Method and apparatus for displaying multiple images of musical score data on screen of display

a musical score and display screen technology, applied in the field of multiple images of musical score data on display screens, can solve the problems of user difficulty in visually recognizing a user difficulty in discriminating between contents of multiple images, and user failure to notice the changeover of images on the screen

Inactive Publication Date: 2001-12-27
YAMAHA CORP
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[0016] As described above, the user is able to visually recognize changeovers of the multiple images of the musical score on the screen with ease by detecting changeovers of the background colors being respectively assigned to consecutive pages of the musical score. Incidentally, it is possible to change over other styles such as background patterns other than the background colors on the screen.

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Therefore, users may have difficulty in discriminating between contents of the multiple images being changed over on the screen.
So, even when the display changes over images on the screen, the user may have a difficulty in visually recognizing a changeover of the images on the screen.
Particularly, if the user watches the screen again after the user takes his / her eyes off from the screen, it is likely that the user will fail to notice the changeover of the images on the screen.
Therefore, the user may have a great difficulty in playing the musical instrument because of his / her inability to discriminate changeovers of images of the musical scores on the screen.
The aforementioned scroll display method partially changes over the images on the screen, however, it also has problems similar to those caused by instantaneously and entirely changing over the images on the screen.
When successively displaying similar musical score data on the screen, it is very difficult for the user to accurately detect whether the musical score data are scrolled or not.
However, this method causes changeovers of the images on the screen with respect to the sections respectively.
As similar to the scroll display method, this method also has problems due to the user's inability to discriminate changeovers of the images on the screen.
Because, the user is not always capable of discriminating whether or not the images of the musical score are shifted from one page to another by the manual timings.
This reduces the probability that the user will overlook the desired part of the musical score on the screen.
If the display image change process is designed to merely change the image of the musical score section by section on the screen, each section is instantaneously changed from one image to another, so the user may have a difficulty in recognizing a transition of the image of the musical score as compared with the aforementioned scroll display method and the like in which the image of the musical score moves vertically on the screen.
In the auto change mode in which the image of the musical score is instantaneously changed over section by section on the screen, the user may have a difficulty in recognizing transitions of the musical score if the user overlooks the `instantaneous` timing at which the certain section of the musical score is instantaneously changed in content.
However, `inexperienced` players such as beginners may have difficulties in keeping up with the present performance velocity, which is preset in the auto change mode, because they are used to play the music at a slower tempo.

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[0086] The present embodiment is designed such that in the auto change mode, the image of the musical score displayed on the screen is automatically and partially changed over upon a lapse of the prescribed time which is counted by the timer, while in the full change mode, the entire image of the musical score displayed on the screen is manually changed over to a new one at a timing that is designated by the user operating the operator console 120 and the like. It is possible to modify the present embodiment such that in the full change mode, the entire image can be automatically changed over in response to the timer count. In addition, it is possible to partially change over the image on the screen at the timing that is designated by the user operating a part change switch and the like. Further, it is possible to additionally provide the apparatus with a auto change start switch. When the user operates the auto change start switch under the conditi...

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[0088] The present embodiment teaches the musical score display apparatus that is installed in the grand piano 100. The musical score display apparatus is not necessarily limited in place of installation, that is, it is possible to install the apparatus on other musical instruments. Alternatively, it is possible to use the musical score display apparatus independently of the musical instruments. In other words, the musical score display processes of the present embodiment are applicable to other types of displays, which are installed in the portable terminal devices such as the personal computers, game devices and cellular phones, for example. Hence, those devices can be designed to execute the musical score display processes in accordance with the present invention.

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[0090] The present embodiment is designed such that the display panel 130 simultaneously displays six staves in six sections on the screen. The number of the sections being simultaneously displayed on the screen can be arbitrarily designated. In addition, it is possible to display other types of scores, namely roll scores, tab scores and drum scores other than the normal staves in the musical score. Further, images being displayed on the screen are not necessarily limited to the staves, notes and other musical symbols in musical notation. Hence, it is possible to use any types of images whose contents are closely connected with each other among multiple pages to be successively displayed on the screen. In other words, the present invention is applicable to any types of display apparatuses that sequentially change over images of consecutive pages on the screen.

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A musical score display apparatus is installed in a grand piano to display multiple images of pages of a musical score of a prescribed musical tune on the screen. Each of the multiple images of the musical score is divided into the prescribed number of sections, each of which corresponds to at least a prescribed length of a staff for arranging notes in musical notation and which are vertically arranged at different positions on the screen. In addition, different background colors are assigned to odd-numbered pages and even-numbered pages of the musical score respectively. The multiple images of the musical score are automatically and sequentially changed over section by section on the screen, so that the background colors are correspondingly changed over section by section on the screen. Herein, the images of the musical score are sequentially changed over section by section without changing the positions of the sections being fixed on the screen. Alternatively, it is possible to vertically scroll the images of the musical score section by section on the screen. Incidentally, each section is changed over in content and background color upon a lapse of a prescribed time, which is preset in advance in accordance with musical performance or progression of the section. Hence, the user is able to visually recognize changeovers of the multiple images of the musical score on the screen with ease by detecting changeovers of the background colors being respectively assigned to consecutive pages of the musical score.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] This invention relates to methods and apparatuses for displaying multiple images or pictures of data, particularly multiple images of musical score data on screens of displays.[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art[0004] Conventionally, various ideas are proposed as methods for successively displaying multiple images of data on a single screen of a display. One method is to instantaneously change over the present image with the next one on the screen, and another method is to scroll the data across the screen vertically or horizontally. According to the scroll display method, for example, an entire area of the screen is divided into multiple sections by units of lines. Scrolling information across the screen vertically, the display stops displaying an uppermost line of data which is originally displayed on the uppermost line on the screen, while shifting other lines of data upwards on the screen. In addition, new data is displayed at the lowe...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/14G09B15/00G09B15/02G10G1/00
CPCG09B15/023
InventorUEHARA, HARUKI
OwnerYAMAHA CORP