Patents by Inventor Kouki HAYAFUCHI

Kouki HAYAFUCHI 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).

  • Musical instrument practice system, playing practice implementation device, content reproduction system, and content reproduction device
    Patent number: 10614727
    Abstract: A content reproduction system includes a content reproduction device that reproduces a content in a movable room, an input device that accepts operation by a user responsive to the content, and a sensor that detects a disturbance acting to disturb the operation. The content reproduction device provides assistance to the user in response to a result of the detection by the sensor during reproduction of the content while associating the assistance with the operation accepted by the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Asahi, Yuji Takahashi, Kenichi Shiba, Jun Usui, Kouki Hayafuchi, Kenichi Yamauchi
  • Musical performance assistance device and method
    Patent number: 10403166
    Abstract: A display device displays a musical score image where musical notes indicative of individual tones or sounds constituting a music piece are arranged on a time axis and pitch axis. Pitch information indicative of one or more pitches is acquired in response to an operation on a keyboard, and a note matching any one of the one or more pitches indicated by the acquired pitch information is identified from among the notes included in the musical score image. When any note has been identified as matching any one of the one or more pitches indicated by the acquired pitch information, a display style of the matching note is changed. Only when no note has been identified as matching any one of the one or more pitches indicated by the acquired pitch information, a display mode of a portion of the musical score image other than the notes is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouki Hayafuchi, Jun Usui
  • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PRACTICE SYSTEM, PLAYING PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION DEVICE, CONTENT REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190147762
    Abstract: A content reproduction system includes a content reproduction device that reproduces a content in a movable room, an input device that accepts operation by a user responsive to the content, and a sensor that detects a disturbance acting to disturb the operation. The content reproduction device provides assistance to the user in response to a result of the detection by the sensor during reproduction of the content while associating the assistance with the operation accepted by the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiko ASAHI, Yuji TAKAHASHI, Kenichi SHIBA, Jun USUI, Kouki HAYAFUCHI, Kenichi YAMAUCHI
  • MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180158358
    Abstract: A display device displays a musical score image where musical notes indicative of individual tones or sounds constituting a music piece are arranged on a time axis and pitch axis. Pitch information indicative of one or more pitches is acquired in response to an operation on a keyboard, and a note matching any one of the one or more pitches indicated by the acquired pitch information is identified from among the notes included in the musical score image. When any note has been identified as matching any one of the one or more pitches indicated by the acquired pitch information, a display style of the matching note is changed. Only when no note has been identified as matching any one of the one or more pitches indicated by the acquired pitch information, a display mode of a portion of the musical score image other than the notes is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Kouki HAYAFUCHI, Jun USUI