US 7,119,266 B1 · Electronic music display appliance and method for displaying music scores

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for electronically displaying music scores use a music object file format to store and display music scores. A music score file is translated into a music object file. The music object file includes music data structures that correspond to notation objects that represent music symbols of a music score. The measure is the fundamental grouping unit. The music data structures are processed to form a page image that includes the notation objects of the music symbols to be displayed. An annotation is input to a touch sensitive display using one's finger or a stylus and displayed overlaying the displayed music score. Modifications to a displayed music score include transposing, resizing, expanding, and marking measures.

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Dependent claims

An electronic music display appliance for displaying a music score, wherein said music score includes a plurality of notation objects, comprising:

a memory for storing an EMSF music object file, said EMSF music object file comprising a plurality of EMSF music data structures, wherein each EMSF music data structure corresponds to a corresponding notation object of said music score;
a processor coupled to said memory for retrieving said EMSF music object file from said memory and for forming a page image of said music score using at least one of said plurality of EMSF music data structures;
and
a touch sensitive display for displaying said page image to form a displayed page,
wherein said touch sensitive display is responsive to a touch input and said appliance is responsive to said touch input to said touch sensitive display for modifying said music score.

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Electronic music display appliance and method for displaying music scores

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