Function guide in electronic musical instrument

• US 20010025558A1
• Filed: 04/03/2001
• Published: 10/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
• Inventors: Ishida, Tadayuki
• Granted Patent: US 6,365,815 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/478
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/003 with indication of the keys or strings to be played on instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/023 Electrically operated

Abstract

An explanation for a function selected for a help display is displayed in text on a display screen, and a light-emitting element disposed to correspond to a switch for performing the selected function is operated to blink or light, so that the trouble of finding an operation element when a desired function is performed can be reduced.

Claims

1. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument,

wherein an explanation for a function selected for a help display is displayed in text on a display screen, and a light-emitting element disposed to correspond to an operation element for performing the selected function is operated to blink or light.

3. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 1

, wherein said light-emitting element is an LED.

5. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 1

,

wherein said operation element is a switch.

7. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 1

,

wherein as for a function performed by operating the plural operation elements simultaneously, said light-emitting elements disposed to correspond to the plural operation elements are operated to blink or light.

2. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument having a help function, comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed to correspond to respective operation elements provided for performing a plurality of functions provided in said electronic musical instrument;

help function display means for displaying help data on a screen of a display device to explain the plural functions provided in said electronic musical instrument;

help data storage means for storing help display data to be displayed on the screen of the display device;

function selection means for selecting a desired function from the plural help functions displayed on said help function display means; and

a light-emission controller for blinking or lighting said light-emitting elements disposed to correspond to said operation elements for performing the functions selected by said function selection means.

4. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 2

,

wherein said light-emitting elements are LEDs.

6. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 2

,

wherein said operation elements are switches.

8. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 2

,

wherein as for a function performed by operating the plural operation elements simultaneously, said light-emitting elements disposed to correspond to the plural operation elements are operated to blink or light.

9. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument,

wherein an explanation for a function selected for a help display is displayed in text on a display screen, and a light-emitting element disposed to correspond to an operation element for performing the selected function is operated to blink or light.

11. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 9

,

wherein said light-emitting element is an LED.

13. A storage medium,

wherein a program for performing each of the processes according to

claim 9

is stored readably from a computer.

10. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument having a help function, comprising:

a help function display process for displaying help data on a screen of a display device to explain a plurality of functions provided in said electronic musical instrument;

a help data storage process for storing help display data, which is to be displayed on the screen of the display device, in a storage medium;

a function selection process for selecting a desired function from the plural help functions displayed on said help function display process; and

a light-emission control process for blinking or lighting a light-emitting element disposed to correspond to an operation element for performing the function selected by said function selection process.

12. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 10

,

wherein said light-emitting element is an LED.

14. A storage medium,

wherein a program for performing each of the processes according to

claim 10

is stored readably from a computer.

15. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument,

wherein at the time an explanation for a function selected for a help display is performed, a panel view screen showing a text and the arrangement of operation elements of a panel is displayed on a display screen, and the display state of said operation element for performing the selected function is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements.

20. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 15

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by differentiating the display color of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display from the display color of others.

25. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 15

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by blinking the display of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display.

16. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument, comprising:

help display means for displaying on a display device a panel view screen showing a text and the arrangement of operation elements of a panel when an explanation for a function selected for a help display is performed;

a display controller for differentiating the display state of said operation element for performing the selected function from the display state of other operation elements; and

panel view display means for displaying said panel view screen in a magnified state.

21. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 16

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by differentiating the display color of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display from the display color of others.

26. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 16

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by blinking the display of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display.

17. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument,

wherein an explanation for a function selected for a help display is displayed in text, and when a predetermined operation is performed while said help display is performed, a panel view screen for showing the arrangement of operation elements of a panel is displayed and the display state of said operation element for performing the selected function is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements.

22. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 17

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by differentiating the display color of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display from the display color of others.

27. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 17

,

wherein said display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by blinking the display of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display.

18. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument having a help function, comprising:

help function display means for displaying a plurality of help functions provided in said electronic musical instrument on a screen of a display device;

function selection means for selecting a desired help function from the plural help functions displayed on the screen of the display device by said help function display means;

help display means for displaying an explanation for the help function selected by said function selection means in text and by means of a panel view screen showing the arrangement of operation elements of a panel, and displaying said operation element corresponding to a function displayed on a help display in a different display state from the display state of other operation elements; and

help data storage means for storing data for displaying the help content in text or in image, in a storage medium.

23. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 18

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other elements by differentiating the display color of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display from the display color of others.

28. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 18

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by blinking the display of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display.

19. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument having a help function, comprising:

help function display means for displaying a plurality of help functions provided in said electronic musical instrument on a screen of a display device;

function selection means for selecting a desired help function from the plural help functions displayed on the screen of the display device by said help function display means;

help content display means for performing the explanation for the help function selected by said function selection means in text on the display device;

panel view display means for displaying a panel view screen showing the arrangement of operation elements of a panel, and displaying said operation element for the function displayed on a help display in a different display state from the display state of other operation elements, when a panel view switch is operated while said help display is performed by said help content display means; and

help data storage means for storing text data and image data for explaining the help content in a storage medium.

24. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 19

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by differentiating the display color of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display from the display color of others.

29. A function guide system in an electronic musical instrument according to

claim 19

,

wherein the display state of said operation element is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements by blinking the display of said operation element for performing the function selected for said help display.

30. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument,

wherein at the time an explanation for a function selected for a help display is performed, a panel view screen showing a text and the arrangement of operation elements of a panel is displayed on a display device, and the display state of said operation element for performing the selected function is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements.

35. A storage medium,

wherein a program for performing each of the processes according to

claim 30

is stored readably from a computer.

31. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument, comprising:

a help display process for displaying on a display device a panel view screen showing a text and the arrangement of operation elements of a panel when an explanation for a function selected for a help display is performed;

a display control process for differentiating the display state of said operation element for performing the selected function from the display state of other operation elements; and

a panel view display process for displaying said panel view screen in a magnified state.

36. A storage medium,

wherein a program for performing each of the processes according to

claim 31

is stored readably from a computer.

32. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument,

wherein an explanation for a function selected for a help display is displayed in text, and when a predetermined operation is performed while said help display is performed, a panel view screen for showing the arrangement of operation elements of a panel is displayed, and the display state of said operation element for performing the selected function is differentiated from the display state of other operation elements.

37. A storage medium,

wherein a program for performing each of the processes according to

claim 32

is stored readably from a computer.

33. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument having a help function, comprising:

a help function display process for displaying a plurality of help functions provided in said electronic musical instrument on a screen of a display device;

a function selection process for selecting a desired help function from the plural help functions displayed on the screen of the display device by said help function display process;

a help display process for displaying an explanation for the help function selected by said function selection process in text and by means of a panel view screen showing the arrangement of operation elements of a panel, and displaying said operation element for the function displayed on a help display in a different display state from the display state of other operation elements, and

a help data storage process for storing data for displaying the help content in text and in image, in a storage medium.

38. A storage medium,

wherein a program for performing each of the processes according to

claim 33

is stored readably from a computer.

34. A function guide method of an electronic musical instrument having a plurality of help functions, comprising:

a help function display process for displaying a plurality of help functions provided in said electronic musical instrument on a screen of a display device;

a function selection process for selecting a desired help function from the plural help functions displayed on the screen of the display device by said help function display process;

a help content display process for performing an explanation for the help function selected by said function selection process in text on the display device;

a panel view display process for displaying a panel view screen showing the arrangement of operation elements of a panel, and displaying said operation element for the function displayed on a help display in a different display state from the display state of other operation elements, when a panel view switch is operated while said help display is performed by said help content display process; and

a help data storage process for storing text data and image data to explain the help content in a storage medium.

39. A storage medium,

wherein a program for performing each of the processes in

claim 34

is stored readably from a computer.