Musical Performance Feedback Using Natural Language Guide Characters

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for notifying users about their musical instrument performance primarily through evaluation scores do not allow for easy and appropriate understanding of their performance information.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method that acquires performance information, generates response information in natural language using a trained generative model, and executes a notification action with a guide character to provide detailed feedback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If only evaluation score is displayed, then the notification is simple and concise, but the user cannot easily and appropriately ascertain information on their own performance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance informationVSAvoidease of understanding
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a guide character as an intermediary that translates performance information into natural language responses. The guide character acts as a mediator between the performance data and the user, making the information more accessible and easier to understand while maintaining completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of information presentation from numerical evaluation scores to natural language descriptions. This parameter change transforms the notification from a simple data display to an explanatory communication that maintains both completeness and ease of understanding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of information

If detailed performance information is provided, then the user can understand their performance better, but the notification becomes complex and difficult to process

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance informationVSAvoidnotification complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The guide character serves as an intermediary that processes detailed performance information and presents it in a simplified, natural language format. This reduces notification complexity while preserving essential performance information through the mediator's interpretive capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical display of raw data with a generative model that creates natural language responses. This substitution transforms complex data processing into intuitive language generation, reducing the perceived complexity of notifications while maintaining information richness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If evaluation score is displayed, then the notification is straightforward, but it does not provide detailed feedback for learning

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelearning efficiencyVSAvoidperformance feedback
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the guide character provides detailed performance feedback in natural language. This feedback loop enhances learning efficiency by explaining performance aspects in detail while maintaining an engaging and accessible communication style.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the feedback parameter from simple evaluation scores to detailed natural language explanations. This parameter transformation enables comprehensive learning feedback while keeping the delivery straightforward and easy to process through the guide character's communicative interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20260112343A1Information processing method and information processing system
Publication Date: 2026.04.23 YAMAHA CORP
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AI summary

An information processing method is realized by a computer system, and includes acquiring performance information relating to a performance of a musical instrument by a user, acquiring response information in natural language corresponding to the performance information, and executing a notification action for notifying the response information by a guide character displayed on a display device.