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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7902450 | Method and system for providing pressure-controlled transitions Pressure-controlled transitions are provided for single-note lines in electronic musical instruments. By addressing the relative pressure for two or more pressure points on a playing surface, the method and system provides the performer with the ability to control t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7750231 | Keyboard apparatus of electronic musical instrument A keyboard apparatus of this electronic musical instrument is provided with touch curves TW1 through TWp, TB1 through TBq each defining a velocity value Vc varying with a key-depression velocity Kv (TD). Each of keys K1 through Kn of a keyboard ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7619157 | Electronic keyboard instrument and processing method of the same An electronic keyboard instrument having a keyboard provided with a plurality of keys, a first and a second switches provided corresponding to each key of the keyboard and being sequentially turned on at a time interval corresponding to a key depression speed of the... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7361828 | Automatic player musical instrument, automatic player incorporated therein and method used therein An automatic player piano is fabricated on the basis of an acoustic piano, and an automatic player is expected to give rise to key motion for reenacting performance with solenoid-operated key actuators; since the hammers of acoustic piano are different in mass, the ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361825 | Electronic keyboard instrument In an electronic keyboard instrument, each key moves from an initial position to a full stroke position via first, second, and third positions sequentially. A velocity detector detects a first key velocity of the key when the key moves from the first position to the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355109 | Separate automatic player driving keys and pedals of keyboard musical instrument A separate automatic player is independent of a piano, and stands in front of the piano for an automatic playing; the separate automatic player includes a key driver unit, a pedal driver unit and a framework on which the key driver unit and pedal driver unit is carr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339105 | Automatic musical performance device Provide an automatic musical performance device, which is capable of giving a concert magic function in an acoustic instrument with a feeling of normally playing the acoustic instrument. A time period Tv between two points, and a tempo Tmp found based on a ti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334010 | Feedback digital filter A digital filter includes a data storage section, a filter coefficient storage section, a multiplier, an accumulative adder section, a data output section and a control section. The data storage section stores the latest multiple input data for every channel and out... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314995 | Data acquisition system preparing inner force sense data for inner sense controller A data acquisition system is used in the transplantation of the piano key touch from an acoustic piano to an electronic piano, and the function thereof is broken down into a table producer, a motion controller and a servo-controller; a table, which expresses relatio... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7285718 | Keyboard musical instrument and other-type musical instrument, and method for generating tone-generation instructing information Detector detects movement of a hammer (driven member) that strikes a string (abutted member) by moving in response to operation of a key. On the basis of detection outputs of the detector and a given abutment-presuming reference value, it is presumed that the hammer... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271331 | Musical synthesizer with expressive portamento based on pitch wheel control The present invention is a musical synthesizer that can respond to a pitch wheel control by generating realistic slide-step-slide and slide-step portamento pitch curves. The musical synthesizer responds to a pitch wheel control in a context sensitive manner. When a ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265337 | Sensing apparatus Motion sensing apparatus including at least one light sensitive electronic component, said component responsive to at least a first and second incident light level each level creating in said light sensitive component a first state and a second state, wherein the ap... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248246 | Rack mount server with tiltable display A rack mount server or device with an integrated display that has an adjustable viewing angle. An adjustable viewing angle allows rack mount servers and devices to be stacked and still maintain viewability of their display screens. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7230178 | Handy musical instrument responsive to grip action In a music system, an input unit is manipulated for inputting a signal representative of a performance operation amount rendered by a performer, and an output unit is provided for outputting a music sound in response to the signal fed from the input unit. The input ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227069 | Insertable piano/keyboard strip for sensing key movement A portable modular device for the purpose of sensing key movement of a piano or keyboard, processing key movement information, and communicating at least key-note ON/OFF and key-note velocity information. A portion of the modular device, the key sensor strip, insert... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217881 | Control apparatus with operator member controllable by reactive force There is provided an operator member displaceable, in response to operation by a human operator, relative to at least one displacement axis (more preferably, multi-dimensionally). Operating state of the operator member is detected and model operation information, in... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215328 | Multimedia keyboard A multimedia console incorporating an alphanumeric keyboard, and a musical key-bed is described for generating multimedia work product conveniently when coupled with a digital personal computer or optionally as a stand alone music equipment. The musical key-bed is o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7202409 | Musical instrument automatically performing music passage through hybrid feedback control loop containing plural sorts of sensors An automatic player piano includes keys driven for the angular motion through a hybrid feedback control loop; a controller, a key position sensor, a plunger velocity sensor and a solenoid-operated key actuator form parts of the hybrid feedback control loop for each ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7183481 | Apparatus and method for embedding content within a MIDI data stream A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: generating supplemental data defining one or more characteristics of one or more light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) on the data processing device; embedding the supplemental data within a musi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179974 | Method for retrofitting acoustic keyboard musical instrument, method for forming holes and gadget used therein Upon request for retrofitting, workers bring a gadget and a marking tool and other tools to the user's home; the workers attach the marking tool to a keyboard, mark locators on a key bed by using the marking tool, form locating recesses therein, and bore reference s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161137 | Optical transducer system having light emitting elements and light detecting elements both regulable in output characteristics Keys, which are incorporated in an automatic player piano, are monitored with an optical transducer system. The optical transducer system includes sensor heads provided on both sides of the key trajectories, LEDs connected to predetermined sensor heads through optic... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151212 | Compact keyboard apparatus with accurate detection of key pressing speed A keyboard apparatus is provided with a key unit that has a plurality of keys supported for pivotal motion. Also provided is a detection section for detecting a key speed when any of the keys are pivoted. The key unit and detection section are supported by a housing... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7105738 | Functional performance of keyboard musical instruments A musical keyboard having associated therewith a alphanumeric keyboard having a plurality of alphanumeric keys, the musical keyboard having a musical keys each being for producing a musical sound, and music function keys for producing musical effects, At least one o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7071404 | Laser activated synthesizer system A laser activated synthesizer system for efficiently translating finger positions on a surface into sounds. The laser activated synthesizer system includes a housing member which encloses a plurality of lasers near an upper surface, each laser aligned with a piano l... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060885 | Music reproduction system, music editing system, music editing apparatus, music editing terminal unit, music reproduction terminal unit, method of controlling a music editing apparatus, and program for executing the method There is provided a music reproduction system which enables music editing and acoustic effect application by simple operations, for realizing a desired musical concept in an operator's mind. An operating terminal that can be carried by an operator generates motion i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060883 | Compact keyboard apparatus with accurate detection of key pressing speed A keyboard apparatus is provided with a key unit that has a plurality of keys supported for pivotal motion. Also provided is a detection section for detecting a key speed when any of the keys are pivoted. The key unit and detection section are supported by a housing... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060886 | Music playback unit and method for correcting musical score data A music playback unit corrects the frequency characteristics of a speaker installed in a portable telephone, without using an equalizer. The musical score data is stored in a first memory, and data for correcting the velocity of musical score data for each velocity ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7049503 | Hybrid wind instrument selectively producing acoustic tones and electric tones and electronic system used therein A hybrid saxophone is a combination of an acoustic saxophone and an electronic system, and the electronic system includes key sensors for monitoring the keys and a tonguing sensor for detecting the position of the tongue together with a breath sensor and a lip senso... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6999009 | Sensing keys for keyboard A key sensing device comprises a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact spaced from one another by a low-force spacer element which includes a low-force aperture disposed between the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact. A thi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995307 | Self-playing musical device Apparatus and methods for a self-playing musical device configured to present a realistic music service as part of a musical wind instrument. The device may be fitted inside the sound pipe of a musical instrument to play music. If desired, the device is shaped and c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6940005 | Keyboard musical instrument for exactly producing tones and hammer sensor varying output signal exactly representing physical quantity of hammer A hammer sensor includes a photo-filter plate movable together with a hammer assembly and having a base plate fixed to the hammer shank and an arc pattern formed on the base plate and different in transparency from the base plate, a photo radiating element radiating... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6867361 | System and method for generating tone in response to movement of portable terminal Operation terminal capable of being carried by a user or human operator is, for example, in the form of a bar or shoe, and detection is made of a movement trajectory of the operation terminal on the basis of movement of the operation terminal. Tone signal is generat... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6750390 | Automatic performing apparatus and electronic instrument An automatic performing apparatus and an electronic instrument with which a user can carry out an automatic musical performance, even for a complicated arrangement, simply by providing external events at certain intervals or corresponding only to a melody. In such a... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6703552 | Continuous music keyboard An apparatus and method for continuous keyboard system. The Continuous Music Keyboard resembles a traditional keyboard in that it is approximately the same size and is played with ten fingers. It also resembles a fretless string instrument in that it has ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6525257 | Arrangement pressure point generation in keyboards for piano-like keyboard instruments The invention relates to an arrangement, with which pressure point characteristics can be simulated, such that a key stroke typical of a cembalo, as well as the key characteristics of an organ can be as near as possible approached and permits the replicat... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6495748 | System for electronically emulating musical instrument This invention relates to a multimedia instrument simulation device and methods. The device is connected to a multimedia keyboard or computer and comprises several playing elements that simulate the playing of musical instruments. In conjunction with one ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6420641 | Multimedia keyboard with instrument playing device A multimedia keyboard with instrument playing device comprising a case, a connector and flexible protruding plate mounted on one end of the case. A protruding plate can be inserted into an available slot in the multimedia keyboard, providing a signal conn... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6365820 | Keyboard assembly for electronic musical instruments capable of receiving key touch inputs and generating musical tones that reflect a player's power of expression A keyboard assembly for an electronic musical instrument is provided, which is capable of having touch inputs to a key from a finger of a player reflected in his power of expression with higher fidelity even when the single key is successively depressed t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6362412 | Analyzer used for plural physical quantitied, method used therein and musical instrument equipped with the analyzer An electronic piano has only one set of analog key sensors/shutter plates under the keyboard, and an electronic sound generating system processes pieces of data information from the analog key sensors through different computer programs for an initial-tou... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6359207 | POSITION TRANSDUCER SYSTEM WITH BUILT-IN CALIBRATOR FOR MOVING OBJECT, METHOD FOR ACCURATELY DETERMINING POSITION OF MOVING OBJECT AND KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EQUIPPED WITH THE POSITION TRANSDUCER SYSTEM A silent automatic player piano calibrates the black/white keys so as to exactly relate a key position signal to the current key positions on the trajectory of the key by itself before a recording so that the key motions are exactly recognized in a record... | 03/19/2002 |
