John F Conte

US Patent:

20010022127, Sep 20, 2001

Filed:

Oct 21, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/955851

Inventors:

VINCENT CHIURAZZI - SAN MATEO CA, US
JOHN EUGENE CONTE - CORTE MADERA CA, US

International Classification:

G10F001/02

US Classification:

084/047000

Abstract:

A TWO SCREEN ELECTRONIC MUSIC BOOK WHICH RETREIVES AND DISPLAYS MUSIC SCORES THAT ARE ENCODED ON DISKS OR ROMS OR COMPUTER-CARDS, OR ANY CONTEMPORARY MEANS, IN THE FASHION OF STANDARD PRINT MUSIC. EACH OF THE TWO SCREENS ARE THE SIZE OF STANDARD SHEET MUSIC, APPROXIMATELY NINE INCHES WIDE BY TWELVE INCHES HIGH, AND THE NOTATION SIZE OF THE MUSIC ITSELF IS THE SIZE OF MUSIC FOUND IN STANDARD SHEET MUSIC AND STANDARD MUSIC BOOKS. A COMPUTER TYPE KEYBOARD ALLOWS THE USER TO IMPUT DATA IN ORDER TO RETREIVE ANY OF THE THOUSANDS OF MUSIC TITLES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE. THE USER MAY SELECT THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS, SUCH AS BY COMPOSER, SONG TITLE, AND SPECIFIC MUSIC BOOK SELECTION. MUSIC COMPILED INCLUDES; SINGLE SONG, VARIOUS COMPILATIONS, ANTHOLOGIES, COMPOSER CLASSICS, JAZZ AND POPULAR, EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, AND OTHERS. A SEEK AND SCAN FUNCTION PERMITS BROWSING THROUGH SELECTIONS. A PROGRAMMABLE PRE-SET SELECT FUNCTION PERMITS PERSONNAL SONG SELECTION ORDER. REPEAT, PAGE TURN FORWARD, PAGE TURN BACK, DA CAPO, DAL SEGNO, AND CODA ARE KEY-TYPE FUNCTION COMMANDS WHICH RETURN THE USER TO THE CORRECT PAGES ON THE DISPLAY SCREENS IN ORDER THAT THE MUSIC CAN BE PERFORMED AS INDICATED BY THE MUSIC. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE MIDI IN AND MIDI OUT FOR INTERFACE, OPERATION BY INTERNAL POWER CELL OR A/C POWER, A PRINTER FUNCTION WHICH ALLOWS ANY OF SAID ELECTRONIC MUSIC BOOK'S CONTENTS TO BE PRINTED. ADDITIONAL FEATURES MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE MUSIC BOOK SUCH AS, TRANSPOSE AND AUDIO OUT, ALLOWING ANY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC BOOK'S CONTENTS TO BE HEARD. THE BOOK OPENS IN A HINGE TYPE MANNER AND CAN BE PLACED ONTO A PIANO, A MUSIC STAND, OR LAID FLAT ON A FLAT SURFACE. IT IS DURABLE, CLOSES SECURELY, AND IS MEANT TO FUNCTION AS STANDARD PRINT MUSIC DOES. A PORTABLE, CUSTOM SELECTED MASSIVE REPERTOIRE OF MUSIC DESIGNED TO BE USER-FRIENDLY AND PERFORMANCE ORIENTED.