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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2011
Douglas R. Applewhite, Waltham, MA (US);
Bryn Bennett, Somerville, MA (US);
Sylvain Dubrofsky, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael Monsalvatge, Waltham, MA (US);
Daniel A. Schmidt, Somerville, MA (US);
Matthew J. Sharpe, Waltham, MA (US);
Daniel C. Teasdale, Somerville, MA (US);
Douglas R. Applewhite, Waltham, MA (US);
Bryn Bennett, Somerville, MA (US);
Sylvain Dubrofsky, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael Monsalvatge, Waltham, MA (US);
Daniel A. Schmidt, Somerville, MA (US);
Matthew J. Sharpe, Waltham, MA (US);
Daniel C. Teasdale, Somerville, MA (US);
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides displaying, in a lane, a section of repeatable inputs in a sub-lane of the lane. Cue data is loaded from a data file, which includes duration data and a plurality of cues to be displayed in the sub-lane. Then, the plurality of cues and a section indicator are displayed in the sub-lane, with the section indicator based on the duration data and indicating that the plurality of cues are repeatable inputs. Then, a timer is started that is independent of a timing window of any cue of the plurality of cues. Then, it is determined if an input is received for the sub-lane before the timer reaches a timing threshold. If it is, the timer is restarted and the plurality of cues is maintained as repeatable inputs. If it is not, the section indicator is modified to indicate that the plurality of cues are not repeatable inputs.