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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Junichi Minamitaka, Kokubunji, JP;
Junichi Minamitaka, Kokubunji, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
CPUreads from RAMpitch information of each of musical notes composing the music, fingering information for playing the musical notes, and time information of the musical notes, thereby calculating a difficulty level of music. CPUcalculates a fingering difficulty level concerning fingering of playing adjacent musical notes based on the pitch information and fingering information, a rhythm difficulty level concerning musical-note duration and timing of key playing based on the time information, and a key difficulty level concerning a key of music based on the pitch information. Further, CPUcalculates the whole difficulty level of music based on the fingering difficulty level, rhythm difficulty level and key difficulty level.