US 12,555,610 B2 · Techniques of coordinating sensory event timelines of multiple devices

Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate to techniques of coordinating sensory event timelines of multiple devices. The devices may use the sensory even timelines to output sensory events such as audio segments. The devices may take turns determining the sensory events to be output by the devices using their sensory event timelines. The techniques coordinate transitions of the devices between a first mode in which a device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output and a second mode in which a device outputs sensory events determined by another device.

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Dependent claims

A method of coordinating a sensory event timeline of a device of a plurality of devices with sensory event timelines of one or more other devices of the plurality of devices, the plurality of devices configured to determine sensory events for output using sensory event timelines of the plurality of devices, the method comprising:

using a processor of the device to perform:
operating in a first mode in which the device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines;
determining to transition from the first mode to a second mode in which the device is to output, using the sensory event timeline, sensory events determined by a first one of the one or more other devices;
and
after determining to transition from the first mode to the second mode:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the first device, wherein the first interlude reorients the sensory event timeline of the device to be delayed relative to a sensory event timeline of the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the first device.

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using a processor of the device to perform:
operating in a first mode in which the device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines;
determining to transition from the first mode to a second mode in which the device is to output, using the sensory event timeline, sensory events determined by a first one of the one or more other devices;
after determining to transition from the first mode to the second mode:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the first device;
while operating in the second mode, determining to output sensory events determined by a second device of the one or more other devices instead of the first device;
and
after determining to output sensory events determined by the second device:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a second interlude that is shorter than the first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the second device;
and
after outputting the second interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the second device.

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A device among a plurality of devices configured to determine sensory events for output using sensory event timelines of the plurality of devices, the device comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform:
operating in a first mode in which the device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines;
determining to transition from the first mode to a second mode in which the device is to output, using a sensory event timeline of the device, sensory events determined by a first device of one or more other devices of the plurality of devices;
after determining to transition from the first mode to the second mode:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the first device;
while operating in the second mode, determining to output sensory events determined by a second device of the one or more other devices instead of the first device;
and
after determining to output sensory events determined by the second device:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a second interlude that is longer than the first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the second device;
and
after outputting the second interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the second device.

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A system for coordinating sensory event timelines of a plurality of devices, the plurality of devices configured to determine sensory events for output using the sensory event timelines, the system comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform:
transmitting, to a first device, a first command instructing the first device to transition from a first mode, in which the first device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines, to a second mode in which the first device is to output sensory events determined by a second device of the plurality of devices, wherein the first command causes the first device to perform:
outputting, using a first sensory event timeline of the first device, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the second device, wherein the first interlude reorients the sensory event timeline of the device to be delayed relative to a sensory event timeline of the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the first sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the second device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/981,966Filed 7 Nov 2022 · us provisional application

Priority

10 Nov 2021

Published

US 2023/0146585 A111 May 2023

Granted

17 Feb 2026

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

G10H 1/0025
Associated control or indicating means: automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music…
G11B 27/10
Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel: indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising;…
G06V 20/44
In video content: event detection
G10H 1/0058
In coded form: transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system

Abstract

Claims24

Dependent claims

using a processor of the device to perform:
operating in a first mode in which the device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines;
determining to transition from the first mode to a second mode in which the device is to output, using the sensory event timeline, sensory events determined by a first one of the one or more other devices;
and
after determining to transition from the first mode to the second mode:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the first device, wherein the first interlude reorients the sensory event timeline of the device to be delayed relative to a sensory event timeline of the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the first device.

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using a processor of the device to perform:
operating in a first mode in which the device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines;
determining to transition from the first mode to a second mode in which the device is to output, using the sensory event timeline, sensory events determined by a first one of the one or more other devices;
after determining to transition from the first mode to the second mode:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the first device;
while operating in the second mode, determining to output sensory events determined by a second device of the one or more other devices instead of the first device;
and
after determining to output sensory events determined by the second device:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a second interlude that is shorter than the first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the second device;
and
after outputting the second interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the second device.

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A device among a plurality of devices configured to determine sensory events for output using sensory event timelines of the plurality of devices, the device comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform:
operating in a first mode in which the device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines;
determining to transition from the first mode to a second mode in which the device is to output, using a sensory event timeline of the device, sensory events determined by a first device of one or more other devices of the plurality of devices;
after determining to transition from the first mode to the second mode:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the first device;
while operating in the second mode, determining to output sensory events determined by a second device of the one or more other devices instead of the first device;
and
after determining to output sensory events determined by the second device:
outputting, using the sensory event timeline, a second interlude that is longer than the first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the second device;
and
after outputting the second interlude, outputting, using the sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the second device.

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a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform:
transmitting, to a first device, a first command instructing the first device to transition from a first mode, in which the first device is allowed to determine sensory events to be output by the plurality of devices using their sensory event timelines, to a second mode in which the first device is to output sensory events determined by a second device of the plurality of devices, wherein the first command causes the first device to perform:
outputting, using a first sensory event timeline of the first device, a first interlude to delay output of the sensory events determined by the second device, wherein the first interlude reorients the sensory event timeline of the device to be delayed relative to a sensory event timeline of the first device;
and
after outputting the first interlude, outputting, using the first sensory event timeline, the sensory events determined by the second device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Techniques of coordinating sensory event timelines of multiple devices

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