ROW DIVISION OPTICAL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD USING SAME
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1. A row division optical module comprising:
- a first optical portion for refracting, reflecting, or diffracting light incident from a right side to a front side; and
a second optical portion for refracting, reflecting, or diffracting light incident from a left side to the front side,wherein the first and second optical portions are vertically arranged with the first optical portion being located higher (upper) or lower than the second optical portion.
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Abstract
An electronic keyboard using a camera, and more particularly, to an electronic keyboard using a camera, which includes a retroreflective film, a light source for irradiating light on to the retroreflective film, a camera for capturing light of a light source retroreflected from the retroreflective film, and an image processing means that analyzes the captured image to track the position of the reflected light source, to find a depressed state of the keyboard, and to generate a sound of an instrument corresponding to the depressed state.
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1. A row division optical module comprising:
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a first optical portion for refracting, reflecting, or diffracting light incident from a right side to a front side; and a second optical portion for refracting, reflecting, or diffracting light incident from a left side to the front side, wherein the first and second optical portions are vertically arranged with the first optical portion being located higher (upper) or lower than the second optical portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic keyboard device comprising:
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a plurality of keys longitudinally arranged in left and right directions; a camera including a row division optical module for capturing an image of the keys by dividing the keys into a plurality of rows; and an image processing means for detecting the movement of the keys in the image captured by the camera and outputting a musical instrument sound or a midi signal corresponding to the movement of the keys detected. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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