Musical tone control system, control method for same, program for realizing the control method, musical tone control apparatus, and notifying device

• US 6,933,434 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2002
• Issued: 08/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Usa, Satoshi, Miki, Akira, Kobayashi, Eiko, Nishitani, Yoshiki
• Primary Examiner(s): Fletcher, Marlon T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WARREN, DAVID S
• Application Number:
  US10/140,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20020166437A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 84600-609, 84/3, 846/15, 846/53, 846/12, 846/36, 846/52, 846/68, 846/49, 446/409, 446/175, 446/5, 446/571
• US Class Current: 84/615
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/201 for movement interpretation, i.e. capturing and recognizing a gesture or a specific kind of movement, e.g. to control a musical instrument
• 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

Abstract

There is provided a musical tone control system which is capable of preventing control not intended by the user even when the user stops moving when controlling the generation of musical tones reflecting motion or physical posture of the user. A motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator generates a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmits same to an external device. A musical tone generating device generates musical tones. A control device receives the detected motion signal transmitted from the motion detecting device and controls generation of musical tones from the musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal. The control device determines whether the operator is in a moving state based on the received detected motion signal, and when determining that the operator is not in the moving state, performs control to stop the generation of musical tones from the musical tone generating device after a predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made.

Claims

1. A musical tone control system comprising:

a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device;

a musical tone generating device that generates musical tones;

a control device that receives the detected motion signal transmitted from said motion detecting device and controls generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal; and

a notifying device that notifies a state of the operator;

wherein when said control device determines that the operator is not in a moving state, said notifying device notifies the operator of the determination after a predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made;

wherein said control device is responsive to the notification that the operator is not in the moving state from said notifying device, for performing control to stop the generation of the musical tone from said musical tone generating device, and for performing control to resume the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a predetermined time period elapses from the stoppage of generation of musical tones; and

wherein said control device controls said musical tone generating device so as to gradually raise performance tempo after the resumption of generation of musical tones.

2. A musical tone control system comprising:

a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device;

a musical tone generating device that generates musical tones;

a control device that receives the detected motion signal transmitted from said motion detecting device and controls generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal; and

a notifying device that notifies a state of the operator;

wherein when said control device determines that the operator has not been in a moving state for a predetermined time period, said notifying device notifies the operator of the determination;

wherein said control device is responsive to the notification that the operator is not in the moving state from said notifying device, for performing control to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device, and for performing control to resume the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a predetermined time period elapses from the stoppage of generation of musical tones; and

wherein said control device controls said musical tone generating device so as to gradually raise performance tempo after the resumption of generation of musical tones.

3. A musical tone control system comprising:

a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device;

a musical tone generating device that generates musical tones;

a control device that receives the detected motion signal transmitted from said motion detecting device and controls generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal;

a notifying device that notifies a state of the operator; and

a setting device that sets on/off states of first, second, third, and fourth control modes for controlling said control device and said notifying device;

wherein;

when the first control mode is set on by said setting device, said control device determines whether the operator is in a moving state based on the received detected motion signal, and when determining that the operator is not in the moving state, performs control to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a first predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made;

when the second control mode is set on by said setting device, said control device determines whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received detected motion signal, and when determining that the operator has not been in the moving state for a second predetermined time period, performs control to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device;

when the third control mode is set on by said setting device, said control device determines whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received motion signal, and when determining that the operator is not in the moving state, said notifying device notifies the operator of the determination after a third predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made; and

when the fourth control mode is set on by said setting device, said control device determines whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received motion signal, and when determining that the operator has not been in the moving state for a fourth predetermined time period, said notifying device notifies the operator of the determination.

4. A method of controlling a musical tone control system, comprising:

a control step of receiving a detected motion signal transmitted from a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device, and controlling generation of musical tones from a musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal, and

a notifying step of notifying a state of the operator;

wherein when in said control step it is determined that the operator is not in a moving state, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination after a predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made;

wherein said control step is responsive to the notification that the operator is not in the moving state from said notifying step, for performing control to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device, and for performing control to resume the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a predetermined time period elapses from the stoppage of generation of musical tones; and

wherein said control step controls said musical tone generating device so as to gradually raise performance tempo after the resumption of generation of musical tones.

5. A method of controlling a musical tone control system, comprising:

a control step of receiving a detected motion signal transmitted from a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device, and controlling generation of musical tones from a musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal, and

a notifying step of notifying a state of the operator;

wherein when in said control step it is determined that the operator has not been in a moving state for a predetermined time period, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination;

wherein said control step is responsive to the notification that the operator is not in the moving state from said notifying step, for performing control to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device, and for performing control to resume the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a predetermined time period elapses from the stoppage of generation of musical tones; and

wherein said control step controls said musical tone generating device so as to gradually raise performance tempo after the resumption of generation of musical tones.

6. A method of controlling a musical tone control system, comprising:

a control step of receiving a detected motion signal transmitted from a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device, and controlling generation of musical tones from a musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal, and

a notifying step of notifying a state of the operator;

wherein;

when a first control mode is set on by a setting device that sets on/off states of the first control mode, and second, third, and fourth control modes for controlling said control step and said notifying step, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in a moving state based on the received detected motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator is not in the moving state, control is performed to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a first predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made;

when the second control mode is set on by said setting device, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received detected motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator has not been in the moving state for a second predetermined time period, control is performed to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device;

when the third control mode is set on by said setting device, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator is not in the moving state, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination after a third predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made; and

when the fourth control mode is set on by said setting device, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator has not been in the moving state for a fourth predetermined time period, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination.

7. A program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a musical tone control system, the method comprising:

a control step of receiving a detected motion signal transmitted from a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device, and controlling generation of musical tones from a musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal, and

a notifying step of notifying a state of the operator;

wherein when in said control step it is determined that the operator is not in a moving state, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination after a predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made;

wherein said control step is responsive to the notification that the operator is not in the moving state from said notifying step, for performing control to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device, and for performing control to resume the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a predetermined time period elapses from the stoppage of generation of musical tones; and

wherein said control step controls said musical tone generating device so as to gradually raise performance tempo after the resumption of generation of musical tones.

8. A program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a musical tone control system, the method comprising:

a control step of receiving a detected motion signal transmitted from a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device, and controlling generation of musical tones from a musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal, and

a notifying step of notifying a state of the operator;

wherein when in said control step it is determined that the operator has not been in a moving state for a predetermined time period, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination;

wherein said control step is responsive to the notification that the operator is not in the moving state from said notifying step, for performing control to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device, and for performing control to resume the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a predetermined time period elapses from the stoppage of generation of musical tones; and

wherein said control step controls said musical tone generating device so as to gradually raise performance tempo after the resumption of generation of musical tones.

9. A program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a musical tone control system, the method comprising:

a control step of receiving a detected motion signal transmitted from a motion detecting device capable of being carried by an operator, said motion detecting device generating a detected motion signal corresponding to motion of the operator carrying the device, and transmitting same to an external device, and controlling generation of musical tones from a musical tone generating device based on the received detected motion signal, and

a notifying step of notifying a state of the operator

wherein;

when a first control mode is set on by a setting device that sets on/off states of the first control mode, and second, third, and fourth control modes for controlling said control step and said notifying step, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in a moving state based on the received detected motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator is not in the moving state, control is performed to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device after a first predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made;

when the second control mode is set on by said setting device, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received detected motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator has not been in the moving state for a second predetermined time period, control is performed to stop the generation of musical tones from said musical tone generating device;

when the third control mode is set on by said setting device, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator is not in the moving state, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination after a third predetermined time period elapses after the determination is made; and

when the fourth control mode is set on by said setting device, in said control step it is determined whether the operator is in the moving state based on the received motion signal, and when it is determined that the operator has not been in the moving state for a fourth predetermined time period, in said notifying step the operator is notified of the determination.