Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-touch piano keyboard
- Patent Title (中): 多点触控钢琴键盘
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Application No.: US14118900Application Date: 2012-07-06
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Publication No.: US09324310B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Andrew McPherson , Youngmoo Kim
- Applicant: Andrew McPherson , Youngmoo Kim
- Applicant Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Assignee: Drexel University
- Current Assignee: Drexel University
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Agency: Maenner & Associates, LLC
- Agent Joseph E. Maenner
- International Application: PCT/US2012/045649 WO 20120706
- International Announcement: WO2013/006746 WO 20130110
- Main IPC: G10H3/10
- IPC: G10H3/10 ; G10H3/14 ; G10H7/06 ; G10H1/02 ; G10H1/34

Abstract:
A musical keyboard touch sensor pad having a plurality of integrated sensors disposed in an array is disclosed. The plurality of integrated sensors represents a keyboard key. A processor is electronically coupled to the plurality of integrated sensors. The processor is programmed to receive signals from several of the plurality of integrated sensors and to generate a sound signal based on input from the several of the plurality of integrated sensors. The output is variable based on the number in the plurality and the location of the plurality in the array. An audio output device is electronically coupled to the processor to generate a sound based on the sound signal. A keyboard using a plurality of the sensor pads as well as a method of generating sounds from the keyboard are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140083281A1 Multi-Touch Piano Keyboard Public/Granted day:2014-03-27
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