US 11,947,864 B2
Music content generation using image representations of audio files
Edward Balassanian, Austin, TX (US); Patrick E. Hutchings, Melbourne (AU); and Toby Gifford, Melbourne (AU)
Assigned to AiMi Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by AiMi Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,052.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/068,433, filed on Aug. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/068,431, filed on Aug. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/028,233, filed on May 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/972,711, filed on Feb. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0248983 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/16 (2013.01); G10H 1/00 (2006.01); G10H 1/06 (2006.01); G10L 21/12 (2013.01); G10L 25/06 (2013.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G05B 13/027 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 21/105 (2013.01); G06F 21/16 (2013.01); G10H 1/0025 (2013.01); G10H 1/0066 (2013.01); G10H 1/06 (2013.01); G10L 21/12 (2013.01); G10L 25/06 (2013.01); H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); G10H 2210/076 (2013.01); G10H 2220/126 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
generating, by a computer system, a plurality of image representations of a plurality of audio files, wherein an image representation for a specified audio file is generated based on playback data for the specified audio file and a MIDI representation showing pitch, time, and velocity data for notes in the specified audio file;
selecting multiple ones of the audio files based on the plurality of image representations; and
combining the multiple ones of the audio files to generate output music content.