Apparatus, System and Methods for Creating Musical Compositions
AssigneeLoops Lab Ltd.
InventorsAyal Yona Segev, Zeev Jelinek
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are presented for creation of musical compositions based on radio frequency identification (RFID) tags placed on a spot on the surface of a base. The RFID tags transmit a unique identifier (UID) to an RFID reader situated beneath the spot. The UID can be used to play music loops associated with the UID. An on-line database can be queried to determine whether a default music loop set or a new music loop set is to be played. If the default music loop set is retained, then context data can be applied to the music loop set to harmonize the resulting musical composition.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a base comprising light sources located beneath a surface of the base that, when turned on, emit light that define position designation indicators that correspond to spots on the base where an object containing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag can be placed, wherein the one or more light sources are operable to:
- be turned on and off, and
- emit different colors of light;
- and
- a plurality of RFID readers, wherein each of the plurality of RFID readers:
- reside beneath the surface of the base and correspond to one of the spots on the surface of the base, and
- are operable to produce an individual output signal including data related to its spot position and additional information comprising a unique identifier (UID) received from the RFID tag read by the RFID reader.
A system comprising:
- a base adapted to read a plurality of RFID tags, and produce one or more output signals containing position designations and unique identifiers (UIDs) from the radio frequency identification (RFID) tags organized in a hierarchy,
- a database (DB) of UIDs and associated music loop defined in terms of musical attributes for each UID;
- a music generator configured to receive the one or more output signals containing unique identifiers (UIDs), query the DB with the UIDs, receive a response including the music loop for each UID/position designation combination and output a digital music signal based on the music loops and the hierarchy.
A method performed by an apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a unique identifier associated (UID) associated with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag when the RFID tag is placed upon a spot on a surface of the apparatus;
- obtaining time stamp data and obtaining a spot data that indicates the spot onto which the RFID tag is placed;
- accessing an on-line database,
- determining, based on instructional information in the on-line database, whether a new music loop set is associated with the UID;
- in response to a determination that there is no new music loop set associated with the UID, applying a context to a default music loop set associated with the UID, and adding the default music loop set to a sound output;
- in response to a determination that the new music loop set is associated with the UID, applying the context to the new music loop set, and adding the new music loop set to the sound output;
- and
- playing a musical composition based on the sound output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.