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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7919703 | Method for removing the staff lines from a music score image Disclosed is a method of removing staff lines from a music score an image. The method includes detecting a region with staff lines in an image including a music score; checking a gradient of the staff lines, and dividing the staff lines extending continuously in a l... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7750224 | Musical composition user interface representation Graphical musical user interface representation for presenting a stringed musical instrument composition, the stringed musical instrument composition including a plurality of note representations, the graphical musical user interface representation including a plura... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7723599 | Learning device A device for reading and learning indicia, particularly music notation and other music-related indicia, is disclosed. The device is constructed with at least one sheet and has a main image portion and a hanging portion. The main image portion is foldable about first... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7332664 | System and method for musical instrument education System and method for musical instrument education are provided. The system includes a lesson terminal which has a processor unit configured to evaluate performance musical data inputted from an electronic musical instrument, to enable a user feedback, and to enable... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314991 | Method of conveying musical information A method of conveying musical information is described. The method includes the steps of assigning sequential alphabetic and numeric designations as a system of reference to the physical location of individual piano keys on a piano keyboard, the physical location co... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309826 | Browser-based music rendering apparatus method and system Atomic music segments are visually and sonically rendered within a browser window as directed by a set of interface controls thus providing the ability to directly control various performance parameters while also communicating the intentions of the composer and arr... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302490 | Media file format to support switching between multiple timeline-altered media streams In a networked client/server system, media content is streamed from a server computer to a client computer. A media file format is used to store data for multiple timeline-altered streams that provides support for switching between the different timeline-altered str... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288710 | Music searching apparatus and method An apparatus and a method for searching for a music piece which includes a storing device for storing first chord progression music data for a plurality of music pieces representing chronological changes in chords in the music pieces. Second chord progression music ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7253349 | Engineers piano with bisymmetrical manuals and accompanying musical notation system A 2 manual musical keyboard with the pitch progression on one of the manuals reversed. The keys on these manuals are segregated into 2 groups of 2 different heights in the same way as a standard musical keyboard. The key configurations on these manuals have 12 semi-... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237254 | Seamless switching between different playback speeds of time-scale modified data streams In a network environment, multimedia content is streamed from a server computer to a client computer via the network. A user of the client computer can alter the speed at which the multimedia content is played; either speeding up or slowing down the playback. The cl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7212213 | Color display instrument and method for use thereof A method for graphically displaying on a display device, a musical note in a range of notes within an octave, in a range of octaves. The method including, determining the display attributes of a reference octave selected from the range of octaves, receiving a musica... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199299 | Apparatus and computer program for displaying a musical score An electronic musical instrument displays a musical score including lyric character strings on a displayer 21, using music data stored in a storage device 43, by program-processing by a computer main unit 42. The music data includes a series of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199298 | Apparatus, method and computer program for controlling music score display to meet user's musical skill Based on music performance data, music score display data are composed for displaying a music score representing the music performance. A user inputs his/her musical skill to the apparatus. Referring to a musical skill level versus music score item correspondence ta... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197542 | System and method for signaling quality and integrity of data content A method and system for communicating data inspecting, monitoring and analysis information by signaling between digital devices is described. A process analyzes the data, which is then subjected to a variety of inspection and validation methods and systems. The resu... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194686 | Method and apparatus for editing performance data with modifications of icons of musical symbols The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing a score window containing various types of execution icon layers onto which execution icons are attached and arranged in conformity with a progression of a musical tune on a screen of the display... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189912 | Method and apparatus for tracking musical score A score tracking method and apparatus are provided. The method detects frequency models of score notes to be performed, compiles a list of frequency models, and generates a matching model composed of frequency components, based on the list. The frequency components ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7149359 | Searching and recording media streams In a networked client/server system, media data is streamed from a server to a client. A user of the client can search the media data to identify portions that satisfy certain search criteria, and/or store the media data locally at the client for subsequent playback... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7119266 | Electronic music display appliance and method for displaying music scores An apparatus and a method for electronically displaying music scores use a music object file format to store and display music scores. A music score file is translated into a music object file. The music object file includes music data structures that correspond to ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7098392 | Electronic image visualization system and communication methodologies An electronic image visualization system, such as a music stand system and display, management and communications methodologies relating thereto are presented. The electronic music stand system is comprised of a performer subsystem comprising a processing subsystem,... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096271 | Managing timeline modification and synchronization of multiple media streams in networked client/server systems In a client/server network system, multimedia content is streamed from one or more servers to the client. The multimedia content includes multiple media streams that can be streamed to the client from the same server or from different servers. The user is able to mo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094960 | Musical score display apparatus A musical score display apparatus reads note data and lyric data, and displays the read note data and lyric data on a displayed musical score. In the case where the lyric data are displayed to match the displayed note data, a position where character strings of the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7041891 | Choral keyboarding non-note reading methodology A non-note reading methodology developed for the instant ability of lay people/students to use any keyboard instrument to play notes combined with cardinal numbers (1–8). They can instantly play melodies/choral parts. The notes of the scale are numbered from 1–8... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6977334 | Method of writing keyboard music A unique method of writing keyboard music without the use of traditional lines and staff notation is provided. The method is primarily designed to represent elementary R & B, Jazz and Gospel keyboard music, but is not limited to such. The invention consists o... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6928655 | Live presentation searching In a networked client/server system, live presentations can be streamed from an encoder or other server to a client computer. Additionally, information describing the presentation is registered with a search server. This information is made available for user search... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921855 | Analysis program for analyzing electronic musical score An analysis programs, apparatus, and method is provided for analyzing electronic musical scores. The invention relates to analyzing an electronic musical score that designates a desired musical note sequence in electronic musical score data, extracts a musical note ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6881887 | Teaching method and guides to teach piano A guide is disclosed with vertical numerically color coded lines on it. The guide can then be moved along the space between the keys and the fallboard of the piano, so that the keys can be played by anyone placing their fingers on the keys indicated by the lines on ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6822151 | Musical instrument teaching device and method therefor A musical instrument teaching calender has a plurality of pages coupled together. A date section is located on each of the plurality of pages for indicating the day of the year. A musical instruction section is located on each of the plurality of pages for teaching ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6791019 | Staff sheet printer The purposes of this staff sheet printer (100) is to translate played acoustic sound into music notes as music staff sheets (60) by having a plurality of sensors attached on an acoustical musical instrument. Conventionally, a music teacher listens whil... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6750387 | Mode-enhanced hindustani music Hindustani music is found to have an additional 22 thatas that can be scientifically and accurately computed. Together with the 10 thatas already identified, these newly identified and compiled thatas make a total 32 thatas. In a further aspect, a raag or melody is ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6727418 | Musical score display apparatus and method Musical score of a music piece is divided into a plurality of displaying portions, and display progression information is supplied which defines a shift or jump, in the displaying portions, of a performed measure based on a repeat sign. Next displaying portion to be... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6660921 | Colorall fingering A method for teaching stringed instrument students how to play sheet music through the use of colored fingering numbers. This method assists the user in knowing which finger to use on which string as they play instrumental music. It also indicates which p... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6639139 | Color-coded melody text and method of teaching A visually enhanced teaching text comprises a series of words to be sung, the series of words having a plurality of tropes each having a predetermined tune. The text also includes symbols in the text indicative of the start and end of a trope, with at lea... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6555737 | Performance instruction apparatus and method Pictures of a predetermined musical instrument, such as a drum set, and a model player are displayed, so as to visually indicate, in accordance with a progression of performance, which musical instrument should be operated or played and which of body part... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6483019 | Music annotation system for performance and composition of musical scores A system for displaying music. An Internet server stores the music. A computer accesses the Internet server and downloads a particular musical composition. The computer stores the particular musical composition in a computer memory. A plurality of viewers... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476303 | Music notation implement and music The objects of the present invention are to provide a music sheet on which all the notes can be presented without using sharps or flats and to make writing and reading music easier. A music sheet is formed by providing base lines (3) at a certain distance... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6459028 | Performance data modifying method, performance data modifying apparatus, and storage medium An application program for generating performance data of a user input musical score performs a modifying process of modifying only a note with a musical sign such as a turn sign, so that as the generated performance data is reproduced, unnatural musical ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6459029 | Method and apparatus for displaying multiple images of musical score data on screen of display A musical score display apparatus is installed in a grand piano to display multiple images of pages of a musical score of a prescribed musical tune on the screen. Each of the multiple images of the musical score is divided into the prescribed number of se... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6392132 | Musical score display for musical performance apparatus A musical score display apparatus installed in an electronic musical instrument such as a player piano is designed to automatically display and change over images of electronic musical score data on the screen. A user's voice (or vocalization) is input by... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6388182 | Method and apparatus for teaching music A music teaching method utilizes a musical notation sheet to depict a song and a keyboard for playing the song. The notation sheet has a staff having a single line with numbers printed above and below the line. The numbers correspond to both the fingers o... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6288316 | Musical notation system The system of musical notation includes a series of alphabetic characters "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "A" and "B" representing tones C through B, and a series of alphabetic characters "H", "I", "J", "K" and "L" representing tones C.music-sharp. (D.music-flat... | 09/11/2001 |
