Patent ID: 7164906
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: H04H,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of creating a joint musical work, wherein is provided a plurality of mobile computing devices, each of said plurality of computing devices having at least one song accessible thereby, comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a master computing device from among said plurality of mobile computing devices; (b) using said master computing device to select one of said accessible songs; (c) choosing a tempo of said selected song; (d) selecting at least one accompanying computing device from said plurality of mobile computing devices; (e) choosing said selected song within at least one of said at least one accompanying computing devices; (f) synchronizing at least approximately said at least one accompanying computing device with said master computing device; (g) simultaneously playing at least a portion of a representation of said selected song on said master computing device and on said accompanying computing device, said playing of said representation of said selected song on said master and accompanying computing devices being at least approximately synchronized; (h) identifying one or more master performance keys on said master computing device, each of said one or more master performance keys causing said master computing device to emit one or more sounds that are consistent with said selected song when any of said performance keys is pressed during the playing of said song; (i) identifying one or more accompanying performance keys on said accompanying computing devices, each of said one or more accompanying performance keys causing said accompanying computing device to emit one or more sounds that are consistent with said selected song when any of said accompanying performance keys is pressed during the playing of said song, (j) pressing one or more of said master performance keys in concert with said playing of said selected song on said master computing device; and, (k) pressing one or more of said accompanying performance keys in concert with said playing of said selected song on said master computing device, thereby creating a joint musical work.