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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Shusuke Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Akira Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shusuke Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Akira Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tempo detection device includes: a basic feature amount extracting section which extracts a plurality of types of basic feature amounts from an input audio signal; a weighting and adding section which weights and adds the basic feature amounts of the plurality of types extracted in the basic feature amount extracting section to obtain an addition signal; and a tempo detecting section which detects BPM indicating the tempo on the basis of a periodic component included in the addition signal obtained in the weighting and adding section.