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Electric keyboard musical instrument, method executed by the same, and storage medium

US8785759B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2013
Grant dateJul 22, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2250/041
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electric keyboard musical instrument 10 includes: keys 32; third switches 36 that detect that the keys 32 are pressed down to a position x3; various switches 12 to 15 that receive a selection of a kind of tone; and a CPU 21 that executes generating a sound with a tone of the kind received by various switches 12 to 15 in response to the third switch 36 detecting that a key 32 is pressed down to a position x3. The CPU 21 changes a time from when the third switch 36 detects that a key 32 is pressed down to position x3 until sound generation is executed, according to a kind of tone received through the various switches 12 to 15.

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