Harmonious audio generation
OwnerGary Groeberinventor
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed herein for generating harmonious audio. An input for changing a mode of an electronic device from a first mode to a second mode can be received and, in response, a controller of the electronic device can modify electrical connections between a matrix circuit and a set of keys of the electronic device. In modifying the electrical connections, a set of tones associated with a first subset of keys of the set of keys can be associated with a second subset of keys of the set of keys. Keys of the second subset of keys can be adjacent to at least one other key of the second subset of keys and tones of the set of tones can be associated with respective keys of the second subset of keys. Audio output when one key is operated can be harmonious with audio output when other keys are operated.
Claims20
A method for controlling an electronic device comprising a set of keys, the method comprising:
- detecting that an input for changing a mode of the electronic device from a first mode to a second mode has been received;
- and
- in response to detecting that the input for changing the mode of the electronic device from the first mode to the second mode has been received, causing a controller to modify electrical connections between a matrix circuit and a set of keys of the electronic device, the set of keys being linearly arranged along a plane and including a first subset of keys and a second subset of keys, wherein each key in the first subset of keys is positioned between two keys in the second subset of keys and associated with a tone of a first subset of tones of a musical scale, wherein each key in the second subset of keys is positioned adjacent to at least one other key in the second subset of keys and associated with a tone in a second subset of tones of the musical scale, wherein modifying the electrical connections between the matrix circuit and the set of keys causes each tone of the first subset of tones to be associated with a respective key of the second subset of keys and causes a tone of the second subset of tones that is associated with a key of the second subset of keys to be associated with another key of the second subset of keys.
An electronic device comprising:
- a set of keys;
- one or more processors;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
- detecting that an input for changing a mode of the electronic device from a first mode to a second mode has been received;
- and
- in response to detecting that the input for changing the mode of the electronic device from the first mode to the second mode has been received, causing a controller to modify electrical connections between a matrix circuit and a set of keys of the electronic device, the set of keys being linearly arranged along a plane and including a first subset of keys and a second subset of keys, wherein each key in the first subset of keys is positioned between two keys in the second subset of keys and associated with a tone of a first subset of tones of a musical scale, wherein each key in the second subset of keys is positioned adjacent to at least one other key in the second subset of keys and associated with a tone in a second subset of tones of the musical scale, wherein modifying the electrical connections between the matrix circuit and the set of keys causes each tone of the first subset of tones to be associated with a respective key of the second subset of keys and causes a tone of the second subset of tones that is associated with a key of the second subset of keys to be associated with another key of the second subset of keys.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an electronic device to perform a method comprising:
- detecting that an input for changing a mode of the electronic device from a first mode to a second mode has been received;
- and
- in response to detecting that the input for changing the mode of the electronic device from the first mode to the second mode has been received, causing a controller to modify electrical connections between a matrix circuit and a set of keys of the electronic device, the set of keys being linearly arranged along a plane and including a first subset of keys and a second subset of keys, wherein each key in the first subset of keys is positioned between two keys in the second subset of keys and associated with a tone of a first subset of tones of a musical scale, wherein each key in the second subset of keys is positioned adjacent to at least one other key in the second subset of keys and associated with a tone in a second subset of tones of the musical scale, wherein modifying the electrical connections between the matrix circuit and the set of keys causes each tone of the first subset of tones to be associated with a respective key of the second subset of keys and causes a tone of the second subset of tones that is associated with a key of the second subset of keys to be associated with another key of the second subset of keys.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.