System AMD method for a song specific keyboard

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-06-20
REAL KEYS MUSIC
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a melody based game system that allows players to play song segments on a controller to earn points and score events. The system includes a controller with programmable keys, a computing unit with a music application, and a display for displaying prompts and scoring events. The music application plays the song segments and provides prompts for the player to manipulate the keys to match the pitches of the song. The system can be used for music education and is challenging and fun to play. The technical effects of the invention include providing a melody based game system that allows players to play song segments and earn points while learning music.

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However, these devices are primarily intended for education, and in general are not effective in having fun with music or learning to play actual phrases and parts of music.
However, these systems are rhythm action games that utilize mock-type (i.e., not “real”) musical instruments and do not provide significant music education value.

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[0062]Referring to FIG. 1A, a simplified (or “song-specific”) interactive melody and rhythm action musical game 700 includes an electronic board / controller 720 and a computing unit 702 connected to the electronic board / controller 720 and to a display 706 and to speakers 703a, 703b. The computing unit 702 may be a computer, an Xbox™, a Wii™, a Playstation™, an iPad™, an iPhone™, a Smartphone, a tablet computer, or any other computing or game controlling device. In one example, musical game 700 is implemented in an iPad™ computer 702 that also includes the controller 720, the display 706 and the speakers 703a, 703b. In this case, display 706 is a touch enabled display and controller 720 is implemented to be an area of the touch enabled display. The computing unit 702 includes the Real Key Music (RKM) software 750 and a song library 760. Library 760 is a digital storage unit including recorded songs, song fragments, musical arrangements, instrumental musical pieces, and vocal musical p...

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Abstract

A melody based game system includes a controller, a computing unit, and a display. The controller has a limited number of programmable real keys configured to be manipulated by a player for playing one or more song segments and thereby providing game input. Each of the song segments includes one or more pitches and one or more of the programmable real keys are programmed to generate the one or more pitches comprised within each of the song segments, respectively. The computing unit communicates with the controller and includes a music application. The display is connected to the computing unit and is configured to display prompts for manipulating the one or more programmed real keys in coordination with playing of the one or more pitches of each of the song segments.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 543,393 filed on Oct. 5, 2011 and entitled SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR A SONG SPECIFIC KEYBOARD which is commonly assigned and the contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a system and a method for a simplified “song specific” keyboard, and in particular to an electronic game that utilizes an electronic board with a limited number of buttons / keys for providing game input as prompted by a game display and usually in coordination with a recorded recognized song or song segment.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The idea of teaching the playing of an actual keyboard instrument through a computer has been discussed in prior art documents, such as US2006 / 0252503. There are also several prior art systems in the market that try to teach piano through a computer, notably the Miracl...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG09B15/003A63F13/2145G10H7/00A63F9/24A63F13/814G09B15/023G10H1/0016G10H1/368G10H2210/091G10H2220/131G10H2220/135G10H2220/241G10H2230/015G10H2240/325A63F13/46A63F13/42
InventorCICHOWLAS, BRUCE WILLIAM
OwnerREAL KEYS MUSIC