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Electronic musical instrument

US4201106A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 1977
Grant dateMay 6, 1980
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Expiry dateMay 23, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S84/07
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention is an electronic musical instrument the type in which information of the actuation of keys is detected by scanning the keys of a keyboard. The electronic musical instrument includes keys selectively actuable for producing sounds which correspond to respective musical scale notes, circuitry for sequentially scanning these keys for detection of the information of the actuation of these keys, and a memory circuit corresponding to each of the keys so that the information of the actuation of the keys is stored in the memory circuits.

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