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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Kouhei Sumi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 5/00 (2006.01); G04B 13/00 (2006.01); G10H 7/00 (2006.01); G10H 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G09B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 7/00 (2013.01); G06F 17/30743 (2013.01); G09B 15/00 (2013.01); G10H 1/0008 (2013.01); G10H 2240/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A note sequence analysis apparatus calculates a similarity index based on similarity between a designated sequence of notes designated by a user and a reference sequence of notes for each of a plurality of reference pieces of music, then selects a reference piece of music from among the plurality of reference pieces of music based on the similarity index calculated for each of the plurality of reference pieces of music, and specifies an evaluation index of the designated sequence of notes based on the similarity index calculated for the selected reference piece of music.