Method and device for controlling vibrational and light effects using instrument definitions in an audio file format
View Patent ↗An audio file format is provided, which includes definitions for one or more instruments, and definitions for one or more notes, that are associated with one or more vibrational element groupings, where each vibrational element grouping includes one or more vibration sources. Received commands present in the audio file, and associated with a note and an instrument definition, are compared to determine if the associated note and instrument definitions correspond to one of the one or more vibrational element groupings. If the associated instrument definition corresponds to a vibrational element grouping, then the commands are mapped to corresponding vibrational effects, and the actuation of the one or more vibration sources of the respective vibrational element grouping is controlled. If the associated instrument definition of the received command corresponds to an audio instrument, then an audible output is controlled in accordance with the received command.
1. A method for separately controlling vibrational effects for one or more vibrational element groupings using an audio file format comprising:
assigning a note definition for at least one predefined instrument of the one or more instruments to each one of one or more vibrational element groupings having one or more vibration sources;
receiving commands for the note definitions for the at least one predefined instrument of the one or more instruments assigned to at least one of one or more vibrational element groupings; and
actuating the one or more vibration sources within the corresponding vibrational element grouping in accordance with the commands received which include the assigned note for the at least one predefined instrument.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein receiving commands for the note definitions for the at least one predefined instrument of the one or more instruments additionally includes commands for receiving at least one of volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions, associated with at least some of the one or more note definitions, and wherein actuating the one or more vibration sources additionally includes controlling the intensity of the force produced by the one or more vibration sources within the vibrational element grouping in accordance with the at least one of volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions.
3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the note definitions include relative start times and relative end times, which when associated with instrument definitions assigned to each of the one or more vibrational element groups affects the start time and the end time of the actuation of the vibration sources within the corresponding vibrational element groups.
4. A portable electronic device comprising:
one or more vibrational element groupings, each vibrational element grouping including one or more vibration sources; and
a processor coupled to the one or more vibrational element groupings, said processor including
an audio file interpreter module adapted for interpreting the contents of a file in an audio file format including definitions for one or more instruments, and one or more note definitions, which are associated with each of the one or more instruments, wherein each of the vibrational element groupings is associated with a corresponding one of the one or more note definitions for at least one predefined instrument of the one or more instrument definitions, and wherein when a note for an instrument corresponding to one of the one or more vibrational element groupings is received, the vibration sources within the vibrational element grouping is actuated.
5. A portable electronic device in accordance with claim 4 further comprising one or more speakers coupled to the processor, which is adapted for producing an audio output in response to the interpretation by the audio file interpreter of the one or more note definitions for one or more instrument definitions associated with producing an audio output.
6. A portable electronic device in accordance with claim 4 further comprising one or more light groupings, which each include one or more light sources; wherein each of the light groupings are associated with at least one of an instrument definition, and a note definition associated with one or more of the instrument definitions; and wherein the one or more light groupings are adapted to illuminate in response to the interpretation by the audio file interpreter of the at least one of the instrument definition, and the note definition associated with one of the one or more light groupings.
7. A portable electronic device in accordance with claim 4 further comprising a transceiver adapted for communicating with another electronic device.
8. A portable electronic device in accordance with claim 7 wherein said portable electronic device is a cellular telephone.