Electronic calculator with musical note generation

Claim 1

An electronic calculator with musical note producing and sounding means, comprising: key input means (7) including ten keys representing respective numerals and function keys representing respective functions, said ten keys and said function keys generating input information corresponding to numerals and functions when actuated, at least said keys of said ten keys having a corresponding relation to respective different musical notes; memory means (2) coupled to said key input means (7) and including means for storing said input information; calculation means (3) coupled to said memory means (2) for receiving signals corresponding to said input information and including means for performing at least one calculation with respect to said input information to produce calculation result data for each calculation and means for generating any one of said calculation result data corresponding to the numerals representing the result of said at least one calculation; said memory means (2) further including means for storing said calculation result data generated by said calculation means (3) in accordance with said input information; display means (18) coupled to said calculation means (3) for displaying the numerals representing at least one of said input data and said calculation result data as display data; timing signal generating means (8) for generating timing signals and coupled at least to said calculation means and memory means (2) for sending timing signals at least to said calculation means and to said memory means; control means (1) coupled to said key input means (7) for delivering pre-set code signals corresponding to said numerals of said display data, so that a frequency signal corresponding to the musical note can be obtained; note generating means coupled to said calculation means (3), to said control means (1) and to said timing signal generating means, and including means responsive at least to a code signal from said control means and to said timing signals for producing a frequency signal of a musical note corresponding to a respective numeral of said display data, on the basis of a code signal outputted from said control means (1) and the timing signal from said timing signal generating means; and sound generating means coupled to said note generating means for generating the respective musical note corresponding to a respective numeral of said display data upon receipt of said frequency signal.