Portable electronic music score device for transporting, storing displaying, and annotating music scores
First Claim
1. A portable electronic sheet music device for transporting, storing, displaying, and annotating music scores, comprising:
- a housing having an interior and an exterior;
a touch-sensitive display including a left screen and a right screen disposed to be visible from the exterior of the housing;
a processor contained in the housing and operatively connected to the display, the processor being configured to generate a toolbar on the display, the toolbar being configured to facilitate user instruction to the processor by means of touching the display at locations defined on the toolbar;
an internal memory contained in the housing and operatively connected to the processor; and
an external memory medium interface accessible from the exterior and configured to bring an external memory medium into operative connection with the processor, the external memory medium being configured to store music scores such that the processor may cause the music scores to be displayed as a series of notes arrayed to resemble sheet music, the score being displayed as pages on the left screen and the right screen;
wherein the toolbar is further configured to allow an operator to instruct the processor to highlight at least one note by touching the at least one note at a note location on the display.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device integrating compact storage for a large collection of musical scores, rapid access to any score in the collection, a display adjustable for various viewing conditions and individual needs, support for annotation that preserves the original score, and simplified page turning. The device includes two touch-sensitive displays hinged together so as to approximate the familiar form of a musical score. The device opens to display two pages of music, one on each of the touch-sensitive displays. The device may be placed on a music stand or piano ledge in the same manner as a traditional musical score. Removable mass storage medium allows virtually unlimited expansion of a score collection. Menu selection and subsequent random access to selected scores result in rapid retrieval of any score a musician may require. The touch-sensitive surface of the touch-sensitive displays allows menu selection, display adjustment, page-turning, and other features at the touch of a finger, as well as non-destructive annotation at the stroke of a stylus. In sum, the device enhances the interaction between musician and musical score in ways that transform the manner of a musician'"'"'s ownership and use of a large collection of scores.
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23 Claims
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1. A portable electronic sheet music device for transporting, storing, displaying, and annotating music scores, comprising:
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a housing having an interior and an exterior; a touch-sensitive display including a left screen and a right screen disposed to be visible from the exterior of the housing; a processor contained in the housing and operatively connected to the display, the processor being configured to generate a toolbar on the display, the toolbar being configured to facilitate user instruction to the processor by means of touching the display at locations defined on the toolbar; an internal memory contained in the housing and operatively connected to the processor; and an external memory medium interface accessible from the exterior and configured to bring an external memory medium into operative connection with the processor, the external memory medium being configured to store music scores such that the processor may cause the music scores to be displayed as a series of notes arrayed to resemble sheet music, the score being displayed as pages on the left screen and the right screen; wherein the toolbar is further configured to allow an operator to instruct the processor to highlight at least one note by touching the at least one note at a note location on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable electronic sheet music device for transporting, storing, displaying, and annotating music scores, comprising:
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a housing having an interior and an exterior; a touch-sensitive display including a left screen and a right screen disposed to be visible from the exterior of the housing; a processor contained in the housing and operatively connected to the display, the processor being configured to generate a toolbar on the display, the toolbar being configured to facilitate user instruction to the processor by means of touching the display at locations defined on the toolbar; an internal memory contained in the housing and operatively connected to the processor; and an external memory medium interface accessible from the exterior and configured to bring an external memory medium into operative connection with the processor, the external memory medium being configured to store music scores such that the processor may cause the music scores to be displayed as a series of notes arrayed to resemble sheet music, the score being displayed as pages on the left screen and the right screen; wherein the toolbar is further configured to allow an operator to instinct the processor to display a fingering the operator to include in the score at the location of at least one note by touching the display at an at least one note location on the display.
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23. A portable electronic sheet music device for transporting, storing, displaying, and annotating music scores, comprising:
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a housing having an interior and an exterior; a touch-sensitive display including a left screen and a right screen disposed to be visible from the exterior of the housing; a processor contained in the housing and operatively connected to the display, the processor being configured to generate a toolbar on the display, the toolbar being configured to facilitate user instinction to the processor by means of touching the display at locations defined on the toolbar; an internal memory contained in the housing and operatively connected to the processor; and an external memory medium interface accessible from the exterior and configured to bring an external memory medium into operative connection with the processor, the external memory medium being configured to store music scores such that the processor may cause the music scores to be displayed as a series of notes arrayed to resemble sheet music, the score being displayed as pages on the left screen and the right screen; wherein contact between a plurality of locations on the display arranged in a cursive pattern will instruct the processor to generate at least one notation according to the cursive pattern.
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