Performance apparatus and storage medium therefor

• US 8,153,880 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2008
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Sasaki, Michihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Donels, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US12/057,293
• Publication Number:
  US 20080236369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,475 Days
• Field of Search: 846/12, 846/45, 482 3- 9, 482/900, 482/901, 700/94
• US Class Current: 84/612
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/40 Rhythm
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/42 comprising tone forming circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/391 Automatic tempo adjustment, correction or control
• 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 2240/056 MIDI or other note-oriented file format
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/061 MP3, i.e. MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, lossy audio compression

Abstract

A performance apparatus capable of reproducing performance data having a desired tempo, even if performance data having the desired tempo is not present in a play list. In a search, a main point value indicated in each of meta data in music information files respectively corresponding to pieces of music registered in the play list is compared with a target tempo value. If the main point value falls within a range in which main point does not vary more than plus or minus 3% from the target tempo value, the music whose main point value is currently compared with the target tempo value is determined as intended music. If the intended music is not present in the play list, music data having the target tempo is automatically produced and reproduced.

Claims

1. A portable performance apparatus for use by a user during fitness exercise, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit adapted to store a plurality of audio data;

a setting unit adapted to set a target tempo;

a search unit adapted to, from among the plurality of audio data stored in said storage unit, search for intended audio data having a tempo falling within a predetermined range including the target tempo set by said setting unit;

a selection unit adapted to, if the intended audio data has been searched by said search unit, select the intended audio data, and adapted to, if the intended audio data has not been searched, produce all new MIDI data having a tempo corresponding to the set target tempo and select the produced MIDI data; and

a reproduction unit adapted to reproduce the audio data or the MIDI data selected by said selection unit;

wherein said setting unit, said search unit, said selection unit and said reproduction unit are adapted to be operated during the user'"'"'s fitness exercise.

2. The performance apparatus according to claim 1, including:

a measurement unit adapted to measure a heart rate of a user,

wherein said setting unit is adapted to set the target tempo based on the heart rate measured by said measurement unit.

3. A portable performance apparatus for use by a user during fitness exercise, the apparatus comprising:

a transmitter-receiver unit adapted to transmit and receive data to and from an external device connected thereto;

a notification unit adapted to notify the external device of a tempo range via said transmitter-receiver unit;

a storage unit adapted to receive audio data from the external device via the transmitter-receiver unit and store the received audio data;

a setting unit adapted to set a target tempo;

a search unit adapted to search for, from among a plurality of audio data stored in said storage unit, intended audio data having a tempo falling within a predetermined range including the target tempo set by said setting unit;

a selection unit adapted to, if the intended audio data has been searched by said search unit, select the intended audio data, and adapted to, if the intended audio data has not been searched, produce all new MIDI data having a tempo corresponding to the set target tempo and select the produced MIDI data;

a reproduction unit adapted to reproduce the audio data or the MIDI data selected by said selection unit; and

a tempo range changing unit adapted to change the tempo range;

wherein said transmitter-receiver unit, said notification unit and said storage unit are adapted to be operated during communication with the external device; and

wherein said setting unit, said search unit, said selection unit, said reproduction unit and said tempo range changing unit are adapted to be operated during the user'"'"'s fitness exercise.

4. The performance apparatus according to claim 3, including:

a target tempo changing unit adapted to change the set target tempo in accordance with an instruction given by user'"'"'s operation,

wherein said tempo range changing unit is adapted to change the tempo range when the target tempo changed by said target tempo changing unit falls outside the tempo range.

5. The performance apparatus according to claim 3, including:

a measurement unit adapted to measure a heart rate of a user,

wherein said setting unit is adapted to set the target tempo based on the heart rate measured by said measurement unit.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling a portable performance apparatus for use by a user during fitness exercise, including a storage unit, the method comprising:

a setting step of setting a target tempo;

a search step of searching for, from among a plurality of audio data stored in the storage unit, intended audio data having a tempo falling within a predetermined range including the target tempo set in said setting step;

a selection step of selecting the intended performance data, if the intended audio data has been searched in said search step, said selection step producing all new MIDI data having a tempo corresponding to the set target tempo and selecting the produced MIDI data, if the intended audio data has not been searched; and

a reproduction step of reproducing the audio data or the MIDI data selected in said selection step;

wherein said setting step, said search step, said selection step and said reproduction step are performed during the user'"'"'s fitness exercise.