Performance assistance apparatus and method
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Oct 20, 2020
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Nov 14, 2019
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Jul 26, 2019
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Mar 3, 2017
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Abstract
To assist a human player in performing a plurality of foot operators (pedal keys) operable with a human player's foot, a foot operator image indicative of the foot operator group is displayed on a display screen. Chord information of a chord to be performed is acquired, and a pitch of a bass note corresponding to the chord indicated by the acquired chord information is identified. A particular foot operator corresponding to the identified pitch of the bass note is visually designated on the foot operator image displayed on the display screen. An object indicative of a chord name is displayed on the same display screen. Objects indicative of one or more chord names corresponding to a chord progression over a plurality of measures is displayed. A display object highlighting one object indicative of a particular chord name is added in accordance with a progression of a performance.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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YAMAHA CORPORATION | 10-1 NAKAZAWA-CHO CHUO-KU HAMAMATSU-SHI SHIZUOKA 4308650 ?4308650 |
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- 2019 Application Filing Year
- G10G Class
- 60 Applications Filed
- 44 Patents Issued To-Date
- 73.34 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kubita, Akemi | Hamamatsu, JP | 5 | 17 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 17 |
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- G10G Class
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