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Auto-playing apparatus

  • US RE33,607 E
  • Filed: 01/30/1990
  • Issued: 06/11/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An auto-playing apparatus of the kind including a case containing electronic circuitry and having a setting section for receiving an external .[.memory pack.]. .Iadd.means for storing electrical signals.Iaddend., comprising:

  • .[.a memory pack adapted to be.]. .Iadd.means for storing electrical signals .Iaddend.removably set in the setting section provided in the case of the apparatus for electrical coupling to the circuits in the case, said .[.memory pack having.]. .Iadd.storing means storing electrical signals in digital form related to .Iaddend.music data .[.on.]. .Iadd.corresponding to .Iaddend.a plurality of music pieces .[.in digital form.]., and respective musical number data corresponding to each of said plurality of music pieces;

    a keyboard with keys corresponding to pitches of several octaves to enable execution of a manual play;

    a switch .Iadd.means .Iaddend.for designating a manual play or an automatic play according to the music data stored in said .[.memory pack.]. .Iadd.storing means.Iaddend., some of the keys in said keyboard, when said switch .[.designating.]. .Iadd.means designates .Iaddend.the automatic play, being set to operate as designating keys for selectively designating musical number data corresponding to the plurality of the music pieces which are stored in said .[.memory pack.]. .Iadd.storing means.Iaddend.;

    a memory .Iadd.means .Iaddend.coupled to said switch .Iadd.means.Iaddend.and said designating keys of said keyboard, for storing musical number data in response to operation of said designating keys in said keyboard when said switch .Iadd.means.Iaddend.designates the automatic play;

    control means, coupled to said .[.memory pack.]. .Iadd.storing means .Iaddend.and said memory .Iadd.means.Iaddend., for reading the music data in said .[.memory pack.]. .Iadd.storing means .Iaddend.corresponding to the musical number data in said memory .Iadd.means .Iaddend.and for outputting the music data; and

    reproducing means, coupled to said control means, said keyboard and said switch .Iadd.means .Iaddend.for reproducing, when said switch .Iadd.means .Iaddend.designates the manual play, the music corresponding to the keys of said keyboard, and for reproducing, when said switch means designates the automatic play, the music in accordance with the music data outputted by said control means.

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