# US 2019/0244593 A1 · Electronic Musical Instrument with Device

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- Number: US 2019/0244593 A1
- Document ID: US20190244593A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/241,901
- Filed: 2019-01-07
- Published: 2019-08-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-01-05
- Inventors: Harvey Starr
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244593A1

## CPC

- G10H 1/0008: {Associated control or indicating means}
- G10H 1/342: {for guitar-like instruments with or without strings and with a neck on which switches or string-fret contacts are used to detect the notes being played (electric guitars in which the tones are generated by the vibration of strings G10H3/18)}
- G10H 1/344: {Structural association with individual keys (electrically operated wind-actuated organs G10B3/22)}
- G10H 2220/051: Fret indicator, e.g. for playing guidance on a string instrument or string instrument emulator
- G10H 2220/096: using a touch screen
- G10H 2220/221: Keyboards, i.e. configuration of several keys or key-like input devices relative to one another
- G10H 2220/241: on touchscreens, i.e. keys, frets, strings, tablature or staff displayed on a touchscreen display for note input purposes
- G10H 2220/301: Fret-like switch array arrangements for guitar necks
- 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
- G10H: ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE

## Abstract

The invention pertains to devices utilized by artists that produce musical sounds and aesthetic lights, including lights that correspond to the sounds. More specifically, the invention pertains to a modular system comprising modules of a play device, such as a smart phone, a fingerboard comprising a keyboard and lights corresponding to the keys and a docking station for mounting and joining the play device and fingerboard together. Using music and light control application software loaded on the play device and the keys of the fingerboard, the play device and fingerboard exchange and communicate sound and light information and instructions with each other. The play device plays sounds and the fingerboard displays lights.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for playing sounds and lights, the system comprising:
A play device comprising a display and touch screen, processor and communication hardware and software that receives, transmits and processes sound and light information and communicates with other processors and communication hardware and software;
A dock comprising a body removably attached to said play device, a power source, power connectors and data connectors;
A fingerboard comprising a body removably attached to said fingerboard via a joinder mechanism, a keyboard with keys, lights and a processor and communication hardware and software that receives, transmits and processes sound and light information and communicates with other processors and communication hardware and software;
The play device and fingerboard are in communication with each other via their respective processor and communication hardware;
Wherein the play device exchanges sound and light information with the fingerboard based upon engagement of said keys of the fingerboard, directs the light displayed on said lights of the fingerboard and plays resulting sounds while the fingerboard displays resulting lights.