Image Control Circuit for Musical Performance Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for controlling images in sync with live musical performances require special skills, making it difficult for unskilled users to achieve effective visual effects during events like concerts where the tempo may vary.
Innovation Solution
An image control system comprising an estimation circuit, an obtaining circuit, and an image control circuit that uses a trained model to estimate musical performance information from acoustic signals and prioritizes user manipulation inputs to control image playback, allowing unskilled users to synchronize images with musical pieces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If automated control based on trained models is used to synchronize images with musical performances, then synchronization accuracy is improved, but user control flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between automated control mode (using trained models for accurate synchronization) and manual control mode (allowing user flexibility). The image control circuit can transition between these modes based on user input, enabling both high precision synchronization and user flexibility at different times during the performance.
2Manufacturing precision
If special skills are required to control images in sync with live performances, then synchronization quality is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses trained models to automatically analyze acoustic signals and determine synchronization parameters without requiring user expertise. The estimation circuit processes the acoustic signals and generates control instructions autonomously, enabling unskilled users to achieve professional-quality synchronization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual skill-based control with an automated system using trained models and acoustic signal processing. The estimation circuit and image control circuit work together to substitute human expertise with algorithmic processing, eliminating the need for special skills while maintaining high synchronization quality.
3Ease of operation
If manual control is prioritized to allow user input, then ease of operation is improved, but synchronization accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the acoustic signals and compares the actual performance with the trained model predictions. The image control circuit uses this feedback to adjust synchronization in real-time, ensuring that even when user input is accepted, the overall synchronization accuracy is maintained through continuous correction based on the trained model's analysis.
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AI summary
An image control system includes an estimation circuit, an obtaining circuit, and an image control circuit, which circuits can be at least one processor. The estimation circuit receives an output from a trained model in response to an input of an acoustic signal indicating a performance of a musical piece. The estimation circuit estimates musical performance information based on the output. The musical performance information is associated with the performance indicated by the acoustic signal relative to the musical piece. The obtaining circuit obtains manipulation information that is associated with a playback of an image. The image control circuit controls the playback of the image based on the musical performance information. The image control circuit controls the playback of the image based on the manipulation information upon obtaining the manipulation information.