US5315911A
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Music score display device
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1992-07-24
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Granted: 1994-05-31
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Expires: 2012-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A music score display device has a storage device for storing music score data, a display device for displaying the music score data for each specified section, and a comparator for comparing the musical playing data supplied from a player with the music score data. The music score display device further has a retrieval device for retrieving a playing position according to the compared result of the comparator, and a display controller for controlling display section of the display device based on the retrieval result of the retrieval device.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsunori Ochi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:16
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10G; G10G1/00; G09; G09B; G09B15/00; G09B15/001; G09B15/002; G09B15/02; G09B15/023; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/0008; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/005; G10H2220/015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A music score display device comprising: storage means for storing music score data; display means for displaying the music score data for each of specified display sections; input means for inputting musical playing data including at least tone pitch data, the musical playing data comprising manual performance data; comparison means for comparing the musical playing data inputted from the input means with the music score data; determining means for determining a playing position according to the compared result of the comparison means; and display control means for controlling a display section of the display means based on the determined playing position from the determining means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A music score display device comprising: storage means for storing music score data; display means for displaying the music score data for each of specified display sections; input means for inputting musical playing data including at least tone pitch data, the musical playing data comprising manual performance data; comparison means for comparing the musical playing data inputted from the input means with the music score data; determining means for determining a playing position according to the compared result of the comparison means; and display control means for controlling a display section of the display means based on the determined playing position from the determining means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A music score display device according to claim 1, wherein said comparison means compares a specified number of data of said musical playing data and said music score data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A music score display device according to claim 2, wherein said specified number of data are extracted from an accord position of said musical playing data and said music score data, and said search means detects a ratio of the specified number of data and a number of data of the accord position, and detects said playing position according to the ratio.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A music store display device according to claim 1, wherein said score data includes tone pitch data, and said comparison means compares the tone pitch data of the playing data with the tone pitch data of the score data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A music score display device according to claim 1, wherein said determining means determines the playing position at which an accordance ratio of the compared result is larger than a predetermined value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A music score display device according to claim 1, wherein said determining means includes second storage means for storing the playing data and means for comparing the stored playing data with the score data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A music score display device according to claim 1, wherein said display means displays a plurality of the specified display sections of the score data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A music score display device according to claim 1, wherein said display control means controls a display section of the display means so that new score data is displayed on the display means after playing of displayed score data is finished.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A music score display device according to claim 1, further comprising designation means for designating a display-starting position on the score data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A music score display device according to claim 1, wherein said input means is operated by a player, and said search means detects an error in operation of the input means by the player according to the retrieved playing position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electronic musical instrument having a music score display function comprising: storage means for storing music score data; display means for displaying the music score data for each of specified display sections; input means for inputting musical playing data including at least tone pitch data, the musical playing data comprising manual performance data; musical instrument means, played by a player, for outputting the musical playing data; comparison means for comparing the musical playing data inputted from the input means with the music score data; determining means for determining a playing position according to the compared result of the comparison means; and display control means for controlling a display section of the display means based on the determined playing position from the determining means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electronic musical instrument having a music score display function comprising: storage means for storing music score data; display means for displaying the music score data for each of specified display sections; input means for inputting musical playing data including at least tone pitch data, the musical playing data comprising manual performance data; musical instrument means, played by a player, for outputting the musical playing data; comparison means for comparing the musical playing data inputted from the input means with the music score data; determining means for determining a playing position according to the compared result of the comparison means; and display control means for controlling a display section of the display means based on the determined playing position from the determining means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 11, wherein said storage means is externally attachable.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
88 words
A music store display device comprising: input means for inputting playing data comprising manual performance data; storage means for storing musical playing data; display means for displaying musical playing data for each of specified display section; comparing means for comparing the displayed musical playing data and the inputted playing data to determine correspondence therebetween; and control means for determining a section of the stored musical playing data corresponding to the inputted playing data and controlling the section of the store musical data corresponding to the inputted playing data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
88 words
A music store display device comprising: input means for inputting playing data comprising manual performance data; storage means for storing musical playing data; display means for displaying musical playing data for each of specified display section; comparing means for comparing the displayed musical playing data and the inputted playing data to determine correspondence therebetween; and control means for determining a section of the stored musical playing data corresponding to the inputted playing data and controlling the section of the store musical data corresponding to the inputted playing data.
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