System and method for rendering music

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9607591-B2
Application number	US-201615169828-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2016
Priority date	Jun 23, 2014
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A system and method for rendering music is provided. The method includes: receiving a request for electronic content; parsing the electronic content to determine a music notation element; translating the music notation; creating a music notation object based on the translation; and rendering the music notation object via a browser application. The system includes: a connection module configured to receive a request for electronic content; a parser configured to parse the electronic content to determine a music notation element; an object module configured to translate the music notation and create a music notation object based on the translation; and a rendering module configured to render the music notation object to be displayed by a browser application.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for rendering music notation comprising:
receiving, by a server, a request for electronic content, the request being communicated to the server by a client;
determining, by the server, a music notation element associated with the electronic content associated with the request;
translating, by the server, at least part of the music notation element from a first format to a second format that is supported by a browser application;
creating, by the server, a music notation object based at least in part on the translated notation element; and
sending, by the server, the music notation object to the client.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining, by the server, one or more files associated with the electronic content from a storage unit.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the music notation element comprises:
parsing the one or more files associated with the electronic content.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client renders the music notation object via the browser application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the translating the music notation comprises translating the music notation element into HTML including Unicode characters.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the music notation object is a JavaScript object.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the music notation represents a multi-part music composition.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rendered music notation object is navigable via an input device of a user device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the creating of a music notation object further comprises mapping notes within the music notation to notes within a musical font.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
creating an assistive technology element accessible by assistive technology.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the client renders the music notation object via the browser application on a screen operatively connected to the client, and wherein the assistive technology element is an off-screen element.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the assistive technology element comprises phonetic terms to describe the music notation.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the assistive technology element comprises phonetic terms to describe Unicode characters and combination of Unicode characters.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving an input from a user indicating a type of description of the music notation element to be output using the assistive technology element.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the assistive technology element comprises a plurality of rendering options to describe the music notation.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining an audio rendering of the music object.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second format in which the music notation is rendered is readable by an assistive technology such that a description of a staff notation of music corresponding to the electronic content is extracted.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the staff notation includes information associated with a cleff, one or more notes, and a time signature.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the assistive technology corresponds to a screen-reader.

20. A system for rendering music notation comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive a request for electronic content, the request being communicated to the server by a client;
determine a music notation element associated with the electronic content associated with the request;
translate at least part of the music notation element from a first format to a second format that is supported by a browser application;
create a music notation object based at least in part on the translated notation element; and
send the music notation object to the client; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, that when executed, cause at least one processor to:
receive a request for electronic content, the request being communicated to the server by a client;
determine a music notation element associated with the electronic content associated with the request;
translate at least part of the music notation element from a first format to a second format that is supported by a browser application;
create a music notation object based at least in part on the translated notation element; and
render the music notation object to the client in the browser application.

Assignees

• D2L Corp

Inventors

• Batiste David
• Geurts Jeffrey
• Schoger Steve

Classifications

• G10G1/00 Primary

  Means for the representation of music · CPC title

• G09B15/023 Primary

  Electrically operated · CPC title

• G10H2240/011

  Files or data streams containing coded musical information, e.g. for transmission · CPC title

• G10H2240/075

  Musical metadata derived from musical analysis or for use in electrophonic musical instruments · CPC title

• G10H2220/015

  Musical staff, tablature or score displays, e.g. for score reading during a performance · CPC title