Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-30
2009-10-20
Donovan, Lincoln (Department: 2832)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S735000, C084S741000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07605324
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is to assist an unskilled player in playing a musical instrument by detecting the quantity of the player's manipulation against the instrument, modifying the detected manipulation quantity with reference to a recommended manipulation to a degree according to a given assistance coefficient, and actuating the instrument with the modified manipulation quantity. For a brass instrument, the apparatus comprises an embouchure sensor and a breath pressure sensor to detect the embouchure and the breath pressure of the player as he/she plays the brass instrument. The detected embouchure and breath pressure are then modified with reference to a recommended embouchure and breath pressure weighted by a given assistance coefficient. The apparatus actuates the brass instrument based on the modified embouchure and breath pressure.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2001723 (1935-05-01), Hammond, Jr.
patent: 3571480 (1971-03-01), Tichenor et al.
patent: 5902949 (1999-05-01), Mohrbacher
patent: 2005/0056139 (2005-03-01), Sakurada
patent: 2007/0017352 (2007-01-01), Masuda
patent: 1 748 416 (2007-01-01), None
patent: 2 704 968 (1994-11-01), None
patent: 2 775 823 (1999-09-01), None
patent: 2004-177828 (2004-06-01), None
patent: 2004-258443 (2004-09-01), None
patent: 2004-314187 (2004-11-01), None
Atsuo Takanishi et al., “Development of an Anthropomorphic Flutist Robot WF-3RII”, Intelligent Robots and Systems 1996, Proceedings of the 1996 LEEE/RSJ International Conference on Osaka, vol. 1, pp. 37-43, Japan, Nov. 4, 1996.
Joel Gilbert et al., “Artificial Buzzing Lips and Brass Instruments: Experimental Results”, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 104, No. 3, pp. 1627-1632, Acoustical Society of America, Sep. 1998.
Relevant Portion of European Search Report issued in corresponding European Patent Application No. 06018130.2-2225, dated Apr. 2, 2007.
Fujii Junji
Masuda Hideyuki
Tohgi Yutaka
Donovan Lincoln
Millikin Andrew R
Rossi Kimms & McDowell LLP
Yamaha Corporation
LandOfFree
Apparatus for assisting in playing musical instrument does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Apparatus for assisting in playing musical instrument, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus for assisting in playing musical instrument will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4109902