INMUSIC BRANDS, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150294658 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT WITH ENHANCED PLAYING AREA - Electronic percussion instruments with enhanced playing areas and methods and systems for generating electrical signals in response to impacts to a playing surface are disclosed. A semi-permeable playing surface covering an acoustic noise reducing cavity of an electronic percussion instrument may receive an impact within a predefined impact region, and an electrical signal may be generated in response by an electromechanical sensor that senses the impact. In many instances, the generated electrical signal may be configured to be equivalent in magnitude to any other electrical signal generated by the electromechanical sensor, in response to any other received impact within the same predefined impact region. | 10-15-2015 |
20140214189 | WIRELESS DJ CONTROLLER WITH ACCELEROMETERS - A wireless DJ controller includes an accelerometer, a control button, and a wireless transceiver. The wireless DJ controller detects when the control button has been depressed and accesses an output value from the accelerometer. Based on the accessed output value, the DJ controller generates a control signal and transmits the control signal to manipulate an audio signal. Methods of manipulating audio signals using the DJ controller are also disclosed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140208922 | Methods and Systems for an Object-Oriented Arrangement of Musical Ideas - An electronic device and a method for playing a plurality of audio objects is provided. The method includes displaying the plurality of audio objects on a display, each audio object being displayed at a location having a horizontal component and a vertical component, wherein the location of each audio object is changeable by a user. | 07-31-2014 |
20140193017 | PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICE AND HOUSING - A portable audio device has a gate member that is spring activated to allow for attachment to other articles. The spring-activated gate member is integrated within the portable audio device. The portable audio device includes a receiver and transmitter for communication of wireless data. When the receiver receives audio signals, they may be outputted to a speaker that is part of the portable audio device. The portable audio device includes a waterproof portion. | 07-10-2014 |
20130131850 | MUSIC AND AUDIO PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A music and audio playback system is implemented on a computer with a playback engine that enables the operator to apply a variety of effects. The system may store one or more snapshots, or a combination of settings for a plurality of controls that are applied by the playback engine. These snapshots allow for changes to settings for effects, mixing and playback to be made quickly, some of which would normally be difficult to perform. A sampler module permits a user to specify one or more samples that may be triggered for playback. The most frequently used samples may be designated as scratching files that may be quickly activated through the push of a button (or other control). Additionally, a waveform display represents a window of audio samples around a current playback time. | 05-23-2013 |
20130100505 | DOCUMENT SCANNER FOR A HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE - A scanner for a handheld computing device is disclosed. The scanner includes a housing. A USB port is on the housing. The scanner also includes a memory. A scanning microprocessor is configured and arranged to scan and store images on the memory. An USB controller is configured and arranged to mount the memory as a USB mass storage class device to a handheld computing device connected to the USB port. | 04-25-2013 |
20130094131 | CASE FOR A TABLET COMPUTER - A case for a tablet computer is disclosed. The case includes an upper portion having a body portion configured and arranged to secure a tablet computer therein. The body portion has a rim defining an opening into the body portion to access a touch screen of the tablet computer. The case further includes a lower portion and a double hinge connecting the lower portion to the upper portion. A plurality of music controls is located on the lower portion that are configured and arranged to provide control inputs to the tablet computer. | 04-18-2013 |
20130065690 | ARCADE-STYLE GAME CONTROLLER FOR A TABLET COMPUTING DEVICE - A game controller for a tablet computing device is disclosed. The controller includes a control console. A groove on a top portion of the control console configured and arranged to capture an edge of a tablet computing device in an upright orientation. A number of controls are included on the control console for transmitting game control inputs to the tablet computing device. | 03-14-2013 |