Patents by Inventor Maurice Flam

Maurice Flam 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).

  • Musical instrument digital interface with speech capability
    Patent number: 6191349
    Abstract: A method for electronic generation of sounds, based on the notes in a musical scale, including assigning respective sounds to the notes, such that each sound is perceived by a listener as qualitatively distinct from the sound assigned to an adjoining note in the scale. An input is received indicative of a sequence of musical notes, chosen from among the notes in the scale, and an output is generated responsive to the sequence, in which the qualitatively distinct sounds are produced responsive to the respective notes in the sequence at respective musical pitches associated with the respective notes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Maurice Flam