Musical instrument transducer
To accomplish the foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention, there is provided a transducer for a stringed musical instrument that is adapted to be positioned adjacent the ... Read More
Inventors: Fishman, Lawrence R.;, Assignee: |
Operated position detecting apparatus and electronic musical instruments provided therewith
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an operated position detecting apparatus which can be produced at a low cost without requiring that a diode for preventing a current from flow... Read More
Inventors: Uchiyama, Shigeru; Murata, Yoshiyuki;, Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Pitch detection for use in a predictive speech coder
We claim: 1. Method for detecting related data (M) in a representative signal split into blocks of samples including a rough M determination followed by a fine M determination, said method comprising ... Read More
Inventors: Crepy, Hubert; Elie, Philippe; Galand, Claude; Lancon, Emmanuel; Liethoudt, Thierry; Rosso, Michele;, Assignee: International Business Machines (Armonk, NY) |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic musical apparatus is provided having at least one tone generation means where each tone generation means has two electrical leads. A selective resistance means is provided by which a par... Read More
Inventors: Eventoff, Franklin N.;, Assignee: |
Guitar synthesizer
The present invention comprises a guitar synthesizer comprising a guitar portion and a synthesizer portion electrically connected to each other, characterized in that a guitar sound signal is generate... Read More
Inventors: Suenaga, Noboru;, Assignee: Roland Corporation (Osaka, JP) |
Fretboard to synthesizer interface apparatus
According to the invention, a small current is caused to flow through one guitar string at a time. As current is flowing through a particular string, a voltage detection means is placed across fret pa... Read More
Inventors: Young, Jr., Leroy D.;, Assignee: John Ellis Enterprises (Nashville, TN) |
Guitar controller for a music synthesizer
I claim: 1. A method of detecting note selection in a guitar having a plurality of frets spaced apart along a neck of said guitar and a plurality of guitar strings extending along said neck over said ... Read More
Inventors: Bonanno, Carmine;, Assignee: |
Electronic musical instrument
The invention has various aspects which are defined in the appended claims, to which reference should be made. A preferred embodiment of the invention takes the form of a guitar-like electronic musica... Read More
Inventors: Aitken, William A.; Sedivy, Anthony J.; Dixon, Michael S.;, Assignee: Synthaxe Limited (London, GB2) |
Electronic stringed instrument
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an electronic stringed instrument for accurately detecting a position of a fret with which a string depressed by a player's finger is in... Read More
Inventors: Takabayashi, Youjiro; Ikuma, Masahiro; Norimatsu, Takashi;, Assignee: Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha (Hamamatsu, JP) |
Electronic stringed instrument
The present invention has been developed to overcome the above conventional problems, and it is therefore an object of this invention to provide an electronic stringed instrument, which expands the li... Read More
Inventors: Iba, Akio; Uchiyama, Shigeru;, Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method of identification of arborescent structures in digital images and its application to an image-processing device
The method in accordance with the invention utilizes this method for finding a minimum distance between two trees, then determines the path which leads to this minimum distance in order to achieve the... Read More
Inventors: Catros, Jean Y.; Mischler, Denis;, Assignee: Thomson-CGR (Paris, FR) |
Automotive exhaust system
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an exhaust system for exhausting gases from an internal combustion engine having an exhaust manifold on a vehicle is provided. The system includ... Read More
Inventors: Currie, Neil L.;, Assignee: |
Personal multimedia speaker system
OF THE DRAWINGS The invention can be incorporated in the display of a variety of computers. The processor unit could be, for example, a personal computer, a mini computer or a mainframe computer, run... Read More
Inventors: Edgar, Albert D.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Mechanical lock for a removable hard disk drive and a removable memory card
The foregoing problems are solved and a technical advance is achieved by a mechanical lock for engagement with the chassis of a computer that prevents the removal of one or both of a removable hard di... Read More
Inventors: Penniman, Mark B.; Busch, John;, Assignee: Dell USA, L.P. (Austin, TX) |
Speaker system for television set
An object of the present invention is to provide a speaker system for a television set, which is superior in left- and right-hand separation characteristics and left- and right-hand movement feelings ... Read More
Inventors: Saito, Hitoshi;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Portable computer having folding speakers
A portable computer having a case and hinged display is provided with speaker panels hingedly coupled with a portion of the portable computer. The speaker panels are adjustably coupled, in one embodim... Read More
Inventors: Spencer, Julian A. Q.;, Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc. (North Sioux City, SD) |
Speaker installation and method
Embodiments of the present invention address the problems that have been described above by providing a speaker system with which it is possible for both the heat radiation of a power amplifier and sa... Read More
Inventors: Kuratani, Tomoaki; Takata, Kosuke;, Assignee: Roland Corporation (Osaka, JP) |
Active noise attenuation system
In the following detailed description, certain specific terminology will be employed for the sake of clarity and a particular embodiment described in accordance with the requirements of 35 USC 112, b... Read More
Inventors: McLean, Ian R.;, Assignee: Siemens Electric Limited (Ontario, CA) |
Speaker
The present invention addresses the above described drawbacks, and aims to provide a speaker that has an improved sound quality and performance at a reduced cost of assembly. A speaker of the present ... Read More
Inventors: Okuyama, Masatoshi; Sumiyama, Masahide; Okuzawa, Kazurou; Fujii, Mutsufumi;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Inc. (Osaka, JP) |
Phase-locked loop for a directly mixing synchronous AM-receiver
What is claimed is: 1. A phase-locked loop comprising a controllable oscillator phase-coupled through a phase detection arrangement and a low-pass filter to receive an input carrier applied to a signa... Read More
Inventors: Kasperkovitz, Wolfdietrich G.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Time-discrete stereo decoder
It is an object of the invention to provide a receiver of the type described in the opening paragraph using a time-discrete signal processing in at least the stereo decoder in which a time-discrete ba... Read More
Inventors: Therssen, Dieter E. M.; Van Ginderdeuren, Johan K. J.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Demodulation of FM audio carrier
What is claimed is: 1. A method of generating an audio signal from an FM input signal which method comprises: supplying to a gain control circuit said FM input signal comprising a plurality of carrier... Read More
Inventors: Horsfall, Wayne L.; Shipton, Gary;, Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics Limited (GB) |
Digital hearing aid and method
A microphone 10 is connected to an analog/digital (A/D) converter 11 to provide a digitized audio signal, derived from the microphone 10. The A/D converter 11 is connected to a data processing appara... Read More
Inventors: K/o/ pke, Wolfgang; Wiener, Peter; Maas, Rainer; Eggert, Albert; G/o/ tze, Gerd-Wolfgang;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Implantable unit
Therefore, a primary object of the present invention is to devise an implantable unit of the initially mentioned type, in which, on the one hand, a high degree of miniaturization can be achieved witho... Read More
Inventors: Volz, Andreas; Leysieffer, Hans;, Assignee: IMPLEX GmbH Spezialhorgerate (Ismaning, DE) |
Tinnitus masker for direct drive hearing devices
The present invention provides an apparatus for tinnitus masker systems utilizing direct drive hearing devices. A circuit generates signals corresponding to sounds to mask tinnitus a user perceives. A... Read More
Inventors: Ball, Geoffrey R.; Katz, Bob H.;, Assignee: Symphonix Devices, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Implantable hearing assistance system with calibration and auditory response testing
The present invention provides a hearing assistance system having built-in diagnostic and calibration capability. The hearing assistance system is capable of use as or with a middle ear implantable h... Read More
Inventors: Kennedy, Joel A.;, Assignee: St. Croix Medical, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Implantable hearing aid with tinnitus masker or noiser
A primary object of this invention is to treat more easily and effectively the problems associated with the simultaneous occurrence of inner ear damage and tinnitus while avoiding the above described ... Read More
Inventors: Leysieffer, Hans;, Assignee: Cochlear Limited (Lane Cove NSW, AU) |
Memory configuration which support multiple cryptographical algorithms
In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, multiple cryptographic algorithms are utilized on a single integrated circuit. In a single special memory, a plurality of values a... Read More
Inventors: Eslinger, Gregory Clayton; Wallace, Joseph Victor;, Assignee: VLSI Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Stereo inhibit circuit
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved stereo inhibit circuit which overcomes all of the aforementioned deficiencies. A more particular object of the invention is to provide an i... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Paul Lee;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Motion picture theater loudspeaker system
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention a motion picture theater loudspeaker system is provided which has a smoother response, more uniform coverage of the audience, noticeably lower... Read More
Inventors: Holman, Tomlinson;, Assignee: Lucasfilm Ltd. (San Rafael, CA) |
Audio Signal Processing 
