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PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 US8178773B2 PQAI AUTOMATED REPORT PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 Aug 10, 2021 This report was generated at projectpq.ai PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 HOW TO USE THIS REPORT? This is an automatically generated prior-art report for the patent number US8178773B2 considering Claim 1 as the search query. The prior-art references listed in this report were found by the PQAI search engine in an automated manner without any human intervention. This report can be used to get a preliminary idea about whether the prior-art for Claim 1 of patent US8178773B2 is weak or strong. This report should be considered as a starting point for assessing the strength of the claim. This means that stronger prior-art may still exist that was not discovered during this automated search and thus not listed in this report. For a more comprehensive assessment, we recommend getting a prior-art search conducted by a professional patent searcher. projectpq.ai 2 of 30 PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 CLAIM 1 OF US8178773B2 1. A music instrument configured to allow a user to compose interactive musical sounds, comprising: a plurality of triggers configured to be controlled by a user; a processor configured to be controlled by a graphical user interface (“GUI”); a controller responsive to the plurality of triggers, and configured to generate control signals as a function of the triggers selected by the user; a plurality of music programs, wherein each said music program is mapped and composed into related components and configured to play sympathetic sounds in real time, the processor configured to generate an electronic signal as a function of the controller control signals and the related components of the plurality of mapped and composed music programs; and at least one sound generator configured to generate the sympathetic sounds as a function of the related components of the mapped and composed music programs. DATABASES QUERIED USPTO Bulk Datasets Semantic Scholar's Open Research Corpus CUT-OFF DATE August 16, 2001 (priority date of US8178773B2) TECHNOLOGIES SEARCHED BY PQAI G10H Physics; Musical instruments; acoustics; Electrophonic musical instruments A63F Human necessities; Sports; games; amusements; Card projectpq.ai 3 of 30 PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 RESULTS SUMMARY This report lists the 10 closest matches found in the prior-art. System and method for controlling a music synthesizer Smith et al. Interval Research Corp. Jan 25, 2000 US6018118A Operational history control device for an electronic musical instrument Usa Yamaha Corporation Dec 15, 1992 US5171929A Musical compositions communication system, architecture and methodology Sitrick Assignee N/A Jul 04, 2000 US6084168A Virtual music system Johnson Ahead, Inc. Feb 28, 1995 US5393926A Method and system for controlling computer-generated virtual environment in response to audio signals Bolas et al. Fakespace Labs, Inc. Apr 30, 1996 US5513129A Method and apparatus for dynamically composing music and sound effects using a computer entertainment system Land et al. LucasArts Entertainment Company May 24, 1994 US5315057A Multi-dimensional transformation systems and display communication architecture for musical compositions projectpq.ai 4 of 30 PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 Sitrick Assignee N/A Mar 17, 1998 US5728960A System and method for variable music notation Naples et al. MusicPlayground Inc. Jan 16, 2001 US6175070B1 User management system for musical accompaniment playing apparatus Okamura et al. Pioneer Electronic Corporation Jun 08, 1993 US5218580A Sound model generator and synthesizer with graphical programming engine Connell KORG INC. Jul 19, 1994 US5331111A projectpq.ai 5 of 30 PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 DIRECTLY RELATED DOCUMENTS(102) System and method for controlling a music synthesizer Smith et al. Interval Research Corp. Jan 25, 2000 US6018118A " A signal mapping system maps sensor signals into control signals that control the operation of a music synthesizer. A ""one to many"" mapping technique is used, allowing at least some of the sensor signals to each be mapped into numerous music synthesizer control signals. Physical gestures by a user are mapped into a large set of music synthesizer control signals, some of which continuously vary in value as the user moves through the gestures. Signal mapping functions are used to map the sensor signals into note number and velocity values for at least one voice to be generated by the music synthesizer. The note number and velocity values are sent to the music synthesizer as note-on events when predefined note-on and note-off trigger conditions, defined with respect to specified ones of the sensor signals, are satisfied. Other ones of the signal mapping functions are used to generate asynchronous control signals that are sent to the music synthesizer independent of the note-on and note-off events. A third set of signal mapping functions are used to generate the trigger signals for determining when note-on and note-off events are to be sent to the music synthesizer. " Element Reference Text A music instrument ...new and pleasing musical sounds... instrument model configured to allow a user selection while playing, the user... able to change the to compose interactive instrument model selection... musical sounds, comprising: a plurality of triggers ...corresponding ones of the note-on triggers... note attack configured to be controlled and release are controlled... user via the sensor signal... by a user; a processor configured to ...general purpose data processor.... FIG. 2 depicts a user be controlled by a interface... FIG. 6, the velocity of each voice is controlled graphical user interface separately from the note number... (“GUI”); projectpq.ai 6 of 30 PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 a controller responsive to ...note-on and note-off triggers... music synthesizer's the plurality of triggers, and control parameters, especially when those control configured to generate parameters are made responsive... FSR1, the user can control signals as a control the note-on and off amplitude... function of function of the triggers pressure on sensor FSR1... controller of claim 3, wherein selected by the user; two of the control signals... a plurality of music ...A related object of the present invention is to give the programs, wherein each music synthesizer... FIG. 3 depicts a computer system... said music program is controller of claim 3, wherein two of the control signals... mapped and composed available music synthesizers utilize electronic circuitry... into related components generated using first and second distinct mathematical and configured to play functions... real time signal processing modules... mapping sympathetic sounds in real technique is used, allowing... general purpose data time, the processor processor.... physical models for generating sounds... configured to generate an music synthesizer impose attack and note-off envelopes electronic signal as a on the amplitude of the notes being played... function of the controller control signals and the related components of the plurality of mapped and composed music programs; and at least one sound ...A related object of the present invention is to give the generator configured to music synthesizer... generate more continuously varying generate the sympathetic musical sounds... mapping functions are used to map the sounds as a function of the sensor signals into note... mapping technique is used, related components of the allowing... mapped and composed music programs. projectpq.ai 7 of 30 PQAI-US8178773B2-8-10-2021 AUG 10, 2021 Operational history control device for an electronic musical instrument Usa Yamaha Corporation Dec 15, 1992 US5171929A The invention provides an electronic musical instrument having a plurality of musical control functions, each musical control function having corresponding musical control data, wherein musical control is effected by designating the musical control data of one or more desired musical control functions. The electronic musical instrument of the present invention includes an operational portion provided with designation switches and a write switch, whereby when operation of the designation switches or write switch is detected, a designation indication signals or write indication signal is generated, respectively. Additionally, the electronic musical instrument of the present invention includes an operational history memory wherein operational history data is stored indicating the use history of each of the above mentioned musical control data. Moreover, the electronic musical instrument of the present invention includes a control section wherein when one of the above-mentioned designation indication signals has been generated, based on the above-mentioned operational history data, among the above-mentioned musical control data, data corresponding to one musical control function selected, displayed and designated, and wherein when one of the above-mentioned write indication signal has been generated, the currently displayed and designated musical control data is regarded as having been used resulting in the above-mentioned operational history data being updated using the current musical control data. Element Reference Text A music instrument ...electronic musical instrument of the present invention configured to allow a user includes a control means wherein... displayed and to compose interactive designated musical control data... musical control function musical sounds, is selected..