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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1999
Cameron Bolitho Browne, Burleigh Heads, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for automatically generating music on the basis of an initial sequence of input notes, and in particular to such a system and method utilizing a recursive artificial neural network (RANN) architecture. The aforementioned system includes a score interpreter (,) interpreting an initial input sequence, a rhythm production RANN (,) for generating a subsequent note duration, a note generation RANN (,) for generating a subsequent note, and feedback means for feeding the pitch and duration of the subsequent note back to the rhythm generation (,) and note generation (,) RANNs, the subsequent note thereby becoming the current note for a following iteration.