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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8106282 | Music accompaniment apparatus having delay control function of audio or video signal and method for controlling the same There is provided a music accompaniment apparatus that is connected to at least one external device to reproduce an audio or video signal, the music accompaniment apparatus including: an audio input section for inputting an external audio signal; an audio signal pro... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8088987 | Tone signal processing apparatus and method Specific pitch of an input tone signal is sequentially detected, and a normalized pitch corresponding to a pitch name is sequentially detected on the basis of the specific pitch. It is determined whether there has been a variation in the detected pitch. Lead tone (f... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8044291 | Selection of visually displayed audio data for editing Methods, systems, and computer program products for selection of visually displayed audio data are provided. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided. Original audio data is displayed in a plurality of visual forms. A first input is received ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030564 | Method for selecting and recommending content, server, content playback apparatus, content recording apparatus, and recording medium storing computer program for selecting and recommending content A content selecting and recommending method includes a step of generating a log table using information sent as a log from each of a plurality of users' terminals, each user's state being classified into one of a plurality of state patterns, the log table including ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026437 | Electronic musical instrument generating musical sounds with plural timbres in response to a sound generation instruction When the on-on time between Note 1 and Note 2 is shorter than the double stop judgment time JT, as shown in FIG. 3A, the mode is changed from Unison 1 to Unison 2. When note-on information of Note 1 is inputted at time t1... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8015200 | Multimedia platform synchronizer A karaoke home entertainment center for streamlining karaoke show; reduce stress, problems and time pressure on the KJ & to prevent piracy. The inventive device includes Ultimate Karaoke Book, Karaoke Rental Systems, ProPlayer, Karaoke Shoppe Download Center, Karaok... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008567 | Music reproducing system for collaboration, program reproducer, music data distributor and program producer A music reproducing system includes a musical instrument for reproducing a music tune on the basis of the MIDI music data, a sound reproducer for reproducing a music tune and/or narration from audio data codes and a server computer for distributing programs, MIDI fi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003873 | Percussion assembly, as well as drumsticks and input means for use in said percussion assembly The present invention relates to a percussion assembly comprising a multitude of percussion instruments, means for playing said percussion instruments and input means for inputting a tone pitch selection for the purpose of producing a tone pitch selection signal. Th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985914 | Automatic player accompanying singer on musical instrument and automatic player musical instrument An automatic player piano includes a voice recognizer and a piano controller; while a user is singing a song, the voice recognizer analyzes the voice signal representative of vocal tones so as to determine the loudness and pitch of each vocal tone, and successively ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7863511 | System for and method of generating audio sequences of prescribed duration A system and method for automatically generating a composed audio output sequence of a prescribed, utilizing a unique marker syntax that provides compatibility with MIDI standards and permits musical integrity preservation during automatic audio output sequence gene... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7851689 | Systems and methods for the creation and playback of animated, interpretive, musical notation and audio synchronized with the recorded performance of an original artist A music application guides a user with some musical experience through the steps of creating and editing a musical enhancement file that enhances and plays in synchronicity with an audio signal of an original artist's recorded performance. This enables others, perha... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851688 | Portable sound processing device A portable sound processing device [1000] designed to retrofit a portable digital player (PDP) such as an iPod sold by Apple, Inc., includes a display [1201] for interacting with a user, a plurality of input devices [1103-1133] for receiv... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838756 | Audio playback device having function for adjusting playback speed and a method thereof An audio playback device having a function for adjusting a playback speed, and a method thereof includes, in the audio playback device, stored audio data is decoded and converted into an audio stream in a PCM format, and the audio stream is divided into a high frequ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7745715 | Method for generating audio data and user terminal and record medium using the same Disclosed is a method for generating audio data automatically and a personal terminal and a recorded medium using the same. Disclosed method comprises the steps of: (a) detecting pitch of inputted sound source; (b) generating a unit tone data using detected pith var... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7732699 | Central processing unit for singing room machinery and MP3 A central processing unit (CPU) for an MP3 player and a karaoke system makes it possible to reduce the size of the MP3 and the karaoke system by integrally building various kinds of storage units in a DSP and an RISC processor for executing control commands and gene... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7723603 | Method and apparatus for composing and performing music The present invention is method and apparatus for music performance and composition. More specifically, the present invention is an interactive music apparatus comprising actuating a signal that is transmitted to a processing computer that transmits output signals t... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7714223 | Reproduction device, reproduction method and computer usable medium having computer readable reproduction program emodied therein The reproduction device comprises a decoding section, a threshold calculating section, and a musical data output section. The threshold calculating section calculates an average amplitude level in a predetermined section of an end portion of first musical data gener... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7683251 | Method and apparatus for playing in synchronism with a digital audio file an automated musical instrument The invention disclosed is a system for playing a music sequence such as a MIDI file in synchronization with a prerecorded digital audio data file, such as an MP3 file. The synchronization is accomplished by using the digital media sample rate as a common time base ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7663050 | Automatic accompaniment apparatus, method of controlling the same, and program for implementing the method An automatic accompaniment apparatus that enables an external electronic musical instrument connected thereto to exhibit its accompaniment information generating capability to the maximum. Control information for causing an accompaniment information generator of the... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7649136 | Music reproducing system for collaboration, program reproducer, music data distributor and program producer A music reproducing system includes a musical instrument for reproducing a music tune on the basis of the MIDI music data, a sound reproducer for reproducing a music tune and/or narration from audio data codes and a server computer for distributing programs, MIDI fi... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7589273 | Musical instrument and automatic accompanying system for human player An automatic accompanist produces tones for an accompaniment in synchronism with tones of melody produced through fingering of a human player; cue note data codes, which express tones produced in the melody, and cue time data codes, which express a lapse of time bet... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7507900 | Method and apparatus for playing in synchronism with a DVD an automated musical instrument The invention disclosed herein is a system and method for playing music sequences, such as MIDI files in synchronization with a DVD. This system utilizes a preauthored music sequence and a controller that listens to the S/PDIF output of a DVD player. Further, this a... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7435891 | Method and system for generating musical variations directed to particular skill-levels Various embodiments are directed to an automated method and system component for generating variations of one or more musical selections directed to particular students or to particular skill-levels into which students may be classified. The method and system compon... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7420113 | Rendition style determination apparatus and method On the basis of performance event information, at least two notes to be sounded in succession or in an overlapping relation to each other are detected, and a tone pitch difference between the detected at least two notes is detected. Tone pitch difference limitation ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420115 | Memory access controller for musical sound generating system In an access controller provided for a musical sound signal generating system, a signal generating section operates when a readout of wave data of one block stored in a working memory is completed in a sound channel, for supplying a next waveform request signal to a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411123 | Method for transforming image into music The invention is a method for transforming image into music, more particularly, is a method for transforming image into sound at first and then editing the sound into music. In the method, the dynamic image or static image is captured by using the image capture appa... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408106 | Tele-karaoke A system and method of tele-karaoke that enables a user to perform and record karaoke using a terminal such as a cellular telephone. The karaoke performance is recorded as an MMS message which subsequently allows a user to send the recorded performance to others. Th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405354 | Music ensemble system, controller used therefor, and program A music ensemble system that enables changing the assignment of playing parts to performance terminals with a simpler operation. The music ensemble system comprising a plurality of performance terminals and a controller capable of communicating with the performance ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7394011 | Machine and process for generating music from user-specified criteria The present invention teaches a machine and process that generates music given a set of simple user-specified criteria. The present invention enables music generation wherein a user may specify the duration and tempo of the music to be generated that may then be pla... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7378588 | Melody-based music search A music search engine is invented to find a desired song in the database by comparing the melodies. This invention comprises two major parts: a client-end and a server-end. The client-end converts various input formats into a note sequence and sends it to the server... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368652 | Music search system and music search apparatus A time-series signal input section 205 inputs a time-series signal whose on state and off state are repeated alternately. A similar rhythm search section 206 searches a plurality of pieces of rhythm data stored in a data storage section for rhythm data... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358433 | Automatic accompaniment apparatus and a storage device storing a program for operating the same An automatic accompaniment apparatus includes: a storage unit for storing accompaniment style data including basic accompaniment data for automatic accompaniment and replacement accompaniment data to be reproduced in place of the basic accompaniment data; and a repr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355111 | Electronic musical apparatus having automatic performance feature and computer-readable medium storing a computer program therefor In an automatic performance system, song and style data DAi and DCj (i:1 through n, j:1 through m) contains tempo and meter data TPa, TMa; TPc, TMc, respectively, so that the style data DCj whose tempo and meter data matches with those of the song data DAi is reprod... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340068 | Device and method for detecting wind noise A device for detecting the presence of wind noise in an array of microphones including two or more separate sound inlet openings, and a sound to electrical converting element or microphone in relation to each sound inlet opening. The microphones each generate time d... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339105 | Automatic musical performance device Provide an automatic musical performance device, which is capable of giving a concert magic function in an acoustic instrument with a feeling of normally playing the acoustic instrument. A time period Tv between two points, and a tempo Tmp found based on a ti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332667 | Automatic performance apparatus An automatic performance apparatus comprises a storage device that stores performance data and accompaniment data having a plurality of sections, a detector that detects a specific note in the performance data, a reproduction device that simultaneously reproduces th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323631 | Instrument performance learning apparatus using pitch and amplitude graph display In an instrument performance learning apparatus, a storage section stores model performance waveform data representing a time series of individual performance sounds of a model performance. An input section inputs real performance waveform data representing a time s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321094 | Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument internally stores automatic performance data. The electronic musical instrument reads automatic performance data to perform an automatic performance, while incrementing melody tone pitch data contained in the automatic performance da... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319185 | Generating music and sound that varies from playback to playback A method and apparatus for the creation and playback of music, audio and sound; such that each time a composition is played back, a different sound sequence is generated in the manner previously defined by the artist. During composition creation, the artist's defini... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312390 | Automatic music playing apparatus and computer program therefor An external storage device stores automatic music playing data files, each file including data of a progression of musical notes constituting a performance of a music piece, and registration data files, each file including data of a set of parameters to determine th... | 12/25/2007 |
