Musical tone control system and musical tone control apparatus

• US 7,183,477 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2002
• Issued: 02/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Usa, Satoshi, Miki, Akira, Nishitani, Yoshiki, Kobayashi, Eiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan; Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): Warren; David S.
• Application Number:
  US10/145,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20020170413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,750 Days
• Field of Search: 84600-609, 846/14, 846/15, 846/45, 846/28, 846/53, 846/43
• US Class Current: 84/600
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0066 using a MIDI interface
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0083 using wireless transmission, e.g. radio, light, infrared
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/053 during execution only voice controlled instruments G10H5/005
• 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 2220/321 Garment sensors, i.e. musical control means with trigger surfaces or joint angle sensors, worn as a garment by the player, e.g. bracelet, intelligent clothing vital parameter sensing G10H2220/371; wearable interfaces in general G06F3/00
• 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

Abstract

There is provided a musical tone control system capable of controlling the generation of musical tones in a manner reflecting only motion or physical posture suitable for the musical tone generation control when controlling the generation of musical tones reflecting motions of a plurality of users or a plurality of body parts thereof or physical posture thereof. A plurality of motion detecting devices capable of being carried by operators detect motions of the users or operators carrying the devices, and transmit detected motion signals indicative of the detected motions. A receiver device receives the detected motion signals transmitted from the plurality of motion detecting devices. A CPU control extracts at least one detected motion signal satisfying a predetermined condition from the detected motion signals received by the receiver device and controls musical tones to be generated, based on the extracted at least one detected motion signal.

Claims

1. A musical tone control system comprising:

a plurality of motion detecting devices capable of being carried by a plurality of persons, said motion detecting devices detecting motions of the persons carrying the devices, and transmitting detected motion signals corresponding to the detected motions of the persons together with device identification signals;

a receiver device that receives the detected motion signals transmitted from said plurality of motion detecting devices and corresponding to the detected motions of the persons;

a memory provided on the receiver device side in which a predetermined extracting condition is stored; and

a control device provided on the receiver device side, said control device determining whether the detected motion signals received by said receiver device satisfy the predetermined extracting condition, and extracting at least one detected motion signal determined to satisfy the predetermined extracting condition from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device, wherein, by interpreting said device identification signals, said control device discriminates from which of said plurality of motion detecting devices the at least one detected motion signal extracted from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device has been transmitted, and wherein said control device controls musical tones to be generated, based on an average value of each of the extracted at least one detected motion signal and results of the discrimination.

2. A musical tone control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control device extracts at least one detected motion signal indicative of at least one motion lying within a predetermined range of motions from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device.

3. A musical tone control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control device extracts a predetermined number of detected motion signals indicative of detected motions close to a predetermined motion in order of closeness from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device.

4. A musical tone control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a transmitter device that transmits information for notifying that the at least one detected motion signal has been extracted, to at least one corresponding one of said motion detecting devices.

11. A musical tone control system according to claim 1, wherein each of the detected motion signals is determined as satisfying the predetermined extracting condition when the detected motion signal has a value falling within a predetermined range.

12. A musical tone control system according to claim 1, wherein said control device calculates the average value of the extracted at least one detected motion signal.

5. A musical tone control system comprising:

a plurality of human body state detecting devices capable of being carried by persons, said human body state detecting devices detecting physiological body states exclusive of movement of human limbs of the persons carrying the devices, and transmitting detected human body state signals corresponding to the detected physiological body states of the persons together with device identification signals;

a receiver device that receives the detected human body state signals transmitted from said plurality of human body state detecting devices and corresponding to the detected physiological body states of the persons;

a memory provided on the receiver device side in which a predetermined extracting condition is stored; and

a control device provided on the receiver device side, said control device determining whether the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device satisfy the predetermined extracting condition, and extracting at least one detected human body state signal determined to satisfy the predetermined extracting condition from the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device, wherein, by interpreting said device identification signals, said control device discriminates from which of said plurality of human body state detecting devices the at least one detected human body state signal extracted from the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device has been transmitted, and wherein said control device controls musical tones to be generated, based on an average value of each of the extracted at least one detected human body state signal and results of the discrimination.

15. A musical tone control system according to claim 5, wherein each of the detected motion signals is determined as satisfying the predetermined extracting condition when the detected motion signal has a value falling within a predetermined range.

18. A musical tone control system according to claim 5, wherein said control device calculates the average value of the extracted at least one detected motion signal.

6. A musical tone control apparatus for use with a plurality of motion detectors transmitting a plurality of detected motion signals, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver device that receives the plurality of detected motion signals corresponding to motions of a plurality of persons; and

a control device that extracts at least one detected motion signal indicative of at least one motion lying within a predetermined range of motions and a predetermined number of detected motion signals indicative of detected motions close to a predetermined motion in order of closeness from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device, discriminates which of the plurality of persons, a motion of which the at least one detected motion signal extracted from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device and the predetermined number of detected motion signals extracted from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device correspond to, and controls musical tones to be generated, based on the extracted at least one detected motion signal or the extracted predetermined number of detected motion signals and results of the discrimination.

7. A musical tone control system comprising:

a plurality of human body state detecting devices capable of being carried by persons, said human body state detecting devices detecting physiological body states selected from the group consisting of pulse, body temperature, skin resistance, brain waves, breathing, eye movement of the persons carrying said devices, said human body state detecting devices transmitting detected human body state signals corresponding to the detected physiological body states of the persons together with device identification signals;

a receiver device that receives the detected human body state signals transmitted from said plurality of human body state detecting devices and corresponding to the detected physiological body states of the persons;

a memory provided on the receiver device side in which a predetermined extracting condition is stored; and

a control device provided on the receiver device side, said control device determining whether the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device satisfy the predetermined extracting condition, and extracting at least one detected human body state signal determined to satisfy the predetermined extracting condition from the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device, wherein, by interpreting said device identification signals, said control device discriminates from which of said plurality of human body state detecting devices which the at least one detected human body state signal extracted from the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device has been transmitted, and wherein said control device controls musical tones to be generated, based on an average value of each of the extracted at least one detected human body state signal and results of the discrimination.

16. A musical tone control system according to claim 7, wherein each of the detected motion signals is determined as satisfying the predetermined extracting condition when the detected motion signal has a value falling within a predetermined range.

19. A musical tone control system according to claim 7, wherein said control device calculates the average value of the extracted at least one detected motion signal.

8. A musical tone control system comprising:

a plurality of human body state detecting devices capable of being carried by persons, said human body state detecting devices detecting physiological body states selected from the group consisting of pulse, body temperature, skin resistance, brain waves, breathing, eye movement and other human body state information of the persons carrying said devices, said human body state detecting devices transmitting detected human body state signals corresponding to the detected physiological body states of the persons together with device identification signals;

a receiver device that receives the detected human body state signals transmitted from said plurality of human body state detecting devices and corresponding to the detected physiological body states of the persons;

a memory provided on the receiver device side in which predetermined extracting condition is stored; and

a control device provided on the receiver device side, said control device determining whether the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device satisfy the predetermined extracting condition, and extracting at least one detected human body state signal determined to satisfy the predetermined extracting condition from the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device, wherein, by interpreting said device identification signals, said control device discriminates from which of said plurality of human body state detecting devices the at least one detected human body state signal extracted from the detected human body state signals received by said receiver device has been transmitted, and controls musical tones to be generated, based on an average value of each of the extracted at least one detected human body state signal and results of the discrimination.

17. A musical tone control system according to claim 8, wherein each of the detected motion signals is determined as satisfying the predetermined extracting condition when the detected motion signal has a value falling within a predetermined range.

20. A musical tone control system according to claim 8, wherein said control device calculates the average value of the extracted at least one detected motion signal.

9. A musical tone control system comprising:

a plurality of motion detecting devices capable of being carried by a plurality of persons, said motion detecting devices detecting motions of the persons carrying the devices, and transmitting detected motion signals corresponding to the detected motions of the persons together with device identification signals;

a receiver device that receives the detected motion signals transmitted from said plurality of motion detecting devices and corresponding to the detected motions of the persons; and

a control device that extracts at least one detected motion signal satisfying a predetermined condition from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device, discriminates which of said plurality of motion detecting devices by interpreting said device identification signals, from which the at least one detected motion signal extracted from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device has been transmitted, and controls musical tones to be generated, based on the extracted at least one detected motion signal and results of the discrimination, wherein said control device extracts a predetermined number of detected motion signals indicative of detected motions close to a predetermined motion in order of closeness from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device.

10. A musical tone generating apparatus comprising:

a receiver device that receives a plurality of detected motion signals together with device identification signals, transmitted from a plurality of motion detecting devices capable of being carried by a plurality of persons and detecting motions of the persons carrying the motion detecting devices, the detected motion signals corresponding to the detected motions of the persons; and

a control device that extracts at least one detected motion signal indicative of at least one motion lying within a predetermined range of motions and a predetermined number of detected motion signals indicative of detected motions close to a predetermined motion in order of closeness from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device, discriminates which of the plurality of motion detecting devices by interpreting the device identification signals, from which the at least one detected motion signal extracted from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device and the predetermined number of detected motion signals extracted from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device have been transmitted, and controls musical tones to be generated, based on the extracted at least one detected motion signal or the extracted predetermined number of detected motion signals and results of the discrimination.

13. A musical tone control system comprising:

a plurality of motion detecting devices capable of being carried by a plurality of persons, said motion detecting devices detecting motions of the persons carrying the devices, and transmitting detected motion signals corresponding to the detected motions of the persons together with device identification signals;

a receiver device that receives the detected motion signals transmitted from said plurality of motion detecting devices and corresponding to the detected motions of the persons;

a memory provided on the receiver device side in which a predetermined extracting condition is stored; and

a control device provided on the receiver device side, said control device determining whether the detected motion signals received by said receiver device satisfy the predetermined extracting condition, and extracting at least one detected motion signal determined to satisfy the predetermined extracting condition from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device, wherein, by interpreting said device identification signals, said control device discriminates from which of said plurality of motion detecting devices the at least one detected motion signal extracted from the detected motion signals received by said receiver device has been transmitted, and wherein said control device carries out analysis of motions relating to results of the motion detection corresponding to the extracted at least one detected motion signal, and controls musical tones to be generated, based on results of the analysis and results of the discrimination.

14. A musical tone control system according to claim 13, wherein said control device carries out the analysis of motions only relating to results of the motion detection by at least one discriminated motion detecting device from which the at least one detected motion signal extracted from the detected motion signals has been transmitted.