Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-14
2006-03-14
Donels, Jeffrey W (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07012185
ABSTRACT:
A method for playing music having i note polyphony, as well as a system containing a plurality of sources and a source itself, with at least two sources of a group of sources, where a first source is assigned to play j notes and a second source is assigned to play k notes, where j<i and k<i, and where the notes are assigned in a predetermined order. For a case where j+k<i, the methods further includes assigning a third source l additional notes to play of the musical composition. For a case where j+k_i, the l notes may duplicate all or some of the j or k notes played by the first or second sources. The j and k notes are played simultaneously, and the method further includes an initial step of synchronizing the first source to the second source through a wireless local network such as an RF network, e.g., a Bluetooth network, or an optical network. Preferably one of the at least two sources functions as a group master, and assigns an identification within the group to the other source or sources using the wireless local network.
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Havukainen Kai
Holm Jukka
Laine Pauli
Donels Jeffrey W
Harrington & Smith ,LLP
Nokia Corporation
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