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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7432432 | System and method for recognizing handwritten music notations A method and system for recognizing handwritten music notations is described. The method includes steps of recognizing notations within a notation category and receiving a plurality of input strokes corresponding to handwritten music notations. Nearby strokes may be... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7330605 | Decoding and error correction in 2-D arrays A system and process for determining the location of a captured image from a larger image is described. A non-repeating sequence may be folded into a non-repeating array in which the array is unique for every sub window of a given size. The image of the sub window m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323629 | Real time music recognition and display system Systems and methods for performing simple and quick real time single music note recognition algorithm based on fuzzy pattern matching are disclosed. In one aspect, the systems and methods use a 256-point FFT and fuzzy pattern identification and recognition method. T... | 01/29/2008 |
| 6969793 | Piano key finder and chord indicator An instructional device for use by music students is constructed as an outer sleeve having a slide member fitted within it. The outer sleeve has first and second sets of openings and is imprinted with a representation of a piano keyboard. The slide member has alphab... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6538187 | Method and system for writing common music notation (CMN) using a digital pen A computer-implemented method (and system) for composing music, includes launching a menu based on an input from an input device, selectively inputting musical notation with the input device based on the menu items and unconstrained handwriting by a compo... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6201174 | Method and system for improved tablature notation in digital music scores A computerized tablature composer automatically updates a tablature notation following edits of a corresponding staff notation. The computerized tablature composer conversely links edits to a tablature notation with corresponding updates in a staff notati... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5648625 | Musical chord transposer An apparatus for the translation of musical chords from one key to another key. Both the electronics and mechanical embodiments of the invention permit the user to translate a musical score in a source key to a target key by identifying the appropriate ch... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5038659 | Musical score block copy forming apparatus A musical score block copy forming apparatus has a musical keyboard (1) having a full-scale key group and a chromatic-scale key group, and a function keyboard (2) having function keys, and the like. Data input at the keyboards (1, 2) and data necessary fo... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5038658 | Method for automatically transcribing music and apparatus therefore An automatic music transcription method and system for generating a muscial score from an input acoustic signal. The acoustic signal may include vocal songs, vocal humming, and music from musical instruments. The system comprises means for extracting pitc... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4064782 | Electronic music display device An electronic digital display device for identifying musical notes comprising a series of manually operable on-off key selector switches, a series of manually operable on-off note selector switches, note indicator means visually associated with the note a... | 12/27/1977 |
