Patents by Inventor Akemi Kubita

Akemi Kubita 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: 10839779
    Abstract: To assist a human player in performing a plurality of foot operators (pedal keys) operable with a human player's foot, a foot operator image indicative of the foot operators is displayed on a display screen. Model performance data including at least information indicative of a rhythm and a pitch of a foot performance part to be performed by use of the foot operators is acquired, and a particular foot operator corresponding to the pitch of the foot performance part included in the acquired model performance data is visually designated. At the same time, based on rhythm information for the foot performance part, a rhythm of a sound corresponding to the particular foot operator is presented. The presentation of the rhythm is performed by presenting a sound generation timing and a time length of the sound, and a suitable marker indicative of a performance progression may be additionally displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Kubita
  • Patent number: 10810978
    Abstract: To assist a human player in performing a plurality of foot operators (pedal keys) operable with a human player's foot, a foot operator image indicative of the foot operator group is displayed on a display screen. Chord information of a chord to be performed is acquired, and a pitch of a bass note corresponding to the chord indicated by the acquired chord information is identified. A particular foot operator corresponding to the identified pitch of the bass note is visually designated on the foot operator image displayed on the display screen. An object indicative of a chord name is displayed on the same display screen. Objects indicative of one or more chord names corresponding to a chord progression over a plurality of measures is displayed. A display object highlighting one object indicative of a particular chord name is added in accordance with a progression of a performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Kubita
  • Publication number: 20190348014
    Abstract: To assist a human player in performing a foot operator group (pedal keyboard) including a plurality of foot operators operable with a human player's foot, a foot operator image indicative of the foot operator group is displayed on a display screen. Model performance data each designating a pitch to be performed are sequentially acquired, and it is determined whether the pitch designated by the acquired model performance data should be performed by use of the foot operator group. Upon determination that the designated pitch should be performed by use of the foot operator group, a particular foot operator corresponding to the designated pitch is visually designated on the displayed foot operator image (for example by adding a marker image to the particular foot operator). Thus, the human player can easily operate the foot operators while visually confirming, on the foot operator image, each foot operator to be operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Akemi KUBITA
  • Publication number: 20190348015
    Abstract: To assist a human player in performing a plurality of foot operators (pedal keys) operable with a human player's foot, a foot operator image indicative of the foot operators is displayed on a display screen. Model performance data including at least information indicative of a rhythm and a pitch of a foot performance part to be performed by use of the foot operators is acquired, and a particular foot operator corresponding to the pitch of the foot performance part included in the acquired model performance data is visually designated. At the same time, based on rhythm information for the foot performance part, a rhythm of a sound corresponding to the particular foot operator is presented. The presentation of the rhythm is performed by presenting a sound generation timing and a time length of the sound, and a suitable marker indicative of a performance progression may be additionally displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Akemi KUBITA
  • Publication number: 20190348013
    Abstract: To assist a human player in performing a plurality of foot operators (pedal keys) operable with a human player's foot, a foot operator image indicative of the foot operator group is displayed on a display screen. Chord information of a chord to be performed is acquired, and a pitch of a bass note corresponding to the chord indicated by the acquired chord information is identified. A particular foot operator corresponding to the identified pitch of the bass note is visually designated on the foot operator image displayed on the display screen. An object indicative of a chord name is displayed on the same display screen. Objects indicative of one or more chord names corresponding to a chord progression over a plurality of measures is displayed. A display object highlighting one object indicative of a particular chord name is added in accordance with a progression of a performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Akemi Kubita
  • Patent number: 9558728
    Abstract: A storage device stores a plurality of sets of tone setting information, each of the sets of tone setting information including one or more tone setting parameters. The storage device also stores, for each of the sets of tone setting information, a link ID identifying a link set in association with the set of tone setting information. Processing is performed to cause, based on the link IDs, settings of the tone setting parameters to match between a plurality of sets of the tone setting information having a same link ID. A selected set of the tone setting information is editable in accordance with a user operation. In accordance with the editing, processing is performed to cause a setting of any one of the tone setting parameters in one or more other sets of the tone setting information, having a same link ID as the link ID associated with the edited set of the tone setting information, to match a setting of the tone setting parameter in the edited set of the tone setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Torimura, Akemi Kubita
  • Publication number: 20160027419
    Abstract: A storage device stores a plurality of sets of tone setting information, each of the sets of tone setting information including one or more tone setting parameters. The storage device also stores, for each of the sets of tone setting information, a link ID identifying a link set in association with the set of tone setting information. Processing is performed to cause, based on the link IDs, settings of the tone setting parameters to match between a plurality of sets of the tone setting information having a same link ID. A selected set of the tone setting information is editable in accordance with a user operation. In accordance with the editing, processing is performed to cause a setting of any one of the tone setting parameters in one or more other sets of the tone setting information, having a same link ID as the link ID associated with the edited set of the tone setting information, to match a setting of the tone setting parameter in the edited set of the tone setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TORIMURA, Akemi KUBITA
  • Patent number: 7030309
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic musical apparatus that is capable of providing listenable performance by using data reflecting the intention of the user among usable data, as well as a program for electronic music. A tone generator device is capable of sounding musical tones based on data representing preset musical tone control information or user musical tone control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Akemi Kubita
  • Publication number: 20030131719
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic musical apparatus that is capable of providing listenable performance by using data reflecting the intention of the user among usable data, as well as a program for electronic music. A tone generator device is capable of sounding musical tones based on data representing preset musical tone control information or user musical tone control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Kubita