Inventors:
John D. Puterbaugh - Sterling MA, US
Eric J. Puterbaugh - Boston MA, US
Peter Velikonja - Brooklyn NY, US
Robert A. Baxter - Bedford MA, US
Assignee:
Nellymoser, Inc. - Arlington MA
International Classification:
G10L 11/04
G10L 11/06
G10H 7/00
US Classification:
704205, 84649, 84654, 704206
Abstract:
A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.