Patents by Inventor Jordi Janer
Jordi Janer 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).
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Patent number: 11087727Abstract: A method for processing a voice signal by an electronic system to create a song is disclosed. The method comprises the steps in the electronic system of acquiring an input singing voice recording (11); estimating a musical key (15b) and a Tempo (15a) from the singing voice recording (11); defining a tuning control (16) and a timing control (17) able to align the singing voice recording (11) with the estimated musical key (15b) and Tempo (15a); applying the tuning control (16) and the timing control (17) to the singing voice recording (11) so that an aligned voice recording (20) is obtained. Next, the method comprises the step of generating an music accompaniment (23) as function of the estimated musical key (15b) and Tempo (15a) and an arrangement database (22) and mixing the aligned voice recording (20) and the music accompaniment (23) to obtain the song (12). A system a server and a device are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SUGARMUSIC S.P.A.Inventors: Filippo Sugar, Jordi Janer, Roberto Vernetti, Oscar Mayor
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Publication number: 20200074966Abstract: A method for processing a voice signal by an electronic system to create a song is disclosed. The method comprises the steps in the electronic system of acquiring an input singing voice recording (11); estimating a musical key (15b) and a Tempo (15a) from the singing voice recording (11); defining a tuning control (16) and a timing control (17) able to align the singing voice recording (11) with the estimated musical key (15b) and Tempo (15a); applying the tuning control (16) and the timing control (17) to the singing voice recording (11) so that an aligned voice recording (20) is obtained. Next, the method comprises the step of generating an music accompaniment (23) as function of the estimated musical key (15b) and Tempo (15a) and an arrangement database (22) and mixing the aligned voice recording (20) and the music accompaniment (23) to obtain the song (12). A system a server and a device are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Filippo Sugar, Jordi Janer, Roberto Vernetti, Oscar Mayor
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Patent number: 9224406Abstract: Candidate frequencies per unit segment of an audio signal are identified. First processing section identifies an estimated train that is a time series of candidate frequencies, each selected for a different one of the segments, arranged over a plurality of the unit segments and that has a high likelihood of corresponding to a time series of fundamental frequencies of a target component. Second processing section identifies a state train of states, each indicative of one of sound-generating and non-sound-generating states of the target component in a different one of the segments, arranged over the unit segments. Frequency information which designates, as a fundamental frequency of the target component, a candidate frequency corresponding to the unit segment in the estimated train is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the sound-generating state. Frequency information indicative of no sound generation is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the non-sound-generating state.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer, Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo, Francisco Garcia
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Patent number: 9070370Abstract: A coefficient train processing section, which sequentially generates per unit segment a processing coefficient train for suppressing a target component of an audio signal, includes a basic coefficient train generation section and coefficient train processing section. The basic coefficient train generation section generates a basic coefficient train where basic coefficient values corresponding to frequencies within a particular frequency band range are each set at a suppression value that suppresses the audio signal while coefficient values corresponding to frequencies outside the particular frequency band range are each set at a pass value that maintains the audio signal. The coefficient train processing section generates the processing coefficient train, per unit segment, by changing, to the pass value, each of the coefficient values corresponding to frequencies other than the target component among the coefficient values corresponding to the frequencies within the particular frequency band range.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer, Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo
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Patent number: 9002035Abstract: Signal processing section of a terminal converts acquired audio signals of a plurality of channels into frequency spectra set, calculates sound image positions corresponding to individual frequency components, and displays, on a display screen, the calculated sound image positions results by use of a coordinate system having coordinate axes of the frequency components and sound image positions. User-designated partial region of the coordinate system is set as a designated region and an amplitude-level adjusting amount is set for the designated region, so that the signal processing section adjusts amplitude levels of frequency components included in the frequency spectra and in the designated region, converts the adjusted frequency components into audio signals and outputs the converted audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo, Yu Takahashi, Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer
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Publication number: 20120201385Abstract: Signal processing section of a terminal converts acquired audio signals of a plurality of channels into frequency spectra set, calculates sound image positions corresponding to individual frequency components, and displays, on a display screen, the calculated sound image positions results by use of a coordinate system having coordinate axes of the frequency components and sound image positions. User-designated partial region of the coordinate system is set as a designated region and an amplitude-level adjusting amount is set for the designated region, so that the signal processing section adjusts amplitude levels of frequency components included in the frequency spectra and in the designated region, converts the adjusted frequency components into audio signals and outputs the converted audio signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuyuki UMEYAMA, Kazunobu Kondo, Yu Takahashi, Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer
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Publication number: 20120106758Abstract: A coefficient train processing section, which sequentially generates per unit segment a processing coefficient train for suppressing a target component of an audio signal, includes a basic coefficient train generation section and coefficient train processing section. The basic coefficient train generation section generates a basic coefficient train where basic coefficient values corresponding to frequencies within a particular frequency band range are each set at a suppression value that suppresses the audio signal while coefficient values corresponding to frequencies outside the particular frequency band range are each set at a pass value that maintains the audio signal. The coefficient train processing section generates the processing coefficient train, per unit segment, by changing, to the pass value, each of the coefficient values corresponding to frequencies other than the target component among the coefficient values corresponding to the frequencies within the particular frequency band range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Jordi BONADA, Jordi JANER, Ricard MARXER, Yasuyuki UMEYAMA, Kazunobu KONDO
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Publication number: 20120106746Abstract: Candidate frequencies per unit segment of an audio signal are identified. First processing section identifies an estimated train that is a time series of candidate frequencies, each selected for a different one of the segments, arranged over a plurality of the unit segments and that has a high likelihood of corresponding to a time series of fundamental frequencies of a target component. Second processing section identifies a state train of states, each indicative of one of sound-generating and non-sound-generating states of the target component in a different one of the segments, arranged over the unit segments. Frequency information which designates, as a fundamental frequency of the target component, a candidate frequency corresponding to the unit segment in the estimated train is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the sound-generating state. Frequency information indicative of no sound generation is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the non-sound-generating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Jordi BONADA, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer, Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo, Francisco Garcia
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Patent number: 8158871Abstract: An audio recording is processed and evaluated. A sequence of identified notes corresponding to the audio recording is determined by iteratively identifying potential notes within the audio recording. A rating for the audio recording is determined using a tuning rating and an expression rating. The audio recording includes a recording of at least a portion of a musical composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignees: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, BMAT Licensing, S.L.Inventors: Jordi Janer Mestres, Jordi Bonada Sanjaume, Maarten de Boer, Alex Loscos Mira
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Publication number: 20110209596Abstract: An audio recording is processed and evaluated. A sequence of identified notes corresponding to the audio recording is determined by iteratively identifying potential notes within the audio recording. A rating for the audio recording is determined using a tuning rating and an expression rating. The audio recording includes a recording of at least a portion of a musical composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Jordi Janer Mestres, Jordi Bonada Sanjaume, Maarten de Boer, Alex Loscos Mira
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Publication number: 20090193959Abstract: An audio recording is processed and evaluated. A sequence of identified notes corresponding to the audio recording is determined by iteratively identifying potential notes within the audio recording. A rating for the audio recording is determined using a tuning rating and an expression rating. The audio recording includes a recording of at least a portion of a musical composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Jordi Janer Mestres, Jordi Bonada Sanjaume, Maarten De Boer, Alex Loscos Mira
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Publication number: 20080300702Abstract: Systems and methods for determining similarity between two or more audio pieces are disclosed. An illustrative method for determining musical similarities includes extracting one or more descriptors from each audio piece, generating a vector for each of the audio pieces, extracting one or more audio features from each of the audio pieces, calculating values for each audio feature, calculating a distance between a vector containing the normalized values and the vectors containing the audio pieces, and outputting a response to a user or process indicating the similarity between the audio pieces. The descriptors can be used in performing content-based audio classification and for determining similarities between music. The descriptors that can be extracted from each audio piece can include tonal descriptors, dissonance descriptors, rhythm descriptors, and spatial descriptors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRAInventors: Emilia Gomez, Perfecto Herrera, Pedro Cano Vila, Jordi Janer, Joan Serra, Jordi Bonada, Shadi Walid El-Hajj, Thomas Etienne Aussenac, Gunnar Nils Holmberg