A music source file is input into a processor configured to carry out a series of steps on music perception audio cues identified within the music, to translate those cues into visual cues, with rules for spatial arrangement, to ultimately generate a visual representation of the music on a display device, time synchronized with the audio music. The translation system produces an enhanced experience of music perception for the user listening to the music while viewing the display. The rules for spatial arrangement may allocate visual cues translated from music source components and music representation components to different parts of the display. The effect of that is to use spatial information to enhance music perception. The display may be enhanced by including video of the music performance or a music video associated with that performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: New Resonance, LLC
    Inventors: John Fargo LATHROP, Fred Jay CUMMINS
  • Publication number: 20250266024
    Abstract: A method and system for visualizing music using a perceptually conformal mapping system are provided. A music source file is input into a processor configured to carry out a series of steps on audio cues identified within the music and ultimately generate a simultaneous visual representation on a display device. The series of steps include application of one or more perceptually conformal mapping systems that essentially induce a synesthetic experience in which a person can experience music both acoustically and visually at the same time. The device extracts cues from the music that are designed to specifically capture fundamentals of human appreciation, maps them into visual cues, then presents those visual cues synchronized with the source music.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Applicant: New Resonance, LLC
    Inventors: John Fargo LATHROP, Fred Jay CUMMINS
  • Patent number: 12230239
    Abstract: A method and system for visualizing music using a perceptually conformal mapping system are provided. A music source file is input into a processor configured to carry out a series of steps on audio cues identified within the music and ultimately generate a simultaneous visual representation on a display device. The series of steps include application of one or more perceptually conformal mapping systems that essentially induce a synesthetic experience in which a person can experience music both acoustically and visually at the same time. The device extracts cues from the music that are designed to specifically capture fundamentals of human appreciation, maps them into visual cues, then presents those visual cues synchronized with the source music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: New Resonance, LLC
    Inventors: John Fargo Lathrop, Fred Jay Cummins
  • Publication number: 20210295811
    Abstract: A method and system for visualizing music using a perceptually conformal mapping system are provided. A music source file is input into a processor configured to carry out a series of steps on audio cues identified within the music and ultimately generate a simultaneous visual representation on a display device. The series of steps include application of one or more perceptually conformal mapping systems that essentially induce a synesthetic experience in which a person can experience music both acoustically and visually at the same time. The device extracts cues from the music that are designed to specifically capture fundamentals of human appreciation, maps them into visual cues, then presents those visual cues synchronized with the source music.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: New Resonance, LLC
    Inventors: John Fargo LATHROP, Fred Jay CUMMINS
  • Patent number: 10978033
    Abstract: A method and system for visualizing music using a perceptually conformal mapping system are provided. A music source file is input into a processor configured to carry out a series of steps on audio cues identified within the music and ultimately generate a simultaneous visual representation on a display device. The series of steps include application of one or more perceptually conformal mapping systems that essentially induce a synesthetic experience in which a person can experience music both acoustically and visually at the same time. The device extracts cues from the music that are designed to specifically capture fundamentals of human appreciation, maps them into visual cues, then presents those visual cues synchronized with the source music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: New Resonance, LLC
    Inventors: John Fargo Lathrop, Fred Jay Cummins
  • Publication number: 20190051276
    Abstract: A method and system for visualizing music using a perceptually conformal mapping system are provided. A music source file is input into a processor configured to carry out a series of steps on audio cues identified within the music and ultimately generate a simultaneous visual representation on a display device. The series of steps include application of one or more perceptually conformal mapping systems that essentially induce a synesthetic experience in which a person can experience music both acoustically and visually at the same time. The device extracts cues from the music that are designed to specifically capture fundamentals of human appreciation, maps them into visual cues, then presents those visual cues synchronized with the source music.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: John Fargo LATHROP, Fred Jay CUMMINS