Patents Assigned to Stephen R. Kay
  • Chord identifying method for automatic accompaniment using keyboard instrument and automatic accompaniment function equipped keyboard instrument using the same
    Patent number: 5486647
    Abstract: Left- and right-hand keystroke windows X.sub.L and X.sub.H are decided in accordance with the positions of player's left and right hands pressing keys. When the number of pressed keys in either one of the windows X.sub.L and X.sub.H are larger than a predetermined value, that window is decided to be used as a chord identifying window, and on the basis of a combination of pressed keys in the chord identifying window, an accompaniment chord is decided for automatic accompaniment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignees: Stephen R. Kay, Korg Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen R. Kay, Athan Billias, Yoshiyuki Igoshi, Naoki Hashida