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Re: Lego patent issued
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Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:26:31 GMT
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Here's another ridiculous Lego patent, which claims the idea implemented by
the wave of "breakdance" games published in the mid-80s for machines like
the Commodore 64 and described in magazines such as Compute! or Home
Computer Monthly.
US6353170: Method and system for composing electronic music and generating
graphical information
Filed 9/4/98 US and 4/26/01 US. Published 3/5/02.
Abstract:
A method and system are provided that allows a user to interactively compose
music and create a video of an animated character that dances to the rhythm
and beat of the composed music. To compose music, the user interactively
selects and arranges a plurality of music samples for a plurality of
instruments. Music samples are independent pieces of music that can be
seamlessly looped to compose the musical work. A harmonizer program allows
the user to hammonize the music samples that play simultaneously, thereby
allowing the user to compose a music piece without knowledge or experience
in musical theory or training. The user creates a video of an animated
character that dances to the rhythm and beat of the music using an animation
program. The animation program provides the user with a plurality of video
clips from which the user can select and arrange to create the video. Once
completed, the user can play, edit, and save the composed music and the video.
What is claimed is:
1. In a computer, a method of composing a multimedia work comprising the
steps of:
* in response to a user interaction selecting (430) a music sample from a
plurality of music samples, wherein each of the music samples is an
independent pre-composed piece of music of fixed duration having a common
interface that allows the music samples to be seamlessly looped; and
* placing (740) the selected music sample in a location in the multimedia
work, wherein the step of selecting (430) a music sample and placing (740)
the selected music sample in a location in the multimedia work is repeated
in response to a user interaction to create the multimedia work
characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of:
* in response to further user interaction selecting (460) a pre-drawn dance
movement clip from a plurality of dance movement clips; and placing the
selected pre-drawn dance movement clip (810) in a location (820) in the
multimedia work; wherein the step of selecting a pre-drawn dance movement
clip and placing the selected pre-drawn dance movement in a location (820)
in the multimedia work is repeated in response to further user interaction
to create the multimedia work as a user composed multimedia work with an
animated character (610) that dances to a user created composition of the
musical samples by playing (750) the selected music samples and sequentially
displaying (FIG. 6) the dance movement clips at corresponding speed and
tempo of the music.
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| Well folks, this is not cause for alarm, but Lego have got their software patent on how they store model files: US6389375: Virtual reality modelling Published 5/14/02 Filed 1/14/99 The "novel idea" for which they have received patent protection is: (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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