Conversion-to-note apparatus, electronic wind instrument and conversion-to-note method
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuto Yamamoto
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Abstract
A conversion-to-note apparatus includes: a key which is operated by a user; and a processor. The processor obtains, from a memory, first information and second information. The first information is information to associate a key operation on the key with an open/close state of a tone hole or virtual tone hole. The second information is information to associate the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole with a note. Further, the processor identifies, based on the first information, the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole for the key operation detected. Further, the processor determines, based on the second information, the note for the identified open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole.
Claims15
A conversion-to-note apparatus comprising:
- a key which is operable by a user;
- and
- a processor which:
- obtains, from a memory, (i) first information for associating a detected key operation on the key with an open/close state of a tone hole or virtual tone hole, and (ii) second information for associating the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole with a note;
- identifies, based on the first information, the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole for the detected key operation;
- and
- determines, based on the second information, the note for the identified open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole,
- wherein the first information stored in the memory comprises information which indicates, for each of pairs of keys including the key and tone holes or virtual tone holes including the tone hole or virtual tone hole, which of an open state, a close state, and a dependent open/close state should be the open/close state of a tone hole or virtual tone hole in the pair when a key in the pair of keys is operated,
- wherein the dependent open/close state indicates a state in which the tone hole or virtual tone hole is in the open state or the close state depending on a key operation on another key, and
- wherein the processor determines the open/close states of respective tone holes or virtual tone holes based on open/close states stored, in the first information, for the detected key operation.
A conversion-to-note method for an apparatus to perform a control process comprising:
- detecting a key operation on a key;
- identifying, based on first information for associating a detected key operation with an open/close state of a tone hole or virtual tone hole, the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole for the detected key operation;
- and
- determining, based on second information for associating the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole with a note, the note for the identified open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole,
- wherein the first information comprises information which indicates, for each of pairs of keys including the key and tone holes or virtual tone holes including the tone hole or vertical tone hole, which of an open state, a close state, and a dependent open/close state should be the open/close state of a tone hole or virtual tone hole in the pair when a key in the pair of keys is operated,
- wherein the dependent open/close state indicates a state in which the tone hole or virtual tone hole is in the open state or the close state depending on a key operation on another key, and
- wherein the control process comprises determining the open/close states of respective tone holes or virtual tone holes based on the open/close states stored, in the first information, for the detected key operation.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program to cause a computer to perform a control process comprising:
- detecting a key operation on a key;
- identifying, based on first information for associating a detected key operation with an open/close state of a tone hole or virtual tone hole, the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole for the detected key operation;
- and
- determining, based on second information for associating the open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole with a note, the note for the identified open/close state of the tone hole or virtual tone hole,
- wherein the first information comprises information which indicates, for each of pairs of keys including the key and tone holes or virtual tone holes including the tone hole or vertical tone hole, which of an open state, a close state, and a dependent open/close state should be the open/close state of a tone hole or virtual tone hole in the pair when a key in the pair of keys is operated,
- wherein the dependent open/close state indicates a state in which the tone hole or virtual tone hole is in the open state or the close state depending on a key operation on another key, and
- wherein the control process comprises determining the open/close states of respective tone holes or virtual tone holes based on open/close states stored, in the first information, for the detected key operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.