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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Setoguchi, Tokyo, JP;
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sampling device includes: an obtainer that obtains a streaming audio waveform; a detector that detects a tap by a user; a designator that designates a sampling start point on the obtained audio waveform when at least a single tap has been detected by the detector, the designating being performed on the basis of one tap among a plurality of the taps when the plurality of taps are detected; a calculator that calculates a sampling duration on the basis of time intervals between the respective taps when the plurality of taps are detected, the calculating being performed from the sampling start point to a subsequent tap that is performed after the one tap; and a waveform sampler that samples the obtained audio waveform, the sampling starting from the designated sampling start point and ending in accordance with the calculated sampling duration.