Electronic device and method for outputting sounds

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9830897-B2
Application number	US-201414533791-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2014
Priority date	Nov 5, 2013
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

A method for outputting a sound in an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating a loop module corresponding to a loop element; displaying the generated loop module; and outputting a sound included in the displayed loop module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for outputting a sound in an electronic device, the method comprising:
generating, by a processor of the electronic device, at least one loop module corresponding to at least one loop element;
displaying, by the processor, the generated at least one loop module on a screen of the electronic device; and
outputting, by the processor, a sound included in the displayed at least one loop module in response to execution of one of the displayed at least one loop module, by an output unit of the electronic device,
combining by the processor and displaying, if there are at least two loop elements, at least two loop modules corresponding to the at least two loop elements based on a sound pattern of each loop element corresponding to each loop module.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the one of the at least one loop module rotates, another loop module rotates in response to the rotation of the at least one loop module.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each loop module among the at least two loop modules is combined with an adjacent loop module so that the sound in a same sound pattern is output, and the combined loop modules are displayed.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the displayed at least one loop module is changeable in at least one of rotation and movement.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to detecting a touch or hovering on the one of the displayed at least one loop module, each of the displayed at least one loop module rotates clockwise or counterclockwise.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one loop module outputs the sound at a trigger point in response to the sound pattern of the loop element corresponding thereto.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each loop module includes at least one of the loop element included in a sound table, sound pattern information including at least one ON/OFF information indicating whether a sound per unit time of the loop element is output, trigger information indicating a point where the sound is output from the sound pattern information, bar information indicating bars of the sound corresponding to the loop element included in the sound table, and volume information of the sound per unit time of the loop element.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the at least one loop module is a toothed wheel type, a number of teeth of the toothed wheel, bars of the toothed wheel, and the sound pattern are determined in response to beats of the sound, bars of the sound, and the sound pattern of the at least one loop element, respectively.

9. An electronic device for outputting a sound, the electronic device comprising:
a screen configured to receive a command to output a sound;
a processor configured to generate at least one loop module based on a sound pattern of at least one loop element, and to generate a sound included in the loop module in response to execution of the generated loop module; and
an output unit configured to output the generated sound;
wherein the screen displays the generated loop module, and
if there are at least two loop elements, the processor is further configured to generate each loop module based on a sound pattern of each loop element, and to combine each loop module.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to combine at least two loop modules so that the sound is output in a same sound pattern.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the loop module using beats and bars of the sound included in the loop element.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to rotate the loop module clockwise or counterclockwise in response to detecting a touch or hovering on the displayed loop module.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the loop module using at least one of the loop element included in a sound table, sound pattern information including at least one ON/OFF information indicating whether sound per unit time of the loop element is output, trigger information indicating a point where the sound is output from the sound pattern information, bar information indicating bars of the sound corresponding to the loop element included in the sound table, and volume information of the sound per unit time of the loop element.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oh Hae-Seok
• Yang Chul-Hyung
• Choi Gyu-Cheol

Classifications

• G10H7/02

  in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories · CPC title

• G10H2250/641

  Waveform sampler, i.e. music samplers; Sampled music loop processing, wherein a loop is a sample of a performance that has been edited to repeat seamlessly without clicks or artifacts · CPC title

• G10H2220/126

  for graphical editing of individual notes, parts or phrases represented as variable length segments on a 2D or 3D representation, e.g. graphical edition of musical collage, remix files or pianoroll representations of MIDI-like files · CPC title

• G10H2220/096

  using a touch screen · CPC title

• G10H1/42 Primary

  comprising tone forming circuits · CPC title