Patents by Inventor Mari Yana

Mari Yana has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7371954
    Abstract: A tuner apparatus 10 causes a user to designate a musical instrument that is to be tuned and a reference pitch that is a standard upon tuning, by a process at a setting portion 110. A pitch detecting portion 130 detects a pitch of a performed note inputted via a microphone 20 and input portion 120. A target note specifying portion 140 defines a note name, which is positioned nearest to the performed note in a predetermined temperament (e.g., 12-note equal temperament), as a target note based upon the detected pitch of the performed note and the inputted reference pitch. Then, a calculating portion 150 calculates a difference between the pitch of the performed note and the pitch of the target note, and a display control portion 160 causes the display device 30 to display the calculated difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Masuda, Mari Yana, Kenichi Miyazawa, Tsuyoshi Miyaki
  • Patent number: 7323631
    Abstract: In an instrument performance learning apparatus, a storage section stores model performance waveform data representing a time series of individual performance sounds of a model performance. An input section inputs real performance waveform data representing a time series of individual performance sounds of a real performance. A pitch graph display control section detects each pitch of each individual performance sound from the stored model performance waveform data and from the inputted real performance waveform data, and displays a pitch graph representing transitions of the detected pitches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miyaki, Hideyuki Masuda, Kenichi Miyazawa, Mari Yana
  • Publication number: 20060027074
    Abstract: A tuner apparatus 10 causes a user to designate a musical instrument that is to be tuned and a reference pitch that is a standard upon tuning, by a process at a setting portion 110. A pitch detecting portion 130 detects a pitch of a performed note inputted via a microphone 20 and input portion 120. A target note specifying portion 140 defines a note name, which is positioned nearest to the performed note in a predetermined temperament (e.g., 12-note equal temperament), as a target note based upon the detected pitch of the performed note and the inputted reference pitch. Then, a calculating portion 150 calculates a difference between the pitch of the performed note and the pitch of the target note, and a display control portion 160 causes the display device 30 to display the calculated difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Masuda, Mari Yana, Kenichi Miyazawa, Tsuyoshi Miyaki
  • Publication number: 20060011046
    Abstract: In an instrument performance learning apparatus, a storage section stores model performance waveform data representing a time series of individual performance sounds of a model performance. An input section inputs real performance waveform data representing a time series of individual performance sounds of a real performance. A pitch graph display control section detects each pitch of each individual performance sound from the stored model performance waveform data and from the inputted real performance waveform data, and displays a pitch graph representing transitions of the detected pitches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miyaki, Hideyuki Masuda, Kenichi Miyazawa, Mari Yana