Daniel L Morrissey

US Patent:

8598444, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Dec 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/313768

Inventors:

Daniel R. Morrissey - Foster RI, US
John A. Souppa - Ashland MA, US

Assignee:

inMusic Brands, Inc. - Cumberland RI

International Classification:

G10H 1/32
G10H 3/00

US Classification:

84743

Abstract:

A controller for a tablet computing device is disclosed. The controller has a body having a number of control surfaces. A dock is on the body and has an L-shaped groove configured and arranged to receive a tablet computing device docked therein. A microcontroller is configured and arranged to detect interactions with the control surfaces and transmit the interactions to the tablet computing device. An analog output is configured and arranged to receive audio signals from the tablet computing device whereby interactions from the control surfaces are processed by the tablet computing device into audio signals for transmission through the audio output.

US Patent:

20130068086, Mar 21, 2013

Filed:

Sep 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/621871

Inventors:

ION Audio, LLC - Cumberland RI, US
Daniel R. Morrissey - Foster RI, US

Assignee:

ION AUDIO, LLC - Cumberland RI

International Classification:

G09B 15/02
G10H 7/00

US Classification:

84645, 84477 R

Abstract:

A piano learning system for a touchscreen enabled device is disclosed. The system includes a housing configured and arranged to support a touchscreen enabled device. A keyboard on the housing has a plurality of selectably lightable keys. A communication interface is configured and arranged to connect to the touchscreen enabled device. A microprocessor is electrically connected to the keyboard and communication interface. The microprocessor is configured and arranged to read the state of the lightable keys and transmit the state through the communication interface and is further configured and arranged to selectively light the lightable keys of the keyboard in response to instructions received through the communication interface.