Musical instruction and assessment systems

US8338684B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stefan Pillhofer · Hamburg, DE
• Jan-Hinnerk Helms · Hamburg, DE
• Gerhard Lengeling · Los Altos, US
• Alexander Soren · San Francisco, US
• Alexander Harry Little · Woodside, US
• John Danty · Calgary, CA
• Timothy B. Martin · Sunnyvale, US
• Matt Evans · San Francisco, US
• Ole Lagemann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 23, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 27, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B15/002
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.