G10H 2220/155
User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
G10H2220/155 (User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments) appears on 2,087 US grants and 2,314 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10H- Granted patents
- 2,087
- Published applications
- 2,314
- Assignees
- 677
- Inventors
- 3,460
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 12 |
| 2002 | 26 | 25 |
| 2003 | 12 | 34 |
| 2004 | 19 | 49 |
| 2005 | 25 | 43 |
| 2006 | 33 | 77 |
| 2007 | 37 | 89 |
| 2008 | 35 | 72 |
| 2009 | 52 | 81 |
| 2010 | 75 | 62 |
| 2011 | 65 | 81 |
| 2012 | 64 | 71 |
| 2013 | 82 | 89 |
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| 2015 | 99 | 94 |
| 2016 | 90 | 117 |
| 2017 | 125 | 124 |
| 2018 | 85 | 125 |
| 2019 | 133 | 118 |
| 2020 | 121 | 128 |
| 2021 | 97 | 135 |
| 2022 | 81 | 132 |
| 2023 | 82 | 146 |
| 2024 | 90 | 116 |
| 2025 | 84 | 112 |
| 2026 | 49 | 90 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G10H 2220/265Key design detailsIndexing code471
- G10H 2220/221Keyboards, i.e. configuration of several keys or key-like input devices relative toIndexing code378
- G10H 2220/395Acceleration sensing or accelerometer useIndexing code345
- G10H 2220/441Image sensing, i.e. capturing images or optical patterns for musical purposes orIndexing code242
- G10H 2220/405Beam sensing or control, i.e. input interfaces involving substantially immaterial beams, radiationIndexing code204
- G10H 2220/351Environmental parametersIndexing code202
- G10H 2220/201For movement interpretation, i.e. capturing and recognizing a gesture or a specificIndexing code189
- G10H 2220/321Garment sensors, i.e. musical control means with trigger surfaces or joint angleIndexing code174
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- G10H 2220/371Vital parameter control, i.e. musical instrument control based on body signalsIndexing code152
- G10H 2220/391Angle sensing for musical purposes, using data from a gyroscope, gyrometer orIndexing code118
- G10H 2220/4013d sensing, i.e. three-dimensional position or movement sensingIndexing code107
- G10H 2220/161With 2d or x/y surface coordinates sensingIndexing code101
- G10H 2220/361Mouth control in general, i.e. breath, mouth, teeth, tongue or lip-controlled inputIndexing code94
- G10H 2220/315For joystick-like proportional control of musical inputIndexing code75
- G10H 2220/185Stick inputIndexing code64
- G10H 2220/211For microphones, i.e. control of musical parameters either directly from microphone signalsIndexing code64
- G10H 2220/165For string input, i.e. special characteristics in string composition or use forIndexing code59
- G10H 2220/341Floor sensorsIndexing code31
- G10H 2220/191Plectrum or pick sensingIndexing code27
- G10H 2220/365Bow control in general, i.e. sensors or transducers on a bowIndexing code12
- G10H 2220/215Using a magnetic strip on a card or sheetIndexing code6
- G10H 2220/195Particle energy or molecular configuration used as musical control dataIndexing code3
Recent patents
- Input apparatus, electronic keyboard instrument and electronic apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,755,721 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Signal generation method, signal generation system, electronic musical instrument, and recording medium6 Oct 2026US 12,755,723 B2Yamaha Corporation
- Electronic performance device6 Oct 2026US 12,755,724 B2Ef-Note Inc.
- Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion6 Oct 2026US 12,756,232 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Input device and sound signal generation device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,470 B2Yamaha Corporation
- Method and electronic device for providing sleep-inducing music according to user state determined on basis of biosignal1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295200 A1Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation
- Keyboard device for keyboard musical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301714 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Key for keyboard device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301721 A1Yamaha Corporation
- Keyboard device for keyboard musical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301722 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Setting controller, electronic device, setting change cancellation method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290289 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Man machine interfaces and applications434US 6,720,949 B12004
- Finger mounted computer input device415US 5,581,484 A1996
- Time-segmented multimedia game playing and authoring system406US 5,613,909 A1997
- Method and apparatus for isolating and manipulating graphic objects on computer video monitor397US 4,746,770 ASensor Frame Incorporated · 1988