Yamaha Corporation

Shinya Sakurada

Takeshi Ando

Atsushi Fukada

Ryotaro Sugimoto

Seiji Abe

Kenichi Nishida

Osamu Ohshima

Yoshinari Nakamura

Hiroyuki Iwase

Takuro Sone

Masaki Kudo

Harumichi Hotta

Mitsuru Fukui

Kozo Tokuda

Takashi Suzuki

Kei Nakayama

Takuya Fujishima

Kosuke Saito

Akira Iizuka

Norihiro Uemura

Shinji Koezuka

Takahiro Hara

Kojiro Kato

Katsumi Ishikawa

Motoji Nagata

Toshiyuki Hata

Susumu Ishibashi

Minoru Kitamura

Shizuhiko Kawai

Satoshi Miyake

Sachiya Sasaki

Takaya Kakizaki

Takashi Otsuka

A musical score processing method that is realized by a computer includes receiving a control data related to displaying of a musical piece from a music processor that executes a process related to the musical piece and that is realized by a music processing program, using inter-application communication, based on a musical score processing program, and executing a display control process by displaying a musical score of the musical piece on a display device and controlling the displaying in accordance with the control data that has been received, based on the musical score processing program. The music processing program is separate from the musical score processing program.

Musical score processing method and musical score processing system

Provided is an information-providing system whereby a variety of information can be provided using a sound to a portable terminal device used by a user. The information-providing system includes a sound output device outputting, as a sound wave, identifying information modulated into a sound signal, an identifying-information resolution server, connected to an information-communication network, for identifying, based on the identifying information, address information for accessing a content server connected to an information-communication network; and a portable terminal device including a sound receiving section for receiving the sound wave outputted by the sound-emitting device, a demodulating section for demodulating the identifying information from the received sound wave, a resolution section for sending the demodulated identifying information to the identifying-information resolution server and acquiring the address information, and an accessing section for accessing the content server using the acquired address information.

Information-providing system, portable terminal device, server, and program

A pseudo noise superimposing unit superimposes a pseudo noise (M-sequence) to an audio signal picked up by a microphone and outputs the superimposed signal to an amplifying system. An calculating unit calculates a correlation value between the audio signal picked up by the microphone and the pseudo noise. The calculating unit estimates a gain of a closed loop based on the correlation value. A gain control unit suppresses a gain of the audio signal based on the estimated gain of the closed loop.

Loop gain estimating apparatus and howling preventing apparatus

An audio signal processing device includes multiple input reception units to which analog audio signals, on which watermark information indicating identification information is superimposed, are input, an extraction unit that is adapted to extract the identification information from each of the analog audio signals input to the multiple input reception units, and a display unit for performing display depending on the identification information extracted by the extraction unit in correspondence with the input reception unit to which the analog audio signal, from which the identification information is extracted, is input, or signal processing unit for performing signal processing depending on the identification information extracted by the extraction unit for the analog audio signal, from which the relevant identification information is extracted, and outputting the processed analog audio signal.

Audio signal processing device, audio signal processing system, and audio signal processing method

An electronic musical instrument and a portable terminal are connected to a wireless LAN. The wireless LAN is connected to an Internet via a router. A distribution server residing on the Internet is a server which provides Internet services. A pairing between the electronic musical instrument and the portable terminal is established to conduct Internet communications in a pair. Processes from accessing the distribution server to specifying a desired service are performed by use of the portable terminal. The distribution server distributes data corresponding to the service specified by the portable terminal to the electronic musical instrument. A user is thus allowed to use the desired service on the electronic musical instrument. ,

Service provision system for electronic musical apparatus

Each of a plurality of pad devices that can be moved independent of each other includes: a sensor section for detecting a strike; and a transmitting section for transmitting operation information according to an output of the sensor section with wireless communication. A receiving section is provided in connection with a sound generating device to receive the operation information transmitted from each of the pad devices with wireless communication. The sound generating device generates a musical tone signal in accordance with the received operation information. A pad location detecting section detects a location of each of the pad devices. The sound generating device carries out tone generation control, for example, sound image localization control, for the musical tone signal generated in correspondence with each of the pad devices in accordance with the location of each of the pad devices detected by the pad location detecting section.

Electronic percussion instrument

On the basis of information of a first user, requesting delivery of content, received from a content reproduction apparatus, a content providing server refers to first and second storage section, as necessary, to specify a second user having purchased or reproduced the same content as the first user, then identify other music content having ever been purchased or reproduced by the second user and then delivers the other content to the first user. The content reproduction apparatus can store the content, delivered from the content providing server, in an overwriting fashion and reproduce the stored content. In this way, the first user is allowed to readily acquire various music content, fitting his or her taste, without performing any particular operation.

Content delivery system via a communication network

An electronic musical apparatus which is shared by a plurality of users and is capable of making environmental settings for individual users without imposing burdens on the users. Authentication of biometric information or possession information on each user is performed, and environmental setting information for setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus is stored in association with the biometric information or possession information on each user. Environmental setting information associated with the authenticated biometric information or possession information is read out, and an environment of the electronic musical apparatus is set based on the read environmental setting information.

Electronic musical apparatus, server, electronic musical system, and computer-readable medium including program for implementing control method for the apparatus, the server, and the system

An electronic apparatus which allows even a visually-handicapped user to perceive the function or state related to an operating element in advance. When an operator makes a RF tag mounted in a predetermined portion of the human body operating an operating element approach the operating element and then a RFID reader reads an ID stored in the RF tag, the function of the operating element or the state corresponding to the operating element is notified to the operator through voice in accordance with the read ID.

Electronic apparatus and computer-readable medium containing program for implementing control method thereof

In an electronic musical instrument, an interface part obtains user information from a dedicated accessory device logically connected to the electronic musical instrument. An access part accesses a server using the user information obtained through the interface part. A character information acquisition part obtains character information which represents a character and which corresponds to the user information, from the server or the dedicated accessory device. A lesson information acquisition part obtains, from the server, lesson information which represents a lesson work to be practiced. A control part performs control operation to display the character created based on the character information obtained by the character information acquisition part while the electronic musical instrument is logically connected to the dedicated accessory device through the interface part, and to display the lesson information when the lesson information has been obtained by the lesson information acquisition part.

Accessory device, electronic musical instrument and teaching apparatus

A musical interaction assisting apparatus is to enhance friendliness between an electronic musical instrument and the player. The player's actions are detected acoustically, visually or physically, and the interaction assisting apparatus interprets the detected player's actions and generates interactive responses thereto. The interactive responses are outputted acoustically, visually or physically for the player, and electronically to control the electronic musical instrument. The interaction assisting apparatus also has a learning function to provide proper responses to the player.

Musical interaction assisting apparatus

Fuel battery generates electric power using a predetermined fuel, and activation and deactivation of the electric power generation can be controlled in accordance with whether or not the fuel should be supplied to the fuel battery. The electric power is supplied to individual circuits/devices of a tone generation section, so that a tone is generated by any of the circuits/devices operating in response to operation of a performance operator unit. The circuits/devices are allowed to electrically operate for a long time with the electric power supplied by the fuel battery. In this way, an electronic musical instrument using the fuel battery can operate for a long time as compared to the conventional electronic musical instruments using a dry battery or storage battery (secondary battery).

Electronic musical instrument

Electronic keyboard instrument is provided with a leg section supporting thereon a keyboard in such a manner that the keyboard is located at a height falling within a range from 350 mm to 500 mm. Namely, the leg section supports thereon the keyboard at a suitable height that is substantially equal to an average height of ordinary low tables designed on the assumption that they are generally used when users are in a comfortable position. Namely, the 'height falling within a range from 350 mm to 500 mm' is derived from survey results of heights of low tables. Thus, when the user sits in front of the keyboard instrument, the user can take a comfortable position as when sitting in front of a low table, and, even in such a comfortable position, the keyboard is located at a right height for playing. With such arrangements, the user is allowed, at any desired time, to readily enjoy playing the instrument in a natural playing posture.

Electronic keyboard 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 data. The electronic musical instrument obtains a valve state signal from an operated state of a plurality of performance operators. The electronic musical instrument automatically generates pitch data corresponding to a pitch of a voice on the basis of the melody tone pitch data. The electronic musical instrument extracts tone pitch candidates on the basis of the valve state signal, and determines a tone pitch in accordance with the automatically generated pitch data and the tone pitch candidates. The timing at which the determined tone pitch matches the melody tone pitch data is regarded as the timing to increment the melody tone pitch data.

An electronic musical instrument provides a player with an assisted performance to offer him/her the pleasure of performing on a musical instrument, and to help him/her in practicing the electronic musical instrument on which a tone pitch of a musical tone to be generated is determined in accordance with the operation of a combination of performance operators, as in the case of a wind instrument such as a trumpet. A number of operating modes are provided to allow the player to independently practice their ability with respect to one or more performance operators or to simply play the electronic musical instrument without an assisted performance.

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Hamamatsu, Japan

Shinya Sakurada