Mobile Communication Device with Musical Instrument Functions

• US 20080254824A1
• Filed: 02/01/2006
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audiobrax Industria E Comercio De Produtos Electronicos Ltda.
• Original Assignee: Audiobrax Industria E Comercio De Produtos Electronicos Ltda.
• Inventors: Moraes, Aurelio Rotolo
• Granted Patent: US 8,993,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/32 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/365 the accompaniment information being stored on a host computer and transmitted to a reproducing terminal by means of a network, e.g. public telephone lines
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/091 for performance evaluation, i.e. judging, grading or scoring the musical qualities or faithfulness of a performance, e.g. with respect to pitch, tempo or other timings of a reference performance
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/091 Graphical user interface [GUI] specifically adapted for electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. interactive musical displays, musical instrument icons or menus; Details of user interactions therewith GUI in general G06F3/048
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/321 Garment sensors, i.e. musical control means with trigger surfaces or joint angle sensors, worn as a garment by the player, e.g. bracelet, intelligent clothing vital parameter sensing G10H2220/371; wearable interfaces in general G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/015 PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/021 Mobile ringtone, i.e. generation, transmission, conversion or downloading of ringing tones or other sounds for mobile telephony; Special musical data formats or protocols herefor mobile telephone transmission specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments G10H2240/251
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/251 Mobile telephone transmission, i.e. transmitting, accessing or controlling music data wirelessly via a wireless or mobile telephone receiver, analog or digital, e.g. DECT GSM, UMTS smartphone, PDA or palmtop used for musical purposes G10H2230/015; mobile ringtone G10H2230/021
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2250/435 Gensound percussion, i.e. generating or synthesising the sound of a percussion instrument; Control of specific aspects of percussion sounds, e.g. harmonics, under the influence of hitting force, hitting position, settings or striking instruments such as mallet, drumstick, brush, hand spint percussion G10H2230/231
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2250/441 Gensound string, i.e. generating the sound of a string instrument, controlling specific features of said sound spint piano G10H2230/065; spint stringed instruments G10H2230/075
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 7/00 Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724095 Worn on the wrist, hand or arm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

Describes a mobile communication device (1, 20, 55, 111, 150, 200, 220, 335) having musical instrument (percussion, keyboards, string and blow) function, which “can be scrapped onto the user'"'"'s body through an adjustable elastic belt (151). It is also able to receive commands from a remote sensor (4, 70, 75, 160, 210, 257, 392,412), which has a musical instrument interface (percussion, keyboards, string and blow), preferably scrapped onto the user'"'"'s body by means of an adjustable elastic belt (151). A sound system (6) or an audio/video equipment might receive audio and/or video from the mobile communication device (1, 20, 55, 111, 150, 200, 220, 335) through an adapter (5, 56, 63, 68). The use of this device is intended to be an occupational therapy, satisfying, entertaining and relaxing for the user, which will provide user'"'"'s mental and physical health benefits. Its technical classification is under “electronics”.

Claims

1-78. -78. (canceled)

79. A mobile electronic communication device (1) that comprises means of transferring data by cell phone network communication and further comprises musical instrument functionalities, the mobile communication device (1) comprising:

at least one instrumental interface (20) that comprises a plurality of touch sensors (40) distributed on a surface of a pad (135) or a Jog disc (206) providing regions that are touch sensitive;

a digital signal processor (26) obtaining responses of impulses applied to the touch sensors (40) and transforming them into musical instruments sounds; and

at least one adaptor (5) associating the musical instruments sounds provided by the instrumental interface (20) to different sound signals provided by a distinct sound system (6).

80. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 79, wherein the device comprises at least one radio frequency module (25) compatible with cellular network communication systems.

81. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 79, wherein the device further comprises at least one remote sensor (4) associated to the instrumental interface (20), the remote sensor (4) comprising a plurality of touch sensors (40) distributed on a surface of a pad (135) or a Jog disc (206) providing regions that are touch sensitive.

82. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 81, wherein the digital signal processor (26) carries out voice signals, sounds, communication indicators, and songs, controls communication functions, and mixes two or more of such sounds.

83. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 82, wherein sound signals carried out by the digital signal processor (26) are stored in Flash memory devices (36) or in memory cards.

84. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 83, wherein LEDs (49) are distributed under a surface of the pad (135) or the Jog disc (206) to provide luminous indication to a user'"'"'s touch.

85. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 84, wherein the touch sensors (40) comprise transducers of piezoelectric, capacitive, resistive, inductive, field effect, pressure, stretch, vibration, displacement, vibration or acceleration type.

86. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 85, wherein the remote sensor (4) comprises an adjustable elastic belt (151) which contains adhesive portions (152, 153).

87. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 86, wherein the device comprises a communication system (29) providing communication with at least one remote sensor (4), said communication being made by radio frequency, ultrasound or infrared light.

88. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 87, wherein the communication system (29) establishes communication with a computer (3), with the distinct sound system (6), and with the adaptor (5), changing data and information with a plurality of audio and video electronic devices.

89. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 88, wherein the communication system (29) is controlled by the digital signal processor (26).

90. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 79, characterized in that the device comprises a computer communication interface (28) and means of data storage.

91. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 79, wherein the device is operable to evaluate a user'"'"'s performance by reference to parameters stored by storage means, such parameters being synchronism, rhythm, intensity, selected document and musical note.

92. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 79, wherein the device comprises at least a graphic display (44), a microphone (34), a phone (33) and a keyboard (87).

93. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 92, wherein the microphone (34) receives a user'"'"'s sounds by means different from the touches in the regions that are touch sensitive.

105. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 79, wherein the device is operable to evaluate a user'"'"'s performance by reference to parameters stored by storage means, such parameters being synchronism, rhythm, intensity, selected document and musical note.

94. A mobile electronic communication device (55) that comprises means of transferring data by cell phone network communication and further comprises musical instrument functionalities, the mobile communication device (55) comprising:

at least one remote sensor (4) comprising a plurality of touch sensors (40) distributed on a surface of a pad (135) or a Jog disc (206) providing regions that are touch sensitive;

a digital signal processor (26) obtaining responses of impulses applied to the touch sensors (40) and transforming them into musical instruments sounds; and

at least one adaptor (5) associating the musical instruments sounds provided by the digital signal processor (26) to different sound signals provided by a distinct sound system (6).

95. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein the device comprises at least one radio frequency module (25) compatible with cellular network communication systems.

96. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein the digital signal processor (26) carries out voice signals, sounds, communication indicators, and songs, controls communication functions, and mixes two or more of such sounds.

97. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 96, wherein sound signals carried out by the digital signal processor (26) are stored in Flash memory devices (36) or in memory cards.

98. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein LEDs (49) are distributed under a surface of the pad (135) or the Jog disc (206) to provide luminous indication to a user'"'"'s touch.

99. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein the touch sensors (40) comprise transducers of piezoelectric, capacitive, resistive, inductive, field effect, pressure, stretch, vibration, displacement, vibration or acceleration type.

100. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein the remote sensor (4) comprises an adjustable elastic belt (151) which contains adhesive portions (152, 153).

101. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein the device comprises a communication system (29) providing communication with at least one remote sensor (4), said communication being made by radio frequency, ultrasound or infrared light.

102. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 101, wherein the communication system (29) establishes communication with a computer (3), with the distinct sound system (6), and with the adaptor (5), changing data and information with a plurality of audio and video electronic devices.

103. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 102, wherein the communication system (29) is controlled by the digital signal processor (26) of the instrumental interface (20).

104. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein the device comprises a computer communication interface (28) and means of data storage.

106. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 94, wherein the device comprises at least a graphic display (44), a microphone (34), a phone (33) and a keyboard (87).

107. The mobile electronic communication device according to claim 106, characterized in that the microphone (34) receives a user'"'"'s sounds by means different from the touches in the regions that are touch sensitive.