Mark Godfrey

US Patent:

20130339035, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun 5, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/910949

Inventors:

Mark Godfrey - Atlanta GA, US
Alexander Rae - Atlanta GA, US
Prerna Gupta - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Perry R. Cook - Jacksonville OR, US

International Classification:

G10L 19/00

US Classification:

704500

Abstract:

Captured vocals may be automatically transformed using advanced digital signal processing techniques that provide captivating applications, and even purpose-built devices, in which mere novice user-musicians may generate, audibly render and share musical performances. In some cases, the automated transformations allow spoken vocals to be segmented, arranged, temporally aligned with a target rhythm, meter or accompanying backing tracks and pitch corrected in accord with a score or note sequence. Speech-to-song music applications are one such example. In some cases, spoken vocals may be transformed in accord with musical genres such as rap using automated segmentation and temporal alignment techniques, often without pitch correction. Such applications, which may employ different signal processing and different automated transformations, may nonetheless be understood as speech-to-rap variations on the theme.

US Patent:

20140074459, Mar 13, 2014

Filed:

Mar 29, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/853759

Inventors:

Mark Godfrey - Atlanta GA, US
Alexander Rae - Atlanta GA, US
Prerna Gupta - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Perry R. Cook - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Smule, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G10L 19/02

US Classification:

704203

Abstract:

Captured vocals may be automatically transformed using advanced digital signal processing techniques that provide captivating applications, and even purpose-built devices, in which mere novice user-musicians may generate, audibly render and share musical performances. In some cases, the automated transformations allow spoken vocals to be segmented, arranged, temporally aligned with a target rhythm, meter or accompanying backing tracks and pitch corrected in accord with a score or note sequence. Speech-to-song music applications are one such example. In some cases, spoken vocals may be transformed in accord with musical genres such as rap using automated segmentation and temporal alignment techniques, often without pitch correction. Such applications, which may employ different signal processing and different automated transformations, may nonetheless be understood as speech-to-rap variations on the theme.

US Patent:

20220180879, Jun 9, 2022

Filed:

Sep 20, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/479912

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Mark Godfrey - Atlanta GA, US
Alexander Rae - Atlanta GA, US
Prerna Gupta - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Perry R. Cook - Jacksonville OR, US

International Classification:

G10L 19/02
G10L 21/055
G10H 1/36
G10L 19/00

Abstract:

Captured vocals may be automatically transformed using advanced digital signal processing techniques that provide captivating applications, and even purpose-built devices, in which mere novice user-musicians may generate, audibly render and share musical performances. In some cases, the automated transformations allow spoken vocals to be segmented, arranged, temporally aligned with a target rhythm, meter or accompanying backing tracks and pitch corrected in accord with a score or note sequence. Speech-to-song music applications are one such example. In some cases, spoken vocals may be transformed in accord with musical genres such as rap using automated segmentation and temporal alignment techniques, often without pitch correction. Such applications, which may employ different signal processing and different automated transformations, may nonetheless be understood as speech-to-rap variations on the theme.

US Patent:

20200105281, Apr 2, 2020

Filed:

May 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/410500

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Mark Godfrey - Atlanta GA, US
Alexander Rae - Atlanta GA, US
Prerna Gupta - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Perry R. Cook - Jacksonville OR, US

International Classification:

G10L 19/02
G10L 21/055
G10H 1/36
G10L 19/00

Abstract:

Captured vocals may be automatically transformed using advanced digital signal processing techniques that provide captivating applications, and even purpose-built devices, in which mere novice user-musicians may generate, audibly render and share musical performances. In some cases, the automated transformations allow spoken vocals to be segmented, arranged, temporally aligned with a target rhythm, meter or accompanying backing tracks and pitch corrected in accord with a score or note sequence. Speech-to-song music applications are one such example. In some cases, spoken vocals may be transformed in accord with musical genres such as rap using automated segmentation and temporal alignment techniques, often without pitch correction. Such applications, which may employ different signal processing and different automated transformations, may nonetheless be understood as speech-to-rap variations on the theme.

US Patent:

20170337927, Nov 23, 2017

Filed:

May 26, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/606111

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Mark Godfrey - Atlanta GA, US
Alexander Rae - Atlanta GA, US
Prerna Gupta - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Perry R. Cook - Jacksonville OR, US

International Classification:

G10L 19/02
G10L 21/055
G10H 1/36
G10L 19/00

Abstract:

Captured vocals may be automatically transformed using advanced digital signal processing techniques that provide captivating applications, and even purpose-built devices, in which mere novice user-musicians may generate, audibly render and share musical performances. In some cases, the automated transformations allow spoken vocals to be segmented, arranged, temporally aligned with a target rhythm, meter or accompanying backing tracks and pitch corrected in accord with a score or note sequence. Speech-to-song music applications are one such example. In some cases, spoken vocals may be transformed in accord with musical genres such as rap using automated segmentation and temporal alignment techniques, often without pitch correction. Such applications, which may employ different signal processing and different automated transformations, may nonetheless be understood as speech-to-rap variations on the theme.

US Patent:

20150120308, Apr 30, 2015

Filed:

Dec 31, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/587625

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Mark Godfrey - Atlanta GA, US
Ian S. Simon - San Francisco CA, US
Jeannie Yang - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G10L 19/00

US Classification:

704500

Abstract:

An application that manipulates audio (or audiovisual) content, automated music creation technologies may be employed to generate new musical content using digital signal processing software hosted on handheld and/or server (or cloud-based) compute platforms to intelligently process and combine a set of audio content captured and submitted by users of modern mobile phones or other handheld compute platforms. The user-submitted recordings may contain speech, singing, musical instruments, or a wide variety of other sound sources, and the recordings may optionally be preprocessed by the handheld devices prior to submission.

Address:

5500 County Rd 1229, Godley, TX 76044

VIN:

1FTRW12W77FA99551

Make:

FORD

Model:

F-150

Year:

2007