KR20160098881A - A musical instrument assistance system - Google Patents

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KR20160098881A
KR20160098881A KR1020150021087A KR20150021087A KR20160098881A KR 20160098881 A KR20160098881 A KR 20160098881A KR 1020150021087 A KR1020150021087 A KR 1020150021087A KR 20150021087 A KR20150021087 A KR 20150021087A KR 20160098881 A KR20160098881 A KR 20160098881A
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
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    • 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
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The musical instrument auxiliary system includes a tuning module for measuring vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument, a communication module for transmitting the measured information from the tuning module via wireless communication, And a terminal for analyzing the information and displaying the high and low sounds of the information about the reference sound on the screen. Therefore, the tuning of the musical instrument can be conveniently performed using the musical instrument auxiliary system.

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[0001] A musical instrument assistance system [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a musical instrument auxiliary system, and more particularly, to a musical instrument auxiliary system for assisting the management of a musical instrument.

Accurate tuning of the instrument is a fundamental task for playing the instrument. However, the task of coordinating the musical instrument is not easy for beginners as well as experts.

Recently, with the rapid spread of smartphones, a tuner for tuning the musical instrument has been developed as an application form of the smartphone. The tuners in the form of the application are implemented using a high performance processor and an enhanced display of the smart phone through a microphone built in the smartphone.

However, the tuners of the smartphone application type are input through the microphone of the smartphone. In the case of input through the microphone, not only the sound of the musical instrument to be tuned but also the surrounding noise and the sound of the other musical instrument are inputted. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to tune the musical instrument to be tuned accurately.

In order to overcome the disadvantage, in the case of an electronic musical instrument, an electric signal from the musical instrument can be directly connected to a headset input of the smartphone by wire connection. However, if the tuning is broken during performance of the electronic musical instrument, the electronic musical instrument must separate the line connected to the conventional amplifier for the wired connection with the smartphone. Therefore, during the performance of the electronic musical instrument, it is difficult to tune the electronic musical instrument.

In addition, instruments made of wood, such as violins, guitars, woodwinds, etc., are generally very sensitive to temperature, humidity and shock. If the instruments are left in an inappropriate temperature and humidity for a long period of time, the instruments must be deformed or damaged and can not be played or repaired. Therefore, the musical instruments need constant management. Especially, in countries where four seasons are clear like Korea, more careful management is needed. However, it is difficult for the novice or the beginner to carefully manage the musical instrument.

According to the related art, a thermometer and a hygrometer are installed in the instrument case or the place where the musical instrument is stored for the purpose of managing the musical instrument, and the user checks the thermometer and the hygrometer from time to time. However, when the musical instrument is stored in the case, it is difficult for the user to immediately grasp the temperature and humidity of the musical instrument, and it is inconvenient to measure the temperature and humidity in the case.

The present invention provides an instrument auxiliary system that facilitates tuning of a musical instrument and can monitor the temperature, humidity, and the amount of the musical instrument.

The musical instrument auxiliary system according to the present invention is provided in a body of a musical instrument and includes a tuning module for measuring vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument, a communication module for transmitting information measured by the tuning module via wireless communication, And a terminal for analyzing the information transmitted from the terminal and displaying a high or low sound of the information about the reference sound on the screen.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the tuning module includes a piezo sensor for sensing the vibration, converting the vibration into an electric signal, and a noise sensor for removing noise included in the electric signal and amplifying the electric signal / RTI > filter / amplifier.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the musical instrument auxiliary system includes a sensor for measuring at least one of temperature, Wherein the communication module further transmits information measured in the sensor module via wireless communication and the terminal receives information on the temperature, humidity, and impact amount transmitted from the communication module, Can be additionally displayed.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the terminal compares information on the temperature, humidity, and impact amount with a preset reference, and when the temperature, the humidity, and the impact amount deviate from the reference, have.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the terminal includes a temperature sensor for sensing an external temperature, and the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is a temperature inside the instrument case detected by the sensor unit, If there is a difference between the internal temperature and the preset standard, the user may be notified.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the musical instrument auxiliary system may further include a server for receiving and storing the information transmitted from the communication module, and for transmitting the information back to the terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor module further includes an input unit capable of inputting a user's input signal, and the communication module transmits the input signal to the terminal by wireless communication, It is possible to perform the automatic turn-over of the displayed score according to the input signal.

The musical instrument auxiliary system according to the present invention converts the vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument measured by the tuning module into an electrical signal and wirelessly transmits the electrical signal to the user terminal through the communication module, Quot; high " and " low " Therefore, the user can easily tune the sound of the musical instrument.

In addition, the musical instrument auxiliary system wirelessly transmits information on the temperature, humidity, and impact amount of the musical instrument measured by the sensor module to the user's terminal through the communication module, displays the information on the terminal, When the temperature, the humidity, and the amount of the impact are out of the standard, the user is informed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent breakage or deformation of the musical instrument due to the temperature, humidity, and the amount of impact, and to conveniently manage the musical instrument.

The musical instrument auxiliary system may automatically transmit a musical score displayed on the terminal by inputting a user's own input signal to an input unit provided in the sensor module. The user does not have to operate the terminal to pass the score, so that the user can concentrate on the performance.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a musical instrument auxiliary system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining a musical instrument auxiliary system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a musical instrument auxiliary system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged to illustrate the present invention in order to clarify the present invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a part or a combination thereof is described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a musical instrument auxiliary system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an instrument auxiliary system 100 includes a sensor module 110, a tuning module 120, a communication module 130, and a terminal 140.

The sensor module 110 may be provided directly on the musical instrument, or may be provided in the musical instrument case or the musical instrument storage place. The sensor module 110 measures at least one of a temperature, a humidity, and an amount of an impact applied to the musical instrument around the musical instrument. The musical instrument may be a musical instrument made of wood such as a violin, a guitar, a woodwind instrument, and the like.

Specifically, the sensor module 110 includes a temperature sensor 111, a humidity sensor 112, and an acceleration sensor 113. The temperature sensor 111 measures the temperature around the musical instrument, the humidity sensor 112 measures the humidity around the musical instrument, and the acceleration sensor 113 measures the amount of the shock applied to the musical instrument or the musical instrument case.

The sensor module 110 preferably measures the temperature, the humidity, and the impact amount. If necessary, the temperature, the humidity, and the impact amount may be selected and measured.

The sensor module 110 may further include a storage unit 114. The storage unit 114 stores information measured by the temperature sensor 111, the humidity sensor 112, and the acceleration sensor 113. The storage unit 114 may store the information at a time interval set by the user. At this time, the storage time interval can be adjusted by the user.

The tuning module 120 is provided on the musical instrument body and detects vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument.

Specifically, the tuning module 120 includes a piezo sensor 121 and an amplifier 122.

The piezo sensor 121 detects vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument, and converts the vibration into an electric signal. The filter / amplifier 122 removes noise included in the electrical signal and amplifies it. When the piezo sensor 121 detects the vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument, it can detect the vibration due to the sound of a person or the vibration due to other sounds. The vibration due to the human voice or the vibration due to other sounds may act as noise. Thus, the filter / amplifier 122 removes the remaining electrical signals from the electrical signal except for the electrical signal whose vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument has been converted.

The communication module 130 transmits information measured by the sensor module 110 and information measured by the tuning module 120 to the terminal 140 through wireless communication. Examples of the wireless communication include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Near Field Communication (NFC), and the like.

Specifically, the sensor module 110 and the tuning module 120 are spaced apart from each other, and the communication module 130 may be provided to the sensor module 110 and the tuning module 120, respectively. At this time, the communication module 130 provided in the sensor module 110 transmits information on the temperature, humidity, and the amount of impact measured by the sensor module 110 to the terminal 140 through wireless communication, The communication module 130 provided in the tuning module 120 transmits information measured by the tuning module 120, that is, the electric signal to the terminal 140 via the wireless communication. For example, the sensor module 110 and the communication module 130 may be integrally formed and provided in the musical instrument, the musical instrument case, or the musical instrument storage place. The tuning module 120 and the communication module 130 may be integrally formed and provided to the body of the musical instrument to be tuned.

As another example, the sensor module 110, the tuning module 120, and the communication module 130 are integrally formed, and the information measured by the communication module 130 in the sensor module 110 and measured by the tuning module 120 And transmits the information to the terminal 140 via wireless communication. The sensor module 110, the tuning module 120, and the communication module 130 are integrated with each other so that the temperature, humidity, When measuring the amount of impact applied to the musical instrument, it is provided in any one of the musical instrument, the musical instrument case, and the musical instrument storage place, and may be provided in the body of the musical instrument when the musical instrument is tuned.

The terminal 140 receives the information transmitted from the communication module 130 and displays it on the screen. The terminal 140 includes a receiving unit 141, a display unit 142, a temperature sensor 143, and a notification unit 144. The terminal 140 may be provided separately or may be a smart phone, a smart pad, a tablet PC, or the like.

The receiving unit 141 receives the information transmitted from the communication module 130. Specifically, the receiving unit 141 may receive the measured information from the sensor module 110 or may receive the measured information from the tuning module 120.

The display unit 142 displays information transmitted from the communication module 130.

Specifically, the display unit 142 displays information measured by the sensor module 110, that is, temperature, humidity, and impact amount. The display unit 142 may display the temperature, the humidity, and the impact amount, respectively, or may simultaneously display the change of the temperature, the humidity, and the impact amount.

In addition, the display unit 142 analyzes the information measured by the tuning module 120 and displays high and low sounds of the reference tone with respect to the reference tone. Since the sound of the musical instrument is displayed on the display unit 142 as high and low with respect to the reference sound, the user can easily tune the sound of the musical instrument using the contents displayed on the display unit 142.

In addition, since the tuning module 120 is provided directly on the musical instrument body, it is possible to minimize the noise of the surrounding musical instrument and minimize the sound of the musical instrument to be tuned. Therefore, the user can precisely tune the instrument to be tuned.

In addition, when the electronic musical instrument is tuned, the electronic musical instrument does not need to separate the line connected to the conventional amplifier. Therefore, the electronic musical instrument can be tuned even during performance of the electronic musical instrument.

The notification unit 143 compares the information measured by the sensor module 110, that is, the temperature, the humidity, and the amount of impact with a preset reference, and notifies the user when any one of the temperature, humidity, do. At this time, the notification unit 143 can inform the temperature, the humidity, and the amount of the shock that the item out of the standard is. The user can prevent damage to the musical instrument by performing an appropriate action on the musical instrument in response to the notification.

As a notification method of the notification unit 143, there is a method of generating vibration, lighting a lamp, generating a warning sound, or displaying it on the display unit 142. The notification method may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The temperature sensor 144 senses the external temperature of the terminal 140. If the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 144 of the terminal 140 exceeds the preset temperature and the temperature inside the instrument case detected by the temperature sensor 111 of the sensor module 110 or the temperature inside the instrument storage place When there is a difference, the notification unit 143 generates a notification to the user. Therefore, it is possible to prevent damage to the musical instrument due to a rapid temperature difference, such as when a musical instrument stored in the musical instrument case in a cold winter is taken out from a warm room.

Meanwhile, the display unit 142 of the terminal 140 may display a score for playing the musical instrument.

The sensor module 110 may further include a separate input unit (not shown). The input unit may be a button, a touch panel, or the like. Accordingly, the user can press the button or touch the touch pattern to input an input signal to the input unit. The input signal is transmitted to the terminal 140 via wireless communication through the communication module 130. The display 142 can display the next sheet of music according to the input signal. That is, the automatic turn-over of the music score displayed on the display unit 142 can be performed according to the input signal. Therefore, even if the user does not directly operate the terminal 140, the score can be easily passed to the next chapter.

2 is a block diagram for explaining a musical instrument auxiliary system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

2, the musical instrument auxiliary system 200 includes a sensor module 210, a tuning module 220, a communication module 230, a terminal 240, and a server 250.

The information measured by the sensor module 110 and the information measured by the tuning module 120 are not directly transmitted from the communication module 130 to the terminal 140 but transmitted to the terminal 140 through the server 150 The description of the sensor module 210, the tuning module 220, the communication module 230 and the terminal 240 may be applied to the sensor module 110, the tuning module 120, the communication module 130 And the terminal 140 of FIG.

Specifically, the information measured by the sensor module 110 and the information measured by the tuning module 120 are transmitted to and stored in the server 250 through the communication module 230, May be transmitted to the terminal 240 again.

For example, the communication module 230 is connected to the wireless router through wireless communication, and the information is transmitted to and stored in the server 250 through the wireless router, Lt; / RTI >

As another example, the communication module 230 is connected to the repeater through wireless communication, and the information is transmitted to and stored in the server 250 via the repeater, (240).

A single communication module 230 may be connected to the wireless router and the repeater, or a plurality of communication modules 230 may be connected to the repeater.

The terminal 240 displays changes in temperature, humidity, and impact amount using information measured by the sensor module 210, notifies the user of temperature and humidity changes that may affect the instrument, and the tuning module 120 The measured information can be displayed and used for tuning the musical instrument.

Meanwhile, the server 250 compares the information measured by the sensor module 110 with a preset reference, and may transmit a notification to the user's terminal 240 when any one of the temperature, the humidity, and the shock is out of the reference .

As described above, in the musical instrument auxiliary system according to the present invention, the vibration due to the sound of the musical instrument measured by the tuning module is converted into an electric signal, and is wirelessly transmitted to the user's terminal through the communication module. And displays high and low of the sound represented by the information with respect to the reference sound. Therefore, the user can easily tune the sound of the musical instrument.

In addition, the musical instrument auxiliary system can easily confirm the information on the temperature, humidity, and the impact amount of the musical instrument. When any one of the temperature, humidity, and impact amount is out of the standard, The breakage and deformation of the musical instrument can be prevented in advance, and the musical instrument can be conveniently managed.

The musical instrument auxiliary system may automatically transmit a musical score displayed on the terminal by inputting a user's own input signal to an input unit provided in the sensor module. Therefore, since the user does not have to operate the terminal to pass the score, the user can concentrate on the performance.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. It can be understood that it is possible.

100: musical instrument auxiliary system 110: sensor module
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A tuning module provided on a body of the musical instrument, the tuning module measuring vibrations due to the sound of the musical instrument;
A communication module for transmitting information measured by the tuning module through wireless communication; And
And a terminal for analyzing the information transmitted from the communication module and displaying the high and low sounds of the reference tone on the screen. The system of claim 1, wherein the tuning module comprises:
A piezo sensor for sensing the vibration and converting the vibration into an electrical signal; And
And a filter / amplifier for removing noise included in the electric signal and amplifying the electric signal. [2] The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sensor module provided in the instrument, the instrument case or the instrument storage area for measuring at least one of a temperature, a humidity, and an amount of an impact applied to the instrument,
The communication module further transmits information measured by the sensor module via wireless communication, and the terminal receives information on the temperature, humidity, and impact amount transmitted from the communication module and further displays the information on the screen Features a musical instrument auxiliary system. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the terminal compares information on the temperature, humidity, and the amount of impact with a preset reference, and generates a notification when the temperature, the humidity, and the amount of impact deviate from the reference value Musical instrument auxiliary system. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the terminal includes a temperature sensor for sensing an external temperature, and the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is a temperature within the instrument case detected by the sensor unit, And notifies a user when a difference exceeds a preset reference value. The musical instrument auxiliary system according to claim 3, further comprising a server for receiving and storing the information transmitted from the communication module, and for transmitting the information to the terminal again. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the sensor module further comprises an input unit capable of inputting a user's input signal,
Wherein the communication module transmits the input signal to the terminal by wireless communication, and the terminal performs automatic turn-over of the displayed score according to the input signal.
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