System of processing music performance for personalized management and evaluation of sampled data

• US 20040055443A1
• Filed: 08/13/2003
• Published: 03/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Ishida, Kenji, Kobayashi, Eiko, Nishitani, Yoshiki
• Granted Patent: US 7,297,857 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/603
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/091 for performance evaluation, i.e. judging, grading or scoring the musical qualities or faithfulness of a performance, e.g. with respect to pitch, tempo or other timings of a reference performance
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/395 Acceleration sensing or accelerometer use, e.g. 3D movement computation by integration of accelerometer data, angle sensing with respect to the vertical, i.e. gravity sensing. conductor baton movement sensing G10H2220/206, angle sensing without reference to gravity G10H2220/391; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/401 3D sensing, i.e. three-dimensional (x, y, z) position or movement sensing. movement pattern or gesture sensing G10H2220/201; geolocation sensing G10H2220/355, 3D sensing with accelerometer G10H2220/395
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/056 MIDI or other note-oriented file format
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/211 Wireless transmission, e.g. of music parameters or control data by radio, infrared or ultrasound beam G10H2220/405
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/321 Bluetooth

Abstract

A performance processing apparatus is operable by a user with an aide of a control device and a sound device for providing sample music data to a data management apparatus. In the performance processing apparatus, a storage section stores original music data representing a music piece composed of tones. An acquisition section acquires input information from the control device which has a detector for detecting either of physical action or physiological state of the user and which is operated by the user to provide the input information indicating the detection result by the detector. A processing section controls a performance parameter according to the input information for enabling the sound device to generate tones of the music piece which is represented by the original music data and which is altered by the user. A transmitting section transmits sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter to the data management apparatus which has a storage device for storing the sample music data for use as a material of evaluating mental or physical function of the user.

Claims

1. A performance processing apparatus operable by a user with an aide of a control device and a sound device for providing sample music data to a data management apparatus, the performance processing apparatus comprising:

a first storage section that stores original music data representing a music piece composed of tones;

an acquisition section that acquires input information from the control device which has a detector for detecting either of physical action or physiological state of the user and which is operated by the user to provide the input information indicating the detection result by the detector;

a processing section that controls a performance parameter according to the input information for enabling the sound device to generate tones of the music piece which is represented by the original music data and which is altered by the user; and

a transmitting section that transmits sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter to the data management apparatus which has a second storage section for storing the sample music data for use as a material of evaluating mental or physical function of the user.

2. The performance processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first storage section stores the original music data divided into part data corresponding to a plurality of parts of the music piece, the acquisition section acquires the input information from a plurality of the control devices which are allotted to one or more of the parts and which are operated by users to jointly perform the allotted parts, the processing section controls the respective performance parameters of the respective parts according to the input information for enabling the sound device to generate tones of the respective parts, and the transmitting section transmits the sample music data to the data management apparatus, the music data containing the part data representing the performance parameters of the respective parts controlled according to the input information.

3. The performance processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data management apparatus initially stores the original music data in the second storage section, the performance processing apparatus further comprising a receiving section that receives the original music data from the data management apparatus.

4. The performance processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing section controls the performance parameter selected from a volume, tempo, timbre, effect and pitch of the tones.

5. A data management apparatus provided for managing data including original music data and sample music data in association with a performance processing apparatus having a sound device and being operated by a user, the data management apparatus comprising:

a receiving section that receives the sample music data from the performance processing apparatus, which controls a performance parameter according to input information representing physical action or physiological state of the user for enabling the sound device to generate tones of a music piece which is represented by the original music data and which is altered by the user, and which transmits the sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter; and

a storage section that stores the received sample music data for use as a material of evaluating mental or physical function of the user.

6. The data management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising another storage section that stores the original music data, and a transmitting section that transmits the stored original music data to the performance processing apparatus.

7. The data management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a transmitting section that transmits the sample music data to an evaluation apparatus which evaluates the mental or physical function of the user according to the performance parameter contained in the transmitted sample music data.

8. The data management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the transmitting section further transmits the original music data representing the same music piece as represented by the sample music data to the evaluation apparatus which evaluates the mental or physical function of the user by comparing the altered performance parameter contained in the sample music data with an original performance parameter contained in the original music data.

9. The data management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the receiving section receives from the evaluation apparatus music data which contains a performance parameter determined by the evaluation apparatus based on results of evaluating the mental or physical functions of the user, the storage section stores the music data received from the evaluation apparatus as original music data, and the transmitting section transmits the original music data stored in the storage section to the performance processing apparatus.

10. The data management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a providing section that provides the sample music data to an evaluator who evaluates the mental or physical function of the user according to the performance parameter contained in the provided sample music data.

11. The data management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the providing section provides the original music data representing the same music piece as represented by the sample music data to the evaluator so that the evaluator evaluates the mental or physical function of the user by comparing the altered performance parameter contained in the sample music data with an original performance parameter contained in the original music data.

12. The data management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the providing section displays a variation of the performance parameter contained in the sample music data on a display device.

13. The data management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the providing section generates the tones of the music piece through a sound device according to the sample music data.

14. The data management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a creating section that creates music data containing a performance parameter determined according to results of evaluating the mental or physical function of the user, such that the created music data is stored in the storage section as original music data.

15. An evaluation apparatus provided in association with a data management apparatus for evaluating sample music data from a performance processing apparatus having a sound device and being operated by a user, the evaluation apparatus comprising:

a receiving section that receives the sample music data via the data management apparatus from the performance processing apparatus, which controls a performance parameter according to input information representing physical action or physiological state of the user for enabling the sound device to generate tones of a music piece which is represented by original music data and which is altered by the user, and which transmits the sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter;

a storage section that stores the sample music data received by the receiving section; and

a providing section that provides the sample music data to an evaluator who evaluates a mental or physical function of the user according to the performance parameter contained in the provided sample music data.

16. The evaluation apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the receiving section receives from the data management apparatus the original music data representing the same music piece as represented by the sample music data, and the providing section provides the original music data to the evaluator together with the sample music data so that the evaluator evaluates the mental or physical function of the user by comparing the altered performance parameter contained in the sample music data with an original performance parameter contained in the original music data.

17. The evaluation apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the providing section displays a variation of the performance parameter contained in the sample music data on a display device.

18. The evaluation apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the providing section generates the tones of the music piece through a sound device according to the sample music data.

19. The evaluation apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a creating section that creates music data containing a performance parameter determined according to results of evaluating the mental or physical function of the user, and a transmitting section that transmits the created music data to the data management apparatus which stores the created music data in a storage section as original music data.

20. A data management system comprising:

a performance processing apparatus that has a sound device and controls a performance parameter according to input information representing physical action or physiological state of a user for enabling the sound device to generate tones of a music piece which is represented by original music data and which is altered by the user, and that transmits sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter;

a data management apparatus that receives the sample music data transmitted from the performance processing apparatus and stores the received sample music data for use as a material of evaluating mental or physical function of the user, and that transmits the stored sample music data; and

an evaluation apparatus that provides the sample music data transmitted from the data management apparatus to an evaluator who evaluates the mental or physical function of the user according to the performance parameter contained in the provided sample music data.

21. A method of managing data including original music data and sample music data for serving an evaluation apparatus and a performance processing apparatus having a sound device and being operated by a user, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving the sample music data from the performance processing apparatus, which controls a performance parameter according to input information representing physical action or physiological state of the user for enabling the sound device to generate tones of a music piece which is represented by the original music data and which is altered by the user, and which transmits the sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter;

storing the received sample music data for use as a material of evaluating mental or physical function of the user; and

transmitting the stored sample music data to the evaluation apparatus which evaluates the mental or physical function of the user according to the performance parameter contained in the transmitted sample music data.

22. A computer program for use in a performance processing apparatus operable by a user with an aide of a control device and a sound device for providing sample music data to a data management apparatus, the computer program being executable for causing the performance processing apparatus to carry out a method comprising the steps of:

storing original music data representing a music piece composed of tones;

acquiring input information from the control device which has a detector for detecting either of physical action or physiological state of the user and which is operated by the user to provide the input information indicating the detection result by the detector;

controlling a performance parameter according to the input information for enabling the sound device to generate tones of the music piece which is represented by the original music data and which is altered by the user; and

transmitting sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter to the data management apparatus which has a storage device storing the sample music data for use as material of evaluating mental or physical function of user.

23. A computer program for use in a data management apparatus for managing data including original music data and sample music data in association with a performance processing apparatus having a sound device and being operated by a user, the computer program being executable for causing the data management apparatus to carry out a method comprising the step of:

receiving the sample music data from the performance processing apparatus, which controls a performance parameter according to input information representing physical action or physiological state of the user for enabling the sound device to generate tones of a music piece which is represented by the original music data and which is altered by the user, and which transmits the sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter; and

storing the received sample music data for use as a material of evaluating mental or physical function of the user.

24. A computer program for use in an evaluation apparatus under communication with a data management apparatus for evaluating sample music data from a performance processing apparatus having a sound device and being operated by a user, the computer program being executable for causing the evaluation apparatus to carry out a method comprising the steps of:

receiving the sample music data via the data management apparatus from the performance processing apparatus, which controls a performance parameter according to input information representing physical action or physiological state of the user for enabling the sound device to generate tones of a music piece which is represented by original music data and which is altered by the user, and which transmits the sample music data representing the music piece composed of the tones controlled by the performance parameter;

storing the received sample music data; and

providing the stored sample music data to an evaluator who evaluates the mental or physical function of the user according to the performance parameter contained in the provided sample music data.