Apparatus and method for generating an encoded rhythmic pattern

US7193148B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Markus K. Cremer · Orinda, US
• Matthias Gruhne · Legefeld, DE
• Jan Rohden · Ilmenau, DE
• Christian Uhle · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 8, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 20, 2007
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G10H2240/131
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An encoded rhythmic pattern has several groups of velocity values, wherein the velocity values are sorted, such that the groups are included in sequence in an encoded rhythmic pattern. Now, the velocity values concentrated at the beginning of the encoded rhythmic pattern have a higher importance for characterizing the rhythmic gist of a piece of music than velocity values included in additional groups of velocity values. By using such an encoded rhythmic pattern, an efficient database access can be performed.