Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-12-30
2010-11-30
Warren, David S. (Department: 2832)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S609000, C084S649000, C084S653000, C084S47000P, C084S4710SR, C084S483200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07842877
ABSTRACT:
A system for digitizing a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum includes a processor, and a display device and an input device in signal communication with the processor. Software encoded on a computer-readable medium and installable on the processor has a code segment adapted to display a virtual keyboard on the display device. The keyboard has a plurality of pianistically arranged keys, each key having a note name corresponding to a pitch represented by the key imposed thereon. A code segment can receive a user selection via the input device of a pan instrument for which music is desired to be entered, retrieve a note range for the selected pan instrument, and electronically mask the virtual keyboard to exclude keys outside the retrieved note range. User input can be received for a series of notes to be encoded for playing on the selected pan instrument.
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Hartt Jacqueline E.
Lowndes Drosdick Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Pangenuity, LLC
Warren David S.
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