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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2011
Hiroko Okuda, Kokubunji, JP;
Hiroko Okuda, Kokubunji, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
CPUdecides a current melody tone CM relating to a key depressed at a the leading position of a current beat and a previous melody tone PM relating to a key depressed at the leading position of a beat coming directly before the current beat, based on time information, in particular, beat information, controlling progress of automatic accompanying data in operation in a melody sequence progressing in response to manipulation of a keyboard. Further, CPUperforms a chord name deciding process to decide a current chord name, based on the decided current melody tone, previous melody tone, and a previous chord name PreCH, or a chord name at the previous beat. When deciding a melody tone, CPUdecides the current melody tone CM and the previous melody tone PM based on what number the current beat is in a measure.