Patent Grant
12148409
One or more embodiments relate generally to musician collaboration, and in particular a collaboration computing platform and mobile app for musician collaboration.
Most musicians and musical artists typically rely on booking agents and agencies in order to connect with other musicians and musical artists.
Some embodiments provide a musician collaboration system that includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive a request for providing a feature. The request including receiving a first content file associated with the feature; transmitting a message informing the request; one of transmitting an acceptance of the request and a denial of the request; and upon the acceptance of the request, receiving and transmitting a second content file including a version of the feature.
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the one or more embodiments will become understood with reference to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying figures.
The following description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of one or more embodiments and is not meant to limit the inventive concepts claimed herein. Further, particular features described herein can be used in combination with other described features in each of the various possible combinations and permutations. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all terms are to be given their broadest possible interpretation including meanings implied from the specification as well as meanings understood by those skilled in the art and/or as defined in dictionaries, treatises, etc.
Some embodiments provide a musician collaboration system that includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive a request for providing a feature. The request including receiving a first content file associated with the feature; transmitting a message informing the request; one of transmitting an acceptance of the request and a denial of the request; and upon the acceptance of the request, receiving and transmitting a second content file including a version of the feature.
One or more embodiments provide a computer program product for member collaboration system, the computer program product including a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to: receive, by the processor, a request for providing a feature, the request including receiving a first content file associated with the feature; transmit, by the processor, a message informing the request; transmit, by the processor, one of an acceptance of the request and a denial of the request; and upon the acceptance of the request, receive and transmit, by the processor, a second content file including a version of the feature.
Some embodiments provide a global marketplace for collaborators that provides a platform for musical artists that consolidates and monetizes the act of collaborating musical features (voice, instrument, lyrics, composition, etc.) between artists in exchange for serving as a brokerage platform bridging the gap between the smallest and biggest artist in the world. One embodiment provides a web-based platform and mobile app that offers access to a demographic of artistic individuals who have often may have felt left out. One embodiment provides a website/app that properly encompasses uploading of wav files and the processing of the associated financial transactions. One embodiment provides for build-up of an index of artists up to featuring every artist in the world, and may become the golden standard of its kind. Some embodiments may provide for one million or more subscribers on a platform and mobile app and may be responsible for facilitating the next generations biggest hot 100's, YOUTUBE®, SOUNDCLOUD®, and radio hits.
One or more embodiments aim to become a platform for the first and only global marketplace for musical features via the Internet. One embodiment provides a bridge for the gap between established artists and aspiring artists by providing a platform that gives musical dreamers instant access to a possible musical feature from any artist of their choosing with ease, such as a few clicks of an interface button. One embodiment provides a successful artist with a platform where they can remotely earn revenue in collaboration with ease, such as a few clicks of an interface button.
One embodiment provides a platform that values and provides an opportunity to increase the likelihood little known artists dreams may come to fruition by providing them with the two most prominent assets someone can have in the music industry: access to other artists and opportunity for collaboration. Some embodiments provide users to reach the milestone of generating transactional credits or fees from the exchanging of musical verses via the platform. One embodiment provides to have every artist in the world featured on the platform providing a massive selection of artists to collaborate with.
The music industry from which one or more embodiments will become a pivotal part of a multi-billion dollar industry that may never disappear. Music may forever be a part of people's inner being and as long as that persists, it shall remain a highly profitable industry. One or more embodiments provide a new market in the music industry. Conventional collaboration between music artists consists of booking agents and agencies. Booking agents wear many hats and simply cannot prioritize a collaboration from an unknown artist enough to provide the service as quickly and efficiently as one or more embodiments, which can provide an artist to become their own “booking agents” in regards to features.
One embodiment provides that a target audience is composed of two different musical demographics. The first is an already successfully established artist that is drawn to the platform by the opportunity of being able to generate large sums of revenue instantaneously from the comfort of their home studios via the platform. The second demographic comprises all aspiring artists that have vivid dreams of becoming the next musical sensation and who will gladly join the platform (e.g., via an annual credit or fee, sponsorships, advertising, etc.) in exchange for instant access to potentially collaborate with the established artists, which may include their music industry idols.
In one or more embodiments, if the requesting artist accepts the feature, the way file is automatically downloaded to the requesting artist and the artist providing the feature is compensated minus the service credit or fee (e.g., 7%). If the requesting user is not satisfied with the completed feature and denies the finished product, the requesting artist is reimbursed minus the service credit or fees (e.g., 7%) and the requested artist will not be compensated. In some embodiments, a disclaimer is displayed on the page that informs the artist/user that the requests are documented and may be used against them if they plagiarize or commit copyright infringement of this artist, etc.
Some embodiments may include advertisements for sponsors of artists. In these embodiments, the artists may receive compensation on click throughs. One embodiment may provide that the sponsor of the advertisement pays the service credit or fees for the artist in exchange for being able to post their advertisement on the profile page (or other page). One or more other embodiments may have various different layouts than in
One or more embodiments solve a problem which has discouraged many artists from even attempting to solicit a feature from an established artist. If you understand how the traditional methods of soliciting a feature works, often times the only point person between a little or unknown artist and a well-known artist is a booking agent that is often responsible for many other tasks as well as many other artists; meaning a feature request from an unknown artist is at the bottom of the “to do” list. This lack of priority means that a little known or unknown artist will always have a harder, more time consuming and stressful time trying to obtain a feature; and that is assuming one can even figure out how to get in touch with the agent. Some embodiments consolidate and speed up the entire process while cutting out the middleman and connecting you directly to the source via the corroboration platform and mobile app. It should be noted that many members may be well-known artists that each seek other well-known artists for collaboration. Additionally, multiple artists may combine where each contributes a feature to the original uploaded way file to result in a combination of features compiled for a member requesting the features.
Some embodiments include a platform that an artist that is considered to be established enough that their presence would attract other users to the platform, and they would be featured on the platform (e.g., with no initial or annual credits or fees). Users subscribing to the platform may be charged an initial credit or fee (e.g., $350.00 US, etc.). Users may also pay an annual credit or fee (e.g., $350.00 US, etc.) for as long as they utilize the platform. Every artist requesting a feature may pay a service credit or fee (e.g., 3%, etc.). Every artist who is being requested for a feature may be charged a service credit or fee (e.g., 7%, etc.) that is automatically deducted from the funds they receive for the feature. Any denied feature request, unanswered request, or denial to accept a finished feature results in the artist being refunded the amount they paid (e.g., minus the service credit or fee, etc.). One embodiment provides direct access to every artist in the world. One embodiment provides the process of exchanging features to be executed in a much faster and less bureaucratic form. One embodiment provides an artist an exponential increase in the revenue they may generate from providing musical features. Some embodiments eliminate the barrier of distance by allowing artists to collaborate, give and collect compensation with artists on the other side of the world via the platform. One embodiment highly increases the probability of unknown artists to catch the attention of well-known or even the biggest artist in the world. In one embodiment, suggestions from the well known artist may be provided if they themselves are not interested in providing the feature or are currently unavailable. Some embodiments provide that the well-known artist may request the collaboration of other well-known artists in addition to themselves with ease by making selections and clicking on a button.
Some embodiments provide a vetting process, and direct recruitment methods that guarantee customers with at or close to 100% certainty that every profile on the platform is in fact directly linked to the artist displayed.
One or more embodiments provide virtual, real, or a combination of professional customer service teams that assist every customer's needs. In one example embodiment, there are four instances in which refunds are issued to users (for the money they paid for a feature): 1) if the artist that the user requested denies the feature, the user is refunded the amount they paid minus the service credit or fee; 2) if the artist that the user requested does not accept nor deny the feature within the a particular time period, (e.g., three weeks, etc.) the user is refunded the amount they paid minus the service credit or fee; 3) if the artist that the user requested for a feature accepts the feature but does not return the finished way file within the given time period, the user is refunded the full amount they paid including the service fee they initially paid; and 4) if the artist that the user requested for a feature completes and re-submits the way file to the user, but upon review the user is unsatisfied with the finished product, denies the feature, and the artist fails to revise the feature that is acceptable to the user, the user is refunded the amount they paid minus the service credit or fee.
Some embodiments provide a specialized and unique niche in the market of features in that it will be the only platform that allows artists to fully collaborate and collect entirely via the web. Another key point that distinguishes the platform from conventional methods and websites is that it provides a complete index containing every artist from every genre in the world, and due to the convenience that the platform provides, it inherently increases the chances of an artist actually and successfully getting the features by consolidating all the time consuming variables within the traditional form of soliciting a feature. The platform provides the next best thing to speaking to the artist directly.
One or more embodiments provide a method of marketing by using proprietary and extensive contacts and connections to directly recruit as many established artists as possible to be featured on the platform. Recruiting the top tier artists should be facilitated by the fact that the platform provides a new and fast-paced revenue stream. Eventually the platform may obtain record label representatives to broker agreements to have all their artists featured on the platform and be able to facilitate cleared features.
In use, the gateway 301 serves as an entrance point from the remote networks 302 to the proximate network 308. As such, the gateway 301 may function as a router, which is capable of directing a given packet of data that arrives at the gateway 301, and a switch, which furnishes the actual path in and out of the gateway 301 for a given packet.
Further included is at least one data server 314 coupled to the proximate network 308, which is accessible from the remote networks 302 via the gateway 301. It should be noted that the data server(s) 314 may include any type of computing device/groupware. Coupled to each data server 314 is a plurality of user devices 316. Such user devices 316 may include a desktop computer, laptop computer, handheld computer, printer, and/or any other type of logic-containing device. It should be noted that a user device 316 may also be directly coupled to any of the networks in some embodiments.
A peripheral 320 or series of peripherals 320, e.g., facsimile machines, printers, scanners, hard disk drives, networked and/or local storage units or systems, etc., may be coupled to one or more of the networks 304, 306, 308. It should be noted that databases and/or additional components may be utilized with, or integrated into, any type of network element coupled to the networks 304, 306, 308. In the context of the present description, a network element may refer to any component of a network.
According to some approaches, methods and systems described herein may be implemented with and/or on virtual systems and/or systems, which emulate one or more other systems, such as a UNIX system that emulates an IBM z/OS environment, a UNIX system that virtually hosts a MICROSOFT WINDOWS environment, a MICROSOFT WINDOWS system that emulates an IBM z/OS environment, etc. This virtualization and/or emulation may be implemented through the use of VMWARE software in some embodiments.
In one example, the workstation may have resident thereon an operating system, such as the MICROSOFT WINDOWS Operating System (OS), a MAC OS, a UNIX OS, etc. In one embodiment, the system 400 employs a POSIX® based file system. It will be appreciated that other examples may also be implemented on platforms and operating systems other than those mentioned. Such other examples may include operating systems written using JAVA, XML, C, and/or C++ language, or other programming languages, along with an object oriented programming methodology. Object oriented programming (OOP), which has become increasingly used to develop complex applications, may also be used.
As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, aspects of the present invention may be embodied as a system, method or computer program product. Accordingly, aspects of the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects that may all generally be referred to herein as a “circuit,” “module” or “system.” Furthermore, aspects of the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied in one or more computer readable medium(s) having computer readable program code embodied thereon.
Any combination of one or more computer readable medium(s) may be utilized. The computer readable medium may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the context of this document, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
A computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++ or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider).
Aspects of the present invention are described below with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable medium that can direct a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable medium produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts or carry out combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
References in the claims to an element in the singular is not intended to mean “one and only” unless explicitly so stated, but rather “one or more.” All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the above-described exemplary embodiment that are currently known or later come to be known to those of ordinary skill in the art are intended to be encompassed by the present claims. No claim element herein is to be construed under the provisions of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. section 112, sixth paragraph, unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase “means for” or “step for.”
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the embodiments has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
Though the embodiments have been described with reference to certain versions thereof; however, other versions are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained herein.
This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63/168,899, filed Mar. 31, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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