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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Eiichi Harada, Hamura, JP;
Naotaka Uehara, Higashmurayama, JP;
Inventors:
Eiichi Harada, Hamura, JP;
Naotaka Uehara, Higashmurayama, JP;
Assignee:
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/02 (2006.01); G10H 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A performance apparatusis provided with a first acceleration sensorat its head portion and a second acceleration sensorat its base portion. CPUdetermines operation of the performance apparatusduring a period from the first timing to the second timing, based on a first acceleration-sensor value and a second acceleration-sensor value, and determines operation mode corresponding to the operation of the performance apparatus. Referring to a tone-color table stored in RAM, CPUdetermines a tone color of musical tones to be generated, based on the determined operation mode.