Automatically composing background music for an image by extracting a feature thereof
Patent 6084169 Issued on July 4, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 9, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 9, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAcoustic control apparatus for controlling musical tones based upon visual images Patent #: 5159140 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 254485 filed on 03/09/1999US Classes:84/600, Electrical musical tone generation84/477R, Indicators84/636, Tempo control84/668Tempo controlExaminersPrimary: Witkowski, Stanley J.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG10H 001/40AbstractAn automatic music composing method automatically composes background music matching an atmosphere and a reproduction time of an input moving or changing image. A moving or changing image is inputted and divided into scenes, a feature of each scene is extracted, an automatic music composing parameter is obtained from the feature, background music is automatically composed using the parameter and scene reproduction time, and the composed background music is output along with the moving or changing image.Other References
Field of SearchElectrical musical tone generationRead out at different rates Digital memory circuit (e.g., RAM, ROM, etc.) Waveform memory Read out at fixed rate Recursive algorithm Sampling (e.g., with A/D conversion) Data storage Rhythm Reiteration Accompaniment Note sequence Tempo control Chords Tone synthesis or timbre control Time varying or dynamic Fourier components Modulation Mixing Accompaniment Rhythm Tempo control Chords Arpeggio Note sequence Accompaniment (e.g., chords, etc.) Rhythm Tempo control Tone synthesis or timbre control Mixing Filtering Accompaniment Rhythm Tempo control Chords Indicators For keyboard | |
