GB2183889B - Optical control means - Google Patents

Optical control means

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GB2183889B
GB2183889B GB8624061A GB8624061A GB2183889B GB 2183889 B GB2183889 B GB 2183889B GB 8624061 A GB8624061 A GB 8624061A GB 8624061 A GB8624061 A GB 8624061A GB 2183889 B GB2183889 B GB 2183889B
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control means
optical control
optical
control
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GB2183889A (en
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Hagai Sigalov
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/32—Constructional details
    • G10H1/34—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/135—Musical aspects of games or videogames; Musical instrument-shaped game input interfaces
    • G10H2220/141—Games on or about music, i.e. based on musical knowledge, e.g. musical multimedia quizzes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2220/405—Beam sensing or control, i.e. input interfaces involving substantially immaterial beams, radiation, or fields of any nature, used, e.g. as a switch as in a light barrier, or as a control device, e.g. using the theremin electric field sensing principle
    • G10H2220/411—Light beams

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
GB8624061A 1985-10-07 1986-10-07 Optical control means Expired GB2183889B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB858524708A GB8524708D0 (en) 1985-10-07 1985-10-07 Light activated interface
GB868608067A GB8608067D0 (en) 1985-10-07 1986-04-02 Control signals

Publications (3)

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GB8624061D0 GB8624061D0 (en) 1986-11-12
GB2183889A GB2183889A (en) 1987-06-10
GB2183889B true GB2183889B (en) 1989-09-13

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GB8624061A Expired GB2183889B (en) 1985-10-07 1986-10-07 Optical control means

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JP (1) JPS63503167A (en)
AU (1) AU6409986A (en)
GB (1) GB2183889B (en)
WO (1) WO1987002168A1 (en)

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GB1573188A (en) * 1977-09-23 1980-08-20 British Railways Board Measuring systems
US4429607A (en) * 1982-03-30 1984-02-07 University Of Pittsburgh Light beam musical instrument
GB2147441A (en) * 1983-09-16 1985-05-09 Frank James Tough Intruder alarm systems
GB2178166A (en) * 1985-07-09 1987-02-04 Alps Electric Co Ltd Optical coordinate input device

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GB8624061D0 (en) 1986-11-12
GB2183889A (en) 1987-06-10
JPS63503167A (en) 1988-11-17
AU6409986A (en) 1987-04-24
WO1987002168A1 (en) 1987-04-09

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