Patents by Inventor Erica Vanderlinde Feidner

Erica Vanderlinde Feidner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140190334
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for instructing students and players to read music notation and to play an instrument. The method includes presenting an interactive display including a graphical representation of at least a portion of a musical instrument and a plurality of lines having spaces therebetween. The plurality of lines and spaces represent a staff of musical notation. The method includes associating the lines and spaces with placement of at least one of a student's fingers to the instrument. The method further includes presenting, on the interactive display, a musical score including a plurality of notes by streaming each of the notes on one of the lines and spaces such that when each of the notes meets a portion of the graphical representation of the musical instrument the student, in response, manipulates a corresponding one of their fingers to play the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: PIANO MACHMAKER LLC
    Inventor: ERICA VANDERLINDE FEIDNER
  • Patent number: 8642871
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for instructing students and players to read music notation and to play an instrument. The method includes presenting an interactive display including a graphical representation of at least a portion of a musical instrument and a plurality of lines having spaces therebetween. The plurality of lines and spaces represent a staff of musical notation. The method includes associating the lines and spaces with placement of at least one of a student's fingers to the instrument. The method further includes presenting, on the interactive display, a musical score including a plurality of notes by streaming each of the notes on one of the lines and spaces such that when each of the notes meets a portion of the graphical representation of the musical instrument the student, in response, manipulates a corresponding one of their fingers to play the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Piano Matchmaker LLC
    Inventor: Erica Vanderlinde Feidner
  • Publication number: 20120135789
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for instructing students and players to read music notation and to play an instrument. The method includes presenting an interactive display including a graphical representation of at least a portion of a musical instrument and a plurality of lines having spaces therebetween. The plurality of lines and spaces represent a staff of musical notation. The method includes associating the lines and spaces with placement of at least one of a student's fingers to the instrument. The method further includes presenting, on the interactive display, a musical score including a plurality of notes by streaming each of the notes on one of the lines and spaces such that when each of the notes meets a portion of the graphical representation of the musical instrument the student, in response, manipulates a corresponding one of their fingers to play the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventor: Erica Vanderlinde Feidner
  • Patent number: 7005569
    Abstract: A method is provided which facilitates for players the learning of music reading in the playing of keyboard instruments, which comprises the steps of providing a plurality of musical staves, musical notes, and letters of the alphabet corresponding to the musical notes; and causing the player to play sequentially pairs of musical notes by striking corresponding keys on the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Inventor: Erica Vanderlinde Feidner
  • Publication number: 20040003704
    Abstract: A method is provided which facilitates for players the learning of music reading in the playing of keyboard instruments, which comprises the steps of providing a plurality of musical staves, musical notes, and letters of the alphabet corresponding to the musical notes; and causing the player to play sequentially pairs of musical notes by striking corresponding keys on the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventor: Erica Vanderlinde Feidner