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Electronic musical instrument

US9024168B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 2014
Grant dateMay 5, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 25, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2230/241
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electronic musical instrument includes a plurality of touch sensors each configured to generate an electrical signal representative of a musical note in response to being touched by a user, one or more proximity sensors each configured to generate an electrical signal representative of a musical key based on a distance between the user and the sensor, a controller configured to generate electrical signals representative of sound based on the electrical signals from the plurality of touch sensors and one or more proximity sensors, and one or more transducers configured to generate sound based on the electrical signals generated by the controller.

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