Patent ID: 7750223

Claim:
A musical interaction assisting apparatus configured to be operatively connected to an electronic musical apparatus, the musical interaction assisting apparatus comprising: an input device for inputting action information from user with the user's eye contact with the input device and the users sound expression or visual expression; an interpreting device for recognizing the user's eye contact with the input device and the user's sound or visual expression input via said input device; a response generating device for generating an interactive response signal based on the recognized sound or visual expression of the user making eye contact with the input device; an interactive response output device for outputting, based on the interactive response signal, a musical performance control signal to the electronic musical apparatus to instruct start of musical performance on the electronic musical apparatus or control progression of musical performance on the electronic musical apparatus; and a physical response output device for outputting, based on the interactive response signal, physical response to the user, including at least one of temperature change, touching, or patting felt by the user.