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Programmed audio-visual presentation of information for instruction in the operation of keyboard controlled instruments
Assignee: SCHMOYER CHARLES F
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Filing: 1971-06-10
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Granted: 1973-04-03
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Expires: 1991-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument includes means for playback of synchronized prerecorded instructional programs including audio instructions and pictorial representations of the proper position of an operator''s fingers when carrying out the audio instructions. In alternative embodiments, the pictorial representation is presented either proximate to the respective keys or is projected directly upon the key surface, but in either instance the position of the pictorially represented keys corresponds to that of the actual keys of the keyboard. The effect of the pictorial representation may be reinforced by additional indicators in the form of lights associated with the individual keys and projected thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 A Schmoyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:02
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument, said system comprising: a. at least one keyboard including keys, b. means including a pre-recorded program of synchronized audio and visual instructional information, c. means for audibly reproducing the audio instructional content of said program, d. means for deriving from at least a portion of the visual informational content of said program a changeable sequence of pictorial representations of instructional stimuli superposed on key images in a position indicative of the response being solicited of a student, said key images comprising a reproduced likeness of key surfaces, e. means substantially contiguous to said keyboard for displaying said pictorial representations, and f. means projecting said representations on said display means with said key images in direct positional correspondence with the keys of said keyboard.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument, said system comprising: a. at least one keyboard including keys, b. means including a pre-recorded program of synchronized audio and visual instructional information, c. means for audibly reproducing the audio instructional content of said program, d. means for deriving from at least a portion of the visual informational content of said program a changeable sequence of pictorial representations of instructional stimuli superposed on key images in a position indicative of the response being solicited of a student, said key images comprising a reproduced likeness of key surfaces, e. means substantially contiguous to said keyboard for displaying said pictorial representations, and f. means projecting said representations on said display means with said key images in direct positional correspondence with the keys of said keyboard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 1, wherein said display means is disposed in juxtaposition to said keyboard and said direct positional correspondence comprises a vertical alignment between said pictorially represented key images and said keys.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for displaying comprises the touch surface of the keys and said direct positional correspondence is a congruence between said pictorially key images and said keys.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 1 wherein said prerecorded program comprises a magnetic tape including said audio information and control signal components of said visual information, and further comprises a film strip including pictorial components of said visual instructional information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 1 wherein said instructional stimuli include an image of an operator''s hand in direct positional correspondence to the hand position being solicited as said response of said student.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 5 wherein said instrument is an organ.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A system for instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 1 and additionally including a plurality of light indicators, each said indicator overlying an individual key of said keyboard, the instructional information content of said program including control signals in addition to said pictorial information, and means responsive to said control signals for actuating said light indicators.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of providing instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument, said method comprising the steps of A. providing a pre-recorded program of audio and visual instructional information, B. audibly reproducing the audio content of said program, C. deriving from at least a portion of the visual content of said program a pictorial representation of instructional stimuli superposed on images comprising a reproduced likeness of a keyboard, D. projecting said pictorial representation and displaying same in a position substantially contiguous to the keyboard with said key images in direct positional correspondence with the keys of the keyboard, and E. advancing said program while maintaining said audio and visual content in synchronism.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of providing instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument, said method comprising the steps of A. providing a pre-recorded program of audio and visual instructional information, B. audibly reproducing the audio content of said program, C. deriving from at least a portion of the visual content of said program a pictorial representation of instructional stimuli superposed on images comprising a reproduced likeness of a keyboard, D. projecting said pictorial representation and displaying same in a position substantially contiguous to the keyboard with said key images in direct positional correspondence with the keys of the keyboard, and E. advancing said program while maintaining said audio and visual content in synchronism.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of providing instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 8 wherein step C comprises deriving said instructional stimuli in the form of an operator''s hand superposed on said key images in direct position correspondence to the hand position being solicited as a response of a student.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of providing instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 8 wherein step D comprises projecting said pictorial representation on the touch surface of said keyboard so that said direct positional correspondence manifests itself as a congruent relationship between individual key images and the corresponding keys of the keyboard.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of providing instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 8 wherein step D comprises presenting said pictorial representation in juxtaposition to said keyboard so that said direct positional correspondence manifests itself as a vertical alignment between said key images and said keys.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of providing instruction in the operation of a keyboard controlled instrument as set forth in claim 8 wherein said program comprises instructional information for playing an organ.
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