Patents Assigned to Roland Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240135907
    Abstract: An automatic performance device includes: a pattern storage part, storing a plurality of performance patterns; a performing part, performing a performance based on the performance pattern stored in the pattern storage part; an input part, inputting performance information from an input device; a rhythm detection part, detecting a rhythm from the performance information inputted by the input part; an acquisition part, acquiring from among the plurality of performance patterns stored in the pattern storage part the performance pattern corresponding to the rhythm detected by the rhythm detection part; and a switching part, switching the performance pattern being performed by the performing part to the performance pattern acquired by the acquisition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoko ITO, Ikuo TANAKA, Yoriko SASAMORI, Takaaki HAGINO
  • Publication number: 20240135909
    Abstract: This information processing device comprises: a control unit which receives an input of information indicating one or more timings in a playback time of a piece of music, and generates a file including information pertaining to a timbre control performed from each of the one or more timings; and a transmission unit which transmits an audio signal of the piece of music and the information pertaining to the timbre control in the file to a device which outputs a synthesized sound of the playback sound of the piece of music and the playing sound of a musical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroya Kurio, Masato UENO, Shinji ASAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11966656
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a server, an electronic device, a server communication method, a device communication method, and a communication system. In loading of a communication system, in the case where an identifier of a timbre data and an instruction for loading the timbre data are transmitted from a mobile terminal to a server, the server acquires the timbre data corresponding to the identifier of the timbre data from a timbre DB, and transmits the timbre data together with the received instruction to a communication device (electronic musical instrument). In the electronic musical instrument, the received timbre data is stored to a work memory in response to the instruction received from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyama, Tokio Takahashi, Tsubasa Murohashi, Daichi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20240126276
    Abstract: A flight speaker 1 firstly outputs an inspection sound while flying on a first route R1 in a linear shape connecting a position of a sound collecting microphone M disposed inside a concert hall P1, and identifies an optimal volume position where a volume of a received sound collected by the sound collecting microphone M becomes an expected volume. The flight speaker 1 outputs an inspection sound while flying on a second route R2 in an arc shape with a distance between the identified optimal volume position and a position of the sound collecting microphone M as a diameter, and identifies an output position where a sound waveform of the received sound from the sound collecting microphone M becomes an expected sound waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Murai, Keigo Tsutaki
  • Publication number: 20240120145
    Abstract: A keyboard device and a magnetic shield forming method are provided. The keyboard device includes: a plurality of displacement members (detected portions, conductors) arranged in a scale direction and displaced according to an operation of a player; and a substrate having a coil which generates a magnetic field for detecting displacement of the plurality of displacement members. The substrate includes a plurality of the coils provided respectively for the plurality of displacement members, and a magnetic shield partitioning the plurality of coils and formed by a conductive pattern of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Hisamitsu, Toshihiko Sakashita
  • Patent number: 11942066
    Abstract: Provided is a transmitter for musical instrument and a mode switching method thereof. A transmitter for musical instrument which is mounted on an electric guitar determines the electric guitar is in a not-in-use state when a continuation time in which a square sum of accelerations output from a three-axis acceleration sensor is smaller than a power-saving threshold value is longer than a power-saving transition time, and the transmitter transitions from a normal mode to an energy-saving mode. On the other hand, when the accelerations in the energy-saving mode becomes equal to or greater than a release threshold value from a state of being smaller than the release threshold value or becomes equal to or smaller than the release threshold value from a state of being greater than the release threshold value, the electric guitar is returned from the energy-saving mode to the normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamate, Shinji Asakawa, Masato Ueno, Ryo Susami
  • Patent number: 11922913
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control part which receives an input of information indicating one or more times in a playback time of a musical piece, and generates a file including information pertaining to a timbre control performed from each of the one or more times; and a transmission part which transmits an audio signal of the musical piece and the information pertaining to the timbre control in the file to a device which outputs a synthetic sound of a playback sound of the musical piece and a playing sound of a musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroya Kurio, Masato Ueno, Shinji Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20240071345
    Abstract: A keyboard device and a key depression information detecting method are provided. The keyboard device includes: a coil generating a magnetic field; a displacement member having an outer surface and displaced at a position facing the coil during key depression; and a conductor provided on the displacement member. The conductor includes: a facing portion covering the outer surface of the displacement member to face the coil during key depression; and a front surface portion connected to the facing portion and covering an outer surface of the displacement member which is directed to a front side in a displacement direction of the displacement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Hisamitsu, Toshihiko Sakashita
  • Patent number: 11908440
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an arpeggiator enabling musically natural arpeggio playing to be achieved, and a program comprising a function therefor. [Solution] In the present invention, a synthesizer 1 resets the number of octaves in an octave counter memory 12d to zero at the beginning of each bar when an octave reset function is on. Due to this configuration, sounds generated at the beginning of each bar, that is, when the step count is 0, all have the same note number. Consequently, a sound generation timing-based cycle of an arpeggio pattern of each bar can be synchronized with a pitch variation-based cycle, making it possible to give a listener the impression that a consistent phrase is being played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Nagata, Takaaki Hagino
  • Patent number: 11902693
    Abstract: An image processing device is provided. The image processing devices includes an input part configured to input an input image; a cutout part configured to cut out a plurality of image regions from the input image input by the input part; and a luminance change part configured to execute luminance change of each of the image regions cut out by the cutout part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihide Kasai
  • Publication number: 20240038206
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument, method for a musical sound generation process and a non-transitory computer readable medium that stores an electronic musical instrument program are provided. The program causes a computer provided with a storage part to execute a musical sound generation process using sound data. The program causes the computer to execute: acquiring, from the storage part, first sound data and first user identification information indicating a user who has acquired the first sound data from a distribution server; acquiring second user identification information indicating a user who causes the musical sound generation process to be executed using the first sound data; determining whether or not the first user identification information matches the second user identification information; and inhibiting execution of the musical sound generation process using the first sound data in a case when the first user identification information does not match the second user identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke MIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240021178
    Abstract: A percussion instrument includes: a cylindrical shell portion having an open upper surface side; and a drumhead stretched to be installed on the upper surface side of the shell portion, wherein the drumhead includes: a membrane formed of a membranous material, having a struck head portion configured as a striking face to be struck by a performer and an outer periphery located on an outer circumferential side of the struck head portion; and an annular frame formed of a resin material and having the outer periphery of the membrane fixed thereto, and the drumhead is integrally formed by the membrane and the frame by injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: KIYOSHI YOSHINO, HIKARU YASUNO
  • Publication number: 20240021181
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument is provided with a keyboard including a key that allows automatic operation. The electronic musical instrument includes: a performance information acquisition part, acquiring performance information containing note-on or note-off and an input timing of the performance information; a key drive timing setting part, setting a key drive timing based on the input timing of the performance information; an advancement part, in response to a time difference between the key drive timing of previous performance information and the key drive timing of subsequent performance information related to the same sound as the previous performance information being less than or equal to a predetermined timing threshold, re-setting the key drive timing of the previous performance information to an advanced timing; and an automatic operation part, performing automatic operation of the key of the keyboard at the key drive timing of the performance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Susami
  • Patent number: 11875762
    Abstract: An effect imparting device, control method and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. This effect imparting device has: a plurality of effect units that provide effects to a sound that has been input; a storage part for storing a plurality of patches each including a collection of parameters to be applied to the effect units; an input part for receives a designation of a patch; an application part for applying the parameters included in the designated patch to the effect units; an output part for outputting the sound to which effects have been provided in accordance with the parameters applied to the effect units; and a muting means for temporarily muting the effects—provided sound to be outputted when the effects units include an effect unit in which the type of an effect is changed through changing of the designated patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Yukio Shigeno
  • Patent number: 11875765
    Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument and a hitting detection method are provided. The electronic percussion instrument includes: a head of which an upper surface is formed as a hitting surface; a body part, which is cylindrical and has an opening at an upper end side, the opening is covered by the head; and a plurality of head sensors provided on an inner peripheral side of the body part and detects a hitting on the hitting surface. The plurality of head sensors are in contact with a lower surface of the head in an area in which a distance from a center of the hitting surface is 50% or more and 75% or less of a radius of the hitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Utsumi, Yutaka Morita, Ko Imai
  • Patent number: D1022554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Kunimitsu, Jun Okuyama, Ryo Tanida
  • Patent number: D1024178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Fumio Matsumura, Yuji Terada
  • Patent number: D1025005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Teruyoshi Kobayashi, Andrea Grecucci
  • Patent number: D1025196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiko Fukuoka
  • Patent number: D1025197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiko Fukuoka