Synchronized Digital Sheet Music Display and Audio Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital sheet music apps are not portable across different devices without extensive software development and provide a sub-standard user experience on non-iOS platforms, lacking synchronization of audio files with notation files for synchronized playback, and are not easily adaptable for use on a wide range of electronic book readers and media devices.
Innovation Solution
An electronic appliance with program software for synchronized digital sheet music display and audio playback, supporting EPUB format, which includes audio output for music and voice reading, and display synchronization, allowing highlighting of musical segments in real-time with user control over playback and page turning, compatible with various devices and platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If digital sheet music apps are developed for specific platforms (iOS), then user experience is optimized for that platform, but portability to other devices is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by developing digital sheet music applications that can run on multiple platforms (iOS, Android, web browsers) through cross-platform development frameworks. The system uses standardized protocols and formats that allow the same application to function across different device types, eliminating the need for separate native applications while maintaining consistent user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an intermediary approach by using web-based technologies and standardized communication protocols as intermediaries between the sheet music content and various device platforms. This allows the core application logic to remain platform-agnostic while adapting to different device capabilities through a universal interface layer.
2Reliability
If audio files are synchronized with notation files, then synchronized playback is achieved, but device compatibility and portability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by using flexible, adjustable synchronization parameters that can be adapted to different device capabilities. The system allows synchronization precision, audio format, and notation display parameters to be dynamically adjusted based on the target device's processing power, memory, and display characteristics, enabling reliable synchronization across diverse platforms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by creating a dynamic synchronization system that can adapt its behavior based on real-time device performance and user preferences. The synchronization mechanism can switch between different modes (e.g., strict timing, flexible timing, asynchronous playback) depending on the device's capabilities and the specific musical content being displayed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensive software development is done for cross-platform support, then portability is improved, but development complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces development complexity by leveraging universal web technologies and cross-platform frameworks that provide a single codebase for multiple platforms. Instead of developing separate native applications for each platform, the system uses a unified development approach that maintains portability while minimizing the software development effort required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies copying by using standardized, pre-built components and templates that can be replicated across different platforms. The system utilizes copyable code structures, design patterns, and development frameworks that have been proven to work across multiple platforms, reducing the need for extensive custom development while maintaining cross-platform compatibility.
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AI summary
A method of providing synchronized content to a user including: (i) an audio recording of a voice reading written language text and an audio recording of one or more pieces of music; (ii) written language text and music notation content, having elements that can be identified, displayed, and highlighted, the elements representing discrete segments of the written language and music notation content, each of the discrete segments having a beginning and end; and (iii) synchronization data marking beginning and end points in the audio recordings for each element. The method is implemented such that a user may play the audio recording of a voice reading the written language text, and the audio recording of the one or more pieces of music according to the EPUB format, and display the written language text and music notation content according to the EPUB format with synchronization.