EP0257311A3 - Dance-activated musical instrument - Google Patents

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EP0257311A3
EP0257311A3 EP87110720A EP87110720A EP0257311A3 EP 0257311 A3 EP0257311 A3 EP 0257311A3 EP 87110720 A EP87110720 A EP 87110720A EP 87110720 A EP87110720 A EP 87110720A EP 0257311 A3 EP0257311 A3 EP 0257311A3
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dance
musical instrument
activated musical
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instrument
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Liu Zhongdu
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • 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
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/32—Constructional details
    • G10H1/34—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/344—Structural association with individual keys
    • G10H1/348—Switches actuated by parts of the body other than fingers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63J—DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE
    • A63J7/00—Auxiliary apparatus for artistes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • 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
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2220/341—Floor sensors, e.g. platform or groundsheet with sensors to detect foot position, balance or pressure, steps, stepping rhythm, dancing movements or jumping
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • 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
    • G10H2230/00—General physical, ergonomic or hardware implementation of electrophonic musical tools or instruments, e.g. shape or architecture
    • G10H2230/045—Special instrument [spint], i.e. mimicking the ergonomy, shape, sound or other characteristic of a specific acoustic musical instrument category
    • G10H2230/155—Spint wind instrument, i.e. mimicking musical wind instrument features; Electrophonic aspects of acoustic wind instruments; MIDI-like control therefor
    • G10H2230/205—Spint reed, i.e. mimicking or emulating reed instruments, sensors or interfaces therefor
    • G10H2230/241—Spint clarinet, i.e. mimicking any member of the single reed cylindrical bore woodwind instrument family, e.g. piccolo clarinet, octocontrabass, chalumeau, hornpipes, zhaleika

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For Music (AREA)
EP87110720A 1986-07-26 1987-07-24 Dance-activated musical instrument Withdrawn EP0257311A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN86105546 1986-07-26
CN86105546.2A CN1004838B (en) 1986-07-26 1986-07-26 Dance organ

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EP0257311A2 EP0257311A2 (en) 1988-03-02
EP0257311A3 true EP0257311A3 (en) 1990-01-17

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EP87110720A Withdrawn EP0257311A3 (en) 1986-07-26 1987-07-24 Dance-activated musical instrument

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CN (1) CN1004838B (en)
CA (1) CA1268063A (en)

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US7646374B2 (en) 2006-02-09 2010-01-12 Noris John Dickson Exercise keyboard
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NL1037410C2 (en) * 2009-10-20 2011-04-21 Petrus Hubertus Peters SONGS WALK AND DRUM ON A NUT BAR.
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US3546353A (en) * 1967-10-25 1970-12-08 Responsabilite Ltd Ondioline S Monodic electronic musical instrument manually playable without depression of keys
US3749810A (en) * 1972-02-23 1973-07-31 A Dow Choreographic musical and/or luminescent appliance
FR2224061A5 (en) * 1973-03-30 1974-10-25 Bouillon Lucette Electronic musical instrument - is played by foot movements to allow dance practise on specified panel
US3922944A (en) * 1972-02-12 1975-12-02 Nippon Columbia Stepping musical machine
US3956958A (en) * 1974-08-08 1976-05-18 Nash Daniel T Device for producing a signal in response to a movement thereon

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3546353A (en) * 1967-10-25 1970-12-08 Responsabilite Ltd Ondioline S Monodic electronic musical instrument manually playable without depression of keys
US3922944A (en) * 1972-02-12 1975-12-02 Nippon Columbia Stepping musical machine
US3749810A (en) * 1972-02-23 1973-07-31 A Dow Choreographic musical and/or luminescent appliance
FR2224061A5 (en) * 1973-03-30 1974-10-25 Bouillon Lucette Electronic musical instrument - is played by foot movements to allow dance practise on specified panel
US3956958A (en) * 1974-08-08 1976-05-18 Nash Daniel T Device for producing a signal in response to a movement thereon

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CN86105546A (en) 1988-02-10
CA1268063A (en) 1990-04-24
EP0257311A2 (en) 1988-03-02
CN1004838B (en) 1989-07-19

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