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Fingering information analyzer, electronic musical instrument including fingering information analysis and method therefore
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 2000-02-15
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Granted: 2002-11-26
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Expires: 2020-02-15
Abstract
Abstract In a fingering information analyzer, tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes supplied from a flexible disc or a performance information memory is analyzed to produce fingering information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes. The fingering information is mixed with the tone pitch information and memorized in a fingering memory. When the fingering information is reproduced, a performance finger for each of the musical notes is determined in accordance with a changing direction or variation width of the tone pitch information continual in time series and a changing condition of white and black keys based on the tone pitch information. The tone pitch information and fingering information memorized in the fingering memory is read out in accordance with progression of a musical tune and adapted for performance of the keys on a keyboard and for indication of the performance finger.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Munekawa
- 👤 Motoichi Tamura
- 👤 Takeo Shibukawa
- 👤 Eiichiro Aoki
- 👤 Akira Nakada
- 👤 Tokuji Hayakawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:33
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B15/00; G09B15/02; G09B15/04; G09B15/001; G09B15/002; G09B15/003; G09B15/08; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/0008; G10H1/0016; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/021; G10H2220/026; G10H2220/061; G10H2220/066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A fingering information analyzer comprising: means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; and means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the tone pitch information and finger information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A fingering information analyzer comprising: means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; and means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the tone pitch information and finger information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A fingering information analyzer as recited in claim 1 , further comprising indication means for visually indicating the position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced position information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
155 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced finger information and the supplied tone pitch information; memory means for memorizing the produced finger information with the tone pitch information; and indication means for visually indicating the performance operation element, the position of the player's hand and finger to be operated by the player on a basis of the memorized tone pitch information, the memorized finger information and the position information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
155 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced finger information and the supplied tone pitch information; memory means for memorizing the produced finger information with the tone pitch information; and indication means for visually indicating the performance operation element, the position of the player's hand and finger to be operated by the player on a basis of the memorized tone pitch information, the memorized finger information and the position information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
180 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; memory means for memorizing tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the memorized tone pitch information and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced finger information and the memorized tone pitch information; means for successively reading out the memorized tone pitch information in accordance with progression of a musical tune; indication means for visually indicating the performance operation element, the position of the player's hand and finger to be operated by the player on a basis of the memorized tone pitch information, the position information and the finger information; means for stopping the reading of the memorized tone pitch information when the player does not operate the indicated performance operation element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
180 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; memory means for memorizing tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the memorized tone pitch information and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced finger information and the memorized tone pitch information; means for successively reading out the memorized tone pitch information in accordance with progression of a musical tune; indication means for visually indicating the performance operation element, the position of the player's hand and finger to be operated by the player on a basis of the memorized tone pitch information, the position information and the finger information; means for stopping the reading of the memorized tone pitch information when the player does not operate the indicated performance operation element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
204 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced finger information and the supplied tone pitch information; memory means for memorizing the produced and finger information with the tone pitch information; means for reading out the memorized tone pitch information and finger information in accordance with progression of a musical tune; indication means for visually indicating the performance operation element, the position of the player's hand and finger to be operated by the player on a basis of the memorized tone pitch information, the memorized finger information and the position information; and means for stopping the reading of the memorized tone pitch information and the memorized finger information when the indicated performance operation element is not operated by the player.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
204 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced finger information and the supplied tone pitch information; memory means for memorizing the produced and finger information with the tone pitch information; means for reading out the memorized tone pitch information and finger information in accordance with progression of a musical tune; indication means for visually indicating the performance operation element, the position of the player's hand and finger to be operated by the player on a basis of the memorized tone pitch information, the memorized finger information and the position information; and means for stopping the reading of the memorized tone pitch information and the memorized finger information when the indicated performance operation element is not operated by the player.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
146 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; memory means for memorizing the produced finger information with the tone pitch information; means for reading out the memorized tone pitch information and finger information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the read out tone pitch information and finger information; and indication means for visually indicating the position for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced position information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
146 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance operation element to be operated by a player; means for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes; analysis means for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative a performance finger for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; memory means for memorizing the produced finger information with the tone pitch information; means for reading out the memorized tone pitch information and finger information; means for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the read out tone pitch information and finger information; and indication means for visually indicating the position for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced position information.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
214 words
A method of operating an electronic musical instrument comprising, said method comprising the steps of: supplying tone pitch information, indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes, in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player to an automatic analyzing device; automatically analyzing the tone pitch information with the automatic analyzing device and producing finger information indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; and visually indicating a selected performance element from the plurality of performance elements to be operated by the player with the performance finger on a basis of the produced finger information on a visual indication device; wherein the step of automatic analyzing includes the steps of determining plural kinds of finger information each of which indicates a combination of a plurality of finger numbers corresponding to the musical notes, detecting at least one finger crossing in the plural kinds of finger information with a detection device and selecting, as an optimum finger information, one of the plural kinds of finger information in which a first finger crossing is detected at a latest point in comparison with first finger crossings of the remaining plural kinds of finger information.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
214 words
A method of operating an electronic musical instrument comprising, said method comprising the steps of: supplying tone pitch information, indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes, in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player to an automatic analyzing device; automatically analyzing the tone pitch information with the automatic analyzing device and producing finger information indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; and visually indicating a selected performance element from the plurality of performance elements to be operated by the player with the performance finger on a basis of the produced finger information on a visual indication device; wherein the step of automatic analyzing includes the steps of determining plural kinds of finger information each of which indicates a combination of a plurality of finger numbers corresponding to the musical notes, detecting at least one finger crossing in the plural kinds of finger information with a detection device and selecting, as an optimum finger information, one of the plural kinds of finger information in which a first finger crossing is detected at a latest point in comparison with first finger crossings of the remaining plural kinds of finger information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the step of automatic analyzing includes the step of producing the finger information based on tone pitch information that is continual in time series.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electronic musical instrument as recited in claim 8 , wherein the step of automatic analyzing includes producing the finger information based on variation of the tone pitch information that is continual in time series.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
273 words
A method of operating an electronic musical instrument comprising the steps of: supplying tone pitch information, indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes, in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player to an automatic analyzing device; automatically analyzing the tone pitch information with the automatic analyzing device and producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed with respect to the performance operation elements for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the analyzed tone pitch information, the step of automatically analyzing including determining a finger number indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the supplied tone pitch information with a finger number determining device; and visually indicating a selected performance element from the plurality of performance elements to be operated by the player with the performance finger on a basis of the produced finger information on a visual indication device; wherein the step of visually indicating includes indicating a performance operation element to be operated by the player in a first indication manner and indicating at least two performance operation elements left and/or right to the performance operation element in a second indication manner so as to indicate a position where the player's hand should be placed for performance of the series of musical notes; and wherein the performance operation elements indicated in the second indication manner are determined in response to the determined finger number so that the performance operation element indicated in the first indication manner represents the finger number to be used.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
273 words
A method of operating an electronic musical instrument comprising the steps of: supplying tone pitch information, indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes, in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player to an automatic analyzing device; automatically analyzing the tone pitch information with the automatic analyzing device and producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed with respect to the performance operation elements for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the analyzed tone pitch information, the step of automatically analyzing including determining a finger number indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the supplied tone pitch information with a finger number determining device; and visually indicating a selected performance element from the plurality of performance elements to be operated by the player with the performance finger on a basis of the produced finger information on a visual indication device; wherein the step of visually indicating includes indicating a performance operation element to be operated by the player in a first indication manner and indicating at least two performance operation elements left and/or right to the performance operation element in a second indication manner so as to indicate a position where the player's hand should be placed for performance of the series of musical notes; and wherein the performance operation elements indicated in the second indication manner are determined in response to the determined finger number so that the performance operation element indicated in the first indication manner represents the finger number to be used.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
214 words
A storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer, said program comprising: a module for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player; an analysis module for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; and an indication module for visually indicating a selected performance element from the plurality of performance elements to be operated by the player with the performance finger on a basis of the produced finger information; wherein said analysis module includes determination module for determining plural kinds of finger information each of which indicates a combination of a plurality of finger numbers corresponding to the musical notes and finger crossing detection module for detecting at least one finger crossing in the plural kinds of finger information and for selecting, as an optimum finger information, one of the plural kinds of finger information in which a first finger crossing is detected at a latest point in comparison with first finger crossings of the remaining plural kinds of finger information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
214 words
A storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer, said program comprising: a module for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player; an analysis module for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing finger information indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the analyzed tone pitch information; and an indication module for visually indicating a selected performance element from the plurality of performance elements to be operated by the player with the performance finger on a basis of the produced finger information; wherein said analysis module includes determination module for determining plural kinds of finger information each of which indicates a combination of a plurality of finger numbers corresponding to the musical notes and finger crossing detection module for detecting at least one finger crossing in the plural kinds of finger information and for selecting, as an optimum finger information, one of the plural kinds of finger information in which a first finger crossing is detected at a latest point in comparison with first finger crossings of the remaining plural kinds of finger information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
A storage medium as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said analysis module comprises a finger information module for producing the finger information based on tone pitch information that is continual in time series.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
A storage medium as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said analysis module comprises a variation module for producing the finger information based on variation of the tone pitch information that is continual in time series.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
268 words
A storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer, said program comprising: a module for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player; an analysis module for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed with respect to the performance operation elements for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the analyzed tone pitch information, said analysis module including a determination module for determining a finger number indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the supplied tone pitch information; and an indication module for visually indicating the position where player's hand is placed with respect to the performance operation elements for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced position information; wherein said indication module indicates a performance operation element to be operated by the player in a first indication manner and indicates at least two performance operation elements left and/or right to the performance operation element in a second indication manner so as to indicate a position where the player's hand should be placed for performance of the series of musical notes; and wherein the performance operation elements indicated in the second indication manner are determined in response to the determined finger number so that the performance operation element indicated in the first indication manner represents the finger number to be used.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
268 words
A storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer, said program comprising: a module for supplying tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes in response to a plurality of performance operation elements operated by a player; an analysis module for automatically analyzing the tone pitch information supplied thereto and for producing position information indicative of a position where the player's hand is placed with respect to the performance operation elements for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the analyzed tone pitch information, said analysis module including a determination module for determining a finger number indicative of a performance finger of the player to be used for each of the musical notes based on the supplied tone pitch information; and an indication module for visually indicating the position where player's hand is placed with respect to the performance operation elements for performance of the musical notes on a basis of the produced position information; wherein said indication module indicates a performance operation element to be operated by the player in a first indication manner and indicates at least two performance operation elements left and/or right to the performance operation element in a second indication manner so as to indicate a position where the player's hand should be placed for performance of the series of musical notes; and wherein the performance operation elements indicated in the second indication manner are determined in response to the determined finger number so that the performance operation element indicated in the first indication manner represents the finger number to be used.
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