ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,051, issued on May 26.

"Segmented music practice and learning system" was invented by Sitaram Kumar Pemmaraju Venkata (Woodinville, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for segmented music practice provides precise control over musical content division and practice implementation through digital means. The system receives audio content through direct recording or file import, maintains segment definitions with independent timing parameters in a database, and implements gesture-based practice controls. A segmentation engine enables users to define precise segment boundaries within musical content, storing segment me...