Method and apparatus for inputting musical data without requiring selection of a displayed icon
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1. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
- operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a hand-writing operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons;
horizontal line means for providing said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means with a plurality of horizontal lines vertically spaced from one another;
position detecting means for detecting a vertical position of said hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means relative to said horizontal lines to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected vertical position;
operation recognizing means for recognizing said hand-writing operation performed on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said recognized hand-writing operation; and
musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data obtained by said position detecting means and the time data obtained by said operation recognizing means.
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Abstract
A musical data inputting apparatus comprising a touch panel for receiving a hand-writing operation thereon detects a figure and/or a symbol drawn on the touch panel by the hand-writing operation, and further recognizes intensity of depression or the number of depressions applied on the touch panel by the hand-writing operation. The apparatus recognizes musical data such as pitches and lengths of notes, a tonality and/or a time of music based on the detected figure and symbol and the recognized intensity and number of depressions of the hand writing operation. Musical data can be input without precisely writing the whole of the musical data themselves on the touch panel.
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25 Claims
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1. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a hand-writing operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons; horizontal line means for providing said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means with a plurality of horizontal lines vertically spaced from one another; position detecting means for detecting a vertical position of said hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means relative to said horizontal lines to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected vertical position; operation recognizing means for recognizing said hand-writing operation performed on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said recognized hand-writing operation; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data obtained by said position detecting means and the time data obtained by said operation recognizing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a handwriting operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons; horizontal line means for providing said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means with a plurality of horizontal lines vertically spaced from one another; position detecting means for detecting a vertical position of a first hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means relative to said horizontal lines to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected vertical position; numeral detecting means for detecting a numeral drawn on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means by a second handwriting operation, and for obtaining time data representative of a length of a musical note based on the detected numeral; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data obtained by said position detecting means and the time data obtained by said numeral detecting means.
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19. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a handwriting operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons; horizontal line means for providing said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means with a plurality of horizontal lines vertically spaced from one another; position detecting means for detecting a vertical position of a first hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means relative to said horizontal lines to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected vertical position; line detecting means for detecting a length of a line drawn on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means by a second hand-writing operation, and for obtaining time data representative of a length of a musical note based on the detected length of the line; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data obtained by said position detecting means and the time data obtained by said line detecting means.
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20. In a musical data inputting apparatus having operation receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a hand-writing operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons, a method of inputting musical data comprising the steps of:
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providing said two-dimensional surface of said operation receiving means with a plurality of horizontal lines vertically spaced from one another; receiving a hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation receiving means; detecting a vertical position of said hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means relative to said horizontal lines to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected vertical position; recognizing the hand-writing operation performed on said operation receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said recognized hand-writing operation; and recognizing musical-sound data based on the obtained pitch data and the obtained time data.
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21. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a hand-writing operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed at least once by pressing a point on said surface without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons; position detecting means for detecting said point of said hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected point; counting means for counting a number of presses of said hand-writing operation at said point on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said counted number of presses; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data obtained by said position detecting means and the time data obtained by said counting means.
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22. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a hand-writing operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed by pressing a point on said surface for a time duration without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons; detecting means for; detecting the position of said pressed point on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected position of said pressed point, and measuring said time duration for which said point was pressed on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said measured time duration; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data and the time data obtained by said detecting means.
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23. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving a hand-writing operation on said surface, said hand-writing operation being performed by pressing a point on said surface with a pressure without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons; detecting means for; detecting the position of said pressed point on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected position of said pressed point, and detecting the strength of said pressure with which said point was pressed on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said detected strength of said pressure; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data and the time data obtained by said detecting means.
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24. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving hand-writing operations on said surface one at a time, said hand-writing operations being performed without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons and including a first hand-writing operation which is performed by pressing a point on said two-dimensional surface and a second hand-writing operation which is performed by drawing a numeral with writing means on said two-dimensional surface while pressing the writing means against said two-dimensional surface; detecting means for; detecting the position of said pressed point on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected position of said pressed point, and detecting said numeral drawn by said second hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said detected numeral; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data and the time data obtained by said detecting means.
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25. Musical data inputting apparatus comprising:
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operation-receiving means of a non-keyboard type having a two-dimensional surface for receiving hand-writing operations on said surface one at a time, said hand-writing operations being performed without requiring selection of an icon from a list of visible icons and including a first hand-writing operation which is performed by pressing a point on said two-dimensional surface and a second hand-writing operation which is performed by drawing a line with writing means on said two-dimensional surface while pressing the writing means against said two-dimensional surface; detecting means for; detecting the position of said pressed point on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain pitch data representative of a pitch of a musical note based on said detected position of said pressed point, and detecting a length of said line drawn by said second hand-writing operation on said two-dimensional surface of said operation-receiving means to obtain time data representative of a length of said musical note based on said detected length of said line; and musical-sound recognizing means for recognizing musical-sound data based on the pitch data and the time data obtained by said detecting means.
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