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Singing apparatus capable of synthesizing vocal sounds for given text data and a related recording medium
Assignee: VICOTR Co OF JAPAN Ltd
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Filing: 1999-08-16
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Granted: 2002-07-23
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Expires: 2019-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A text analyzing section converts given text data into syllable data. A melody producing section receives the converted syllable data together with the text data and a standard MIDI file. The syllable data are assigned to a melody of the standard MIDI file and sent to a sequencer section. A software synthesizer converts the syllable data into vocal sounds with the interval variable in accordance the melody.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Hikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:11
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10L; G10L13/00; G10L13/08; G10H; G10H2250/00; G10H2250/315; G10H2250/455
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A singing apparatus comprises: a syllable conversion means for converting text data into syllable information; a vocal interval information generating means for generating vocal interval information; an assigning means for changing said vocal information supplied from said vocal interval information generating means according to said syllable information converted by said syllable conversion means, thereby automatically assigning said syllable information to said vocal interval information; and an output means for generating a vocal sound of the assigned syllable information so as to have an interval variable in accordance with the corresponding vocal interval information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A singing apparatus comprises: a syllable conversion means for converting text data into syllable information; a vocal interval information generating means for generating vocal interval information; an assigning means for changing said vocal information supplied from said vocal interval information generating means according to said syllable information converted by said syllable conversion means, thereby automatically assigning said syllable information to said vocal interval information; and an output means for generating a vocal sound of the assigned syllable information so as to have an interval variable in accordance with the corresponding vocal interval information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The singing apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a playing or performance time is dependent on said vocal interval information, and said assigning means is for performing the assignment of said syllable information according to said vocal interval information in such a manner that the playing or performance time can be varied in accordance with a syllable number of said syllable information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The singing apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said vocal interval information involves a total number of notes of a melody, and said assigning means is for performing the assignment of the syllable information according to the vocal interval information in such a manner that the number of notes of the melody is changed in accordance with the syllable number of said syllable information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The singing apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said assigning means is for performing the assignment of said syllable information according to said vocal interval information by selecting an optimum one of melodies stored in said vocal interval information generating means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The singing apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a separating means is provided for separating said syllable information into a plurality of syllable groups, and said assigning means is for assigning each of the separated syllable groups to said vocal interval information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The singing apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a backing information generating means is provided for generating backing or accompaniment information, and said output means is for generating backing or accompaniment in synchronism with said vocal sound of the syllable information which is generated in accordance with the vocal interval information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The singing apparatus in accordance with claim 6 , wherein a performance information storing means is provided for storing playing or performance information including said vocal interval information and said backing or accompaniment information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The singing apparatus in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said backing information generating means is for generating selected one of a plurality kinds of the backing or accompaniment information involved in the playing or performance information stored in said performance information storing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
A recording medium storing a program performing steps of: converting given text data into syllable information; assigning said syllable information to desirable vocal interval information by changing said vocal interval information according to said syllable information; and generating vocal sound of assigned syllable information so as to have an interval variable in accordance with a melody of said vocal interval information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
A recording medium storing a program performing steps of: converting given text data into syllable information; assigning said syllable information to desirable vocal interval information by changing said vocal interval information according to said syllable information; and generating vocal sound of assigned syllable information so as to have an interval variable in accordance with a melody of said vocal interval information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The recording medium in accordance with claim 9 , further storing playing or performance information including: backing or accompaniment information to be reproduced as a background music; and said vocal interval information assigned to said syllable information.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
72 words
A method for synthesizing vocal sounds in accordance with given text data, comprising the steps of: converting text data into syllable information; generating vocal interval information; changing said vocal interval information according to said syllable information for automatically assigning said syllable information to said vocal interval information; and generating the vocal sound of the assigned syllable information so as to have an interval variable in accordance with the corresponding vocal interval information.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
72 words
A method for synthesizing vocal sounds in accordance with given text data, comprising the steps of: converting text data into syllable information; generating vocal interval information; changing said vocal interval information according to said syllable information for automatically assigning said syllable information to said vocal interval information; and generating the vocal sound of the assigned syllable information so as to have an interval variable in accordance with the corresponding vocal interval information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
The vocal sound synthesizing method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein a playing or performance time is dependent on said vocal interval information, and the assignment of said syllable information is performed according to said vocal interval information in such a manner that the playing or performance time can be varied in accordance with a syllable number of said syllable information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
The vocal sound synthesizing method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein said vocal interval information involves a total number of notes of a melody, and the assignment of said syllable information is performed according to said vocal interval information in such a manner that the number of notes of the melody is changed in accordance with the syllable number of said syllable information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vocal sound synthesizing method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the assignment of the syllable information is performed according to said vocal interval information by selecting an optimum one of melodies.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The vocal sound synthesizing method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein said syllable information is separated into a plurality of syllable groups, and each of the separated syllable groups is assigned to said vocal interval information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
The vocal sound synthesizing method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein backing or accompaniment information is generated, and backing or accompaniment is generated in synchronism with said vocal sound of said syllable information which is generated in accordance with said vocal interval information.
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