Mobile communication terminal, sensor unit, musical tone generating system, musical tone generating apparatus, musical tone information providing method, and program
First Claim
1. A mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, comprising:
- a motion sensor that detects a motion of a user on said mobile communication terminal;
a storage device that stores musical tone information;
a control information generating device that generates musical tone control information in accordance with results of detection of said motion sensor; and
a musical tone generating device that generates musical tones based on the musical tone information stored in said storage device and the musical tone control information generated by said control information generating device.
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Abstract
There is provided a mobile communication terminal with which a user can easily participate in generation of musical tones utilizing contents of a motion of the user. A mobile communication terminal receives communication services via a mobile communication network. A motion sensor detects a motion of a user on the mobile communication terminal. A storage device stores musical tone information. A control information generating device generates musical tone control information in accordance with results of detection of the motion sensor. A musical tone generating device generates musical tones based on the musical tone information stored in the storage device and the musical tone control information generated by the control information generating device.
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16 Claims
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1. A mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, comprising:
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a motion sensor that detects a motion of a user on said mobile communication terminal;
a storage device that stores musical tone information;
a control information generating device that generates musical tone control information in accordance with results of detection of said motion sensor; and
a musical tone generating device that generates musical tones based on the musical tone information stored in said storage device and the musical tone control information generated by said control information generating device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, comprising:
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a motion sensor that detects a motion of a user on said mobile communication terminal; and
a detection result transmitting device that transmits detection result information corresponding to results of detection of said motion sensor to an external device connected to the mobile communication network, via the mobile communication network.
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4. A mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, comprising:
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a microphone via which voice is input;
a storage device that stores musical tone information;
a control information generating device that generates musical tone control information based on the voice input via said microphone; and
a musical tone generating device that generates musical tones based on the musical tone information stored in said storage device and the musical control information generated by said control information generating device.
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5. A sensor unit detachably mounted on a mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, the mobile communication terminal including a storage device that stores musical tone information, and a musical tone generating device that generates musical tones in accordance with the musical tone information stored in said storage device and a motion of a user on the mobile communication terminal, the sensor unit comprising:
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a motion sensor that detects the motion of the user on the mobile communication terminal with the sensor unit attached thereto and generates detection result information corresponding to results of detection of said motion sensor; and
an output device that outputs the detection result information generated by said motion sensor, to the mobile communication terminal with the sensor unit mounted thereon.
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6. A sensor unit detachably mounted on a mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, the mobile communication terminal including a storage device that stores musical tone information, the sensor unit comprising:
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a motion sensor that detects a motion of a user on the mobile communication terminal with the sensor unit attached thereto;
a control information generating device that generates musical tone control information based on results of detection of said motion sensor; and
a musical tone generating device that reads the musical tone information stored in the storage device of the mobile communication terminal with said motion sensor attached thereto, and generates musical tones based on the musical tone information read from the storage device and the musical tone control information generated by said control information generating device.
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7. A musical tone generating system comprising:
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a mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network; and
a musical tone information generating device connected to said mobile communication network;
said mobile communication terminal including;
at least one motion sensor built in said mobile communication terminal or attached to said mobile communication terminal, for detecting a motion of a user on said mobile communication terminal; and
a detection result transmitting device that transmits detection result information corresponding to results of detection of said motion sensor to said musical tone information generating device via the mobile communication network;
said musical tone information generating device including;
a receiving device that receives the detection result information transmitted from said mobile communication terminal; and
a musical tone information generating section that generates musical tone information based on the detection result information received by said receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A musical tone generating apparatus comprising:
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a receiving device that receives detection result information corresponding to results of detection of at least one motion sensor from a mobile communication terminal receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, the motion sensor detecting a motion of a user on the mobile communication network; and
a musical tone information generating device that generates musical tone information based on the detection result information received by said receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing musical tone information to a mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, the mobile communication terminal having a motion sensor that detects a motion of a user on the mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing a musical tone information providing apparatus connected to the mobile communication terminal to receive detection result information corresponding to results of detection of the motion sensor transmitted from the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network;
generating musical tone information based on the received detection result information; and
causing the musical tone information providing apparatus to transmit the generated musical tone information to the mobile communication terminal as a source of transmission of the detection result information, via the mobile communication network.
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16. A program for implementing a method of providing musical tone information to a mobile communication terminal for receiving communication services via a mobile communication network, the mobile communication terminal having a motion sensor that detects a motion of a user on the mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing a musical tone information providing apparatus connected to the mobile communication terminal to receive detection result information corresponding to results of detection of the motion sensor transmitted from the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network;
generating musical tone information based on the received detection result information; and
causing the musical tone information providing apparatus to transmit the generated musical tone information to the mobile communication terminal as a source of transmission of the detection result information, via the mobile communication network.
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