US 5,739,455 AGranted

Electronic guitar music simulation system

OwnerYiu Cheung Pooninventor

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Abstract

An electronic guitar music simulation system which includes a guitar shaped keyboard having multiple key switches corresponding to various musical notes. A control processor within the guitar shaped keyboard is utilized to detect each change in a key switch state and infrared transmitter then transmits a unique code corresponding to the change in state for each key switch. A battery powered infrared receiver unit receives each unique code and couples binary codes to the processor of a personal computer system, via an electrical connection to a parallel port of the computer system. A software module within the computer system then converts the binary code into a corresponding audio output signal which may be output via the computer system speaker. A power control circuit within the infrared receiver unit activates the infrared receiver unit only in response to a selected control signal from the computer system, preventing false activation of the infrared receiver unit.

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Dependent claims

An electronic guitar music simulation system comprising:

a guitar shaped member;
a plurality of switch devices mounted to said guitar shaped member;
a control processor coupled to said plurality of switch devices for detection of actuation of each of said plurality of switch devices;
wireless transmitter coupled to said control processor for transmitting a series of data corresponding to each actuation of one of said plurality of switch devices;
a personal computer system which includes a video output device, an audio output device, a processor unit and at least one port for accessing said processor unit;
a receiver coupled to said personal computer system via said at least one port for receiving said series of data and for converting said series of data into binary code suitable for processing by said processor unit within said personal computer system;
and
computer program module executable by said processor unit within said personal computer system for converting said binary code into audio output signals coupled to said audio output device such that guitar music simulation occurs in response to selected actuations of selected ones of said plurality of switch devices.

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