IP Library Granted Patent US 10,492,276
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,276 · App. 16/099,556 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Lighting control device, lighting control method, and lighting control program

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,492,276
App. No.
16/099,556
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting controller configured to control a lighting fixture based on music piece data in which characteristic sections that characterize a music construction are allocated includes: a transition information acquisition unit configured to obtain transition information for each of the characteristic sections in the music piece data; a note-fractionated-section analyzing unit configured to analyze the characteristic section(s) in the music piece data to detect a note-fractionated section where a note is fractionated with progression of bars; and a lighting control data generating unit configured to generate lighting control data based on the transition information obtained by the transition information acquisition unit and the note-fractionated section detected by the note-fractionated-section analyzing unit.

Claims (33)

1. A lighting controller configured to control a lighting fixture based on music piece data in which characteristic sections that characterize a music construction are allocated, the lighting controller comprising:

a transition information acquisition unit configured to obtain transition information for each of the characteristic sections in the music piece data;

a note-fractionated-section analyzing unit configured to analyze at least one of the characteristic sections in the music piece data to detect a note-fractionated section where a note interval is fractionated with progression of bars by analyzing a rhythm pattern of a note; and

a lighting control data generating unit configured to generate lighting control data based on the transition information obtained by the transition information acquisition unit and the note-fractionated section detected by the note-fractionated-section analyzing unit.

2. The lighting controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the lighting control data generating unit is configured to set a starting point of the detected note-fractionated section as a changing point of a lighting effect.

3. A computer-readable medium that stores a program code configured to enable a computer to function as the lighting controller according to claim 1 when read and run by the computer.

4. A lighting controller configured to control a lighting fixture based on music piece data in which characteristic sections that characterize a music construction are allocated, the lighting controller comprising:

a transition information acquisition unit configured to obtain transition information for each of the characteristic sections in the music piece data;

a level-varying-section analyzing unit configured to analyze at least one of the characteristic sections in the music piece data to detect a level-varying section where accumulation of an amplitude level per unit of time of a signal with a predetermined frequency or less falls within a predetermined range and accumulation of an amplitude level per unit of time of a signal with a frequency exceeding the predetermined frequency increases with progression of bars; and

a lighting control data generating unit configured to generate lighting control data based on the transition information obtained by the transition information acquisition unit and the level-varying section detected by the level-varying-section analyzing unit.

5. The lighting controller according to claim 4 , wherein

the lighting control data generating unit is configured to set a starting point of the detected level-varying section as a changing point of a lighting effect.

6. A computer-readable medium that stores a program code configured to enable a computer to function as the lighting controller according to claim 4 when read and run by the computer.

7. A lighting controller configured to control a lighting fixture based on music piece data in which characteristic sections that characterize a music construction are allocated, the lighting controller comprising:

a transition information acquisition unit configured to obtain transition information for each of the characteristic sections in the music piece data;

a fill-in-section analyzing unit configured to analyze at least one of the characteristic sections in the music piece data to detect a fill-in section where a peak level of a signal detected per beat varies; and

a lighting control data generating unit configured to generate lighting control data based on the transition information obtained by the transition information acquisition unit and the fill-in section detected by the fill-in-section analyzing unit.

8. The lighting controller according to claim 7 , wherein

the lighting control data generating unit is configured to set a starting point of the detected fill-in section as a changing point of a lighting effect.

9. A computer-readable medium that stores a program code configured to enable a computer to function as the lighting controller according to claim 7 when read and run by the computer.

10. A lighting control method of controlling a lighting fixture based on music piece data in which characteristic sections that characterize a music construction are allocated, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a transition information acquisition unit, transition information for each of the characteristic sections in the music piece data;

analyzing, by a note-fractionated-section analyzing unit, at least one of the characteristic sections in the music piece data to detect a note-fractionated section where a note interval is fractionated with progression of bars by analyzing a rhythm pattern of a note; and

generating, by a lighting control data generating unit, lighting control data based on the obtained transition information and the detected note-fractionated section.

11. A lighting control method of controlling a lighting fixture based on music piece data in which characteristic sections that characterize a music construction are allocated, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a transition information acquisition unit, transition information for each of the characteristic sections in the music piece data;

analyzing, by a level-varying-section analyzing unit, at least one of the characteristic sections in the music piece data to detect a level-varying section where accumulation of an amplitude level per unit of time of a signal with a predetermined frequency or less falls within a predetermined range and accumulation of an amplitude level per unit of time of a signal with a frequency exceeding the predetermined frequency increases with progression of bars; and

generating, by a lighting control data generating unit, lighting control data based on the obtained transition information and the detected level-varying section.

12. A lighting control method of controlling a lighting fixture based on music piece data in which characteristic sections that characterize a music construction are allocated, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a transition information acquisition unit, transition information for each of the characteristic sections in the music piece data;

analyzing, by a fill-in-section analyzing unit, at least one of the characteristic sections in the music piece data to detect a fill-in section where a peak level of a signal detected per beat varies; and

generating, by a lighting control data generating unit, lighting control data based on the obtained transition information and the detected fill-in section.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
To: ALPHATHETA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052849/0913 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2018
From: SAKAGAMI, KEI; SUZUKI, SHIRO; YOSHINO, HAJIME
To: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047440/0601 →