Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-01
2008-07-01
Warren, David S. (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S653000, C084S719000, C084S644000, C084S744000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07394012
ABSTRACT:
A mobile device (160) and method (300) for generating wind instrument sounds is provided. The mobile device can include a microphone (102) for capturing an air turbulence in response to a blowing action, a keypad (104) for selecting a virtual valve to associate with the air turbulence, a synthesis engine (106) for synthesizing a musical note in response to the blowing and the virtual valve, and an audio speaker (108) for playing the musical note. One or more keys of the keypad can be depressed during the blowing action on the microphone for synthesizing a musical note of a wind instrument. A display (110) can present a musical notation (800) and a fingering chart (810) for musical notes.
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Warren David S.
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