IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0346028
(2008-12-30)
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등록번호 |
US-7842872
(2011-01-31)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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A tablature system for representing a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum having concentric rings of note pads is provided, wherein each note pad is for producing a distinct musical pitch. The tablature includes a staff having three horizontal lines positioned atop each other, a first l
A tablature system for representing a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum having concentric rings of note pads is provided, wherein each note pad is for producing a distinct musical pitch. The tablature includes a staff having three horizontal lines positioned atop each other, a first line representing a center ring of note pads, a second line representing an inner ring of note pads, and third line representing an outer ring of note pads. For each note pad to be represented, a rhythmic indicator is provided that lies adjacent the horizontal line commensurate with where the note pad to be represented lies. For each note pad to be represented, the note name is positioned above the respective rhythmic indicator.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A tablature system for representing a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum having three concentric rings of note pads, each note pad capable of producing a distinct musical pitch when struck, the tablature system comprising: a pan staff comprising three horizontal
What is claimed is: 1. A tablature system for representing a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum having three concentric rings of note pads, each note pad capable of producing a distinct musical pitch when struck, the tablature system comprising: a pan staff comprising three horizontal staff lines positioned atop, and in spaced relation from, each other, a first staff line representing a center ring of note pads, a second staff line positioned adjacent the first staff line representing an inner ring of note pads, and a third staff line positioned adjacent the second staff line on an opposite side from the first staff line representing an outer ring of note pads; for each note pad to be represented, a rhythmic indicator positioned adjacent the staff line commensurate with the ring on which the note pad to be represented lies; and for each note pad to be represented, a note name corresponding to the note pad to be represented, the note name positioned adjacent the respective rhythmic indicator. 2. The tablature system recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of vertical measure lines extending in bridging relation between the first and the third staff lines, a space between adjacent measure lines representing a measure of music in the series of notes. 3. The tablature system recited in claim 1, further comprising a key name positioned prior to a first measure line and between the second and the third staff lines. 4. The tablature system recited in claim 1, further comprising a time signature positioned prior to a first measure line and between the first and the second staff lines. 5. The tablature system recited in claim 1, wherein the rhythmic indicator comprises a vertical stem line having a top end terminating adjacent the commensurate staff line. 6. The tablature system recited in claim 5, further comprising, for adjacent eighth notes to be beamed together, a beam extending between bottom ends of the corresponding stem lines. 7. The tablature system recited in claim 5, further comprising a dot adjacent a bottom end of the stem line for representing a dotted rhythm. 8. The tablature system recited in claim 5, wherein a unitary stem line represents a quarter note, and further comprising a horizontal line adjacent a bottom end of the stem line for representing an eighth-note rhythm. 9. The tablature system recited in claim 5, wherein: the series of notes includes a chord comprising two notes to be played simultaneously, the two notes corresponding to two note pads on a same ring thereof; and the two note names corresponding to the two note pads to be represented are positioned in stacked relation above the respective stem line top end. 10. The tablature system recited in claim 9, wherein: the series of notes includes a chord comprising two notes to be played simultaneously, the two notes corresponding to two note pads on different rings thereof; the vertical stem line top end terminates adjacent a lower staff line to be populated between the two notes; and the note names corresponding to the two note pads to be represented are positioned in stacked relation, each note name above the respective staff therefor. 11. The tablature system recited in claim 1, wherein the rhythmic indicator comprises a circle having the note name positioned therewithin, for representing a whole note, and wherein the rhythmic indicator comprises a circle having a vertical stem line extending downwardly therefrom and having the note name positioned therewithin, for representing a half-note rhythm. 12. The tablature system recited in claim 1, further comprising symbols representative of rests, each symbol accompanied by verbiage defining the meaning of the symbol. 13. The tablature system recited in claim 1, further comprising a G-clef staff system positioned atop the pan staff populated by the series of notes to be played, each note pad represented on the pan staff in vertical alignment with G-clef staff musical notation. 14. A tablature system for representing a chromatic series of notes to be played on a bass pan set of a plurality of steel pans, each pan having three note pads, a first pad of each pan capable of producing a first musical pitch when struck, a second pad of each pan capable of producing a second musical pitch an octave above the first musical pitch when struck, and a third pad of each pan capable of producing a third musical pitch intermediate between the first and the second musical pitch when struck, the tablature system comprising: a pan staff comprising three horizontal staff lines positioned atop, and in spaced relation from, each other, each staff line for representing a set of note pads in chromatic sequence, a first staff line representing the first pad on each pan, a second staff line positioned adjacent the first staff line representing the second pad on each pan, and a third staff line positioned adjacent the second staff line on an opposite side from the first staff line representing the third pad on each pan; for each note pad to be represented, a rhythmic indicator adjacent the staff line in the set of which the note pad belongs; and for each note pad to be represented, a note name corresponding to the note pad to be represented, the note name positioned adjacent the respective rhythmic indicator. 15. A device for entering, editing, and outputting representations of a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum, the device comprising: a processor; a display in signal communication with the processor; an input and an output device in signal communication with the processor; and software encoded on a computer-readable medium and installable on the processor, the software having code segments adapted to: display a representation of a steel pan having a plurality of concentric rings of note pads, each note pad capable of producing a distinct musical pitch when struck; receive a user selection via the input device of a series of notes to be played on the steel pan; display on the display the user-selected note series with a tablature system comprising: a pan staff comprising three horizontal staff lines positioned atop, and in spaced relation from, each other, a first staff line representing a center ring of note pads, a second staff line positioned adjacent the first staff line representing an inner ring of note pads, and a third staff line positioned adjacent the second staff line, on an opposite side from the first staff line, representing an outer ring of note pads; for each note pad to be represented, a rhythmic indicator positioned adjacent the staff line commensurate with the note pad to be represented lies; and for each note pad to be represented, a note name corresponding to the note pad to be represented, the note name positioned adjacent the respective rhythmic indicator; and output at least a portion of an electronic representation of the user-selected note series to the output device. 16. The device recited in claim 15, wherein the display and the input comprise a touch screen, and further comprising a sound card and a speaker in signal communication with the processor, and wherein the software further comprises code segments adapted to: receive user input to play at least a portion of the series of notes represented on the tablature system; and direct the sound card to create an aural representation of the note series portion and to play the aural representation through the speaker. 17. The device recited in claim 15, wherein the display comprises two areas, a first area comprising a display-only portion and a second area comprising a display and a touch screen portion, the touch screen portion comprising the input device. 18. The device recited in claim 15, wherein the output device comprises a MIDI output element, and the electronic representation comprises a MIDI file. 19. A device for entering, editing, and outputting a representation of a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum, the device comprising: a processor; a touch-screen input and display in signal communication with the processor; and software encoded on a computer-readable medium and installable on the processor, the software having code segments adapted to: display a representation of a keyboard containing keys in a range corresponding to a range of a steel pan, the steel pan having a plurality of note pads corresponding to the notes in the series, each note pad capable of producing a distinct musical pitch when struck; receive a user selection via the touch screen of a series of notes to be played on the steel pan; and display on the display device the user-selected note series with a tablature system comprising: a pan staff comprising three horizontal staff lines positioned atop, and in spaced relation from, each other, a first staff line representing a center ring of note pads, a second staff line positioned adjacent the first staff line representing an inner ring of note pads, and a third staff line positioned adjacent the second staff line, on an opposite side from the first staff line, representing an outer ring of note pads; for each note pad to be represented, a rhythmic indicator positioned adjacent the staff line commensurate with the note pad to be represented lies; and for each note pad to be represented, a note name corresponding to the note pad to be represented, the note name positioned adjacent the respective rhythmic indicator. 20. A device for entering, editing, and outputting a representation of a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum, the device comprising: a processor; a touch-screen input and display in signal communication with the processor; and software encoded on a computer-readable medium and installable on the processor, the software having code segments adapted to: display an indicium comprising a toroidal section divided into a plurality of annular sectors, the annular sectors divided into a plurality of radial sectors, each sector containing a note name indicium, a range of the note name indicia comprising note names in a range corresponding to a note range of a steel pan, the steel pan having a plurality of note pads corresponding to the notes in the series, each note pad capable of producing a distinct musical pitch when struck; receive a user selection via the touch screen of a series of notes to be played on the steel pan; and display on the display device the user-selected note series with a tablature system. 21. The device recited in claim 20, wherein the note name indicia are positioned to correspond with respective positions on the steel pan. 22. The device recited in claim 20, wherein the note name indicia are positioned in chromatic order.
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