Claims
- 1. A device for composing and arranging music comprisinga sensor device having a plurality of receiving positions arranged in a two-dimensional array of which one dimension represents a temporal domain of the music, a plurality of blocks each being suitable for being releasably arranged at each of the receiving positions, each of the blocks belonging to one of a plurality of sub populations of blocks and having features being detectable by detecting means for detecting to which of the plurality of sub-populations of blocks a block arranged at a receiving position belongs as well as the position of said receiving position and for producing an output accordingly, wherein each block represents a predetermined musical feature, said representation being dependant upon the sub-population to which the block belongs as well as the position of the block on the sensor device along the second dimension of the two-dimensional array, the device further comprising play-back means for playing music according to the detected positions and features of the block(s) arranged at the sensor device as well as according to the predetermined musical features.
- 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means are arranged on the sensor device at each receiving station.
- 3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the play-back means form a part of the sensor device.
- 4. A device according to claim 1, further comprising recording means for recording and storing music according to the detected positions and features of the block(s) arranged at the sensor device as well as according to the predetermined musical features.
- 5. A device according to claim 1, wherein different positions along the second dimension of the two-dimensional array represent different musical instruments.
- 6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined features represented by each block is defined for each composition or arrangement of music.
- 7. A device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined features of at least some of the blocks are globally determined, and wherein the removal of a certain block results in the removal of the corresponding musical feature from the composition or arrangement.
- 8. A device according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means comprises means for detecting the resistance of a resistor, the resistance of which being significant of the sub-population to which the block belongs.
- 9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor device is suitable for being releasably connected to another substantially identical sensor device, so as to allow for an extension of the sensor device in at least one of the two dimensions.
- 10. A device according to claim 1, wherein each block is suitable for being releasably connected to at least one other block, so that two or more blocks may be positioned at the same receiving position.
- 11. A device according to claim 10, wherein the presence of two or more blocks at the same receiving position represents an increase in the volume of the predetermined musical feature.
- 12. A device according to claim 1, further comprising data communication means for establishing a temporary or permanent connection to an external computer device.
- 13. A device according to claim 12, wherein the external computer device is adapted for converting the musical features represented by the blocks on the sensor device into a graphical presentation of the musical features, the graphical presentation being presented by presenting means connected to the external computer device.
- 14. A device according to claim 13, wherein the presenting means comprises a monitor.
- 15. A device according to claim 13, wherein the presenting means comprises a printing device.
- 16. A device according to claim 12, wherein the external computer device is adapted for being at least temporarily connected to a global computer network.
- 17. A device according to claim 16, wherein the sensor device is adapted for communicating with another substantially identical sensor device via the global computer network.
- 18. A device according to claim 1, wherein the produced output is an electrical signal.
- 19. A device according to claim 1, wherein the produced output is an electromagnetic signal.
- 20. A device for composing and arranging music comprisinga sensor device, a plurality of blocks each belonging to one of a plurality of sub-populations of blocks and having features being detectable by detecting means arranged at the sensor device for detecting to which of the plurality of sub-populations of blocks a block being connected to said sensor device belongs and for producing an output accordingly, each block being suitable for being releasably connected to at least one other block, at least one connecting part for connecting one or more blocks to the sensor device, so as to transfer information relating to the block(s) from the block(s) to the sensor device, wherein each block represents a predetermined musical feature, said representation being dependant upon the sub-population to which the block belongs and each block comprises activating means, the device further comprising play-back means for playing music according to the detected features of the block(s) connected to the sensor device as well as according to the predetermined musical features.
- 21. A device according to claim 20, wherein two or more blocks being connected to each other and to the sensor device constitutes a musical instrument, each block representing a key of the instrument, the key being activated when the activating means of the corresponding block is activated.
- 22. A device according to claim 20, further comprising data communication means for establishing a temporary or permanent connection to an external computer device.
- 23. A device according to claim 22, wherein the external computer device is adapted for converting the musical features represented by the blocks connected to the sensor device into a graphical presentation of the musical features, the graphical presentation being presented by presenting means connected to the external computer device.
- 24. A device according to claim 23, wherein the presenting means comprises a monitor.
- 25. A device according to claim 23, wherein the presenting means comprises a printing device.
- 26. A device according to claim 22, wherein the external computer device is adapted for being at least temporarily connected to a global computer network.
- 27. A device according to claim 26, wherein the sensor device is adapted for communicating with another substantially identical sensor device via the global computer network.
- 28. A device according to claim 20, wherein the produced output is an electrical signal.
- 29. A device according to claim 20, wherein the produced output is an electromagnetic signal.
Priority Claims (4)
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1999 00816 |
Jun 1999 |
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1999 01698 |
Nov 1999 |
DK |
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1999 01779 |
Dec 1999 |
DK |
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2000 00094 |
Jan 2000 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is the national phase under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of PCT International Application No. PCT/DK00/00309 which has an International filing.date of Jun. 8, 2000, which designated the United States of America and was published in English.
PCT Information
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PCT/DK00/00309 |
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WO00/77770 |
12/21/2000 |
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