Touch Detecting Device, Electronic Musical Instrument, Touch Detecting Method and Storage Medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016042728-A1
Application number	US-201514820086-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 6, 2015
Priority date	Aug 11, 2014
Publication date	Feb 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

First and third counters count an ON time between first and second contact nodes of a key and an ON time between the second contact node and a third contact node, respectively. A second counter counts a time after counting of the first counter is completed. A counter memory stores velocity counter values representing count times of the first and third counters, and a correction time counter value representing the count time of the second counter. An arrival comparator circuit compares an arrival time value and the correction time counter value. In a case that the velocity count value of the first counter is larger than a threshold value, when the arrival comparator circuit detects that the arrival time value coincides with the correction time counter value, a controller outputs a sound generation instruction including touch information according to the velocity counter value loaded from the counter memory.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A touch detecting device comprising:
a first counter that counts a count value corresponding to a time from when a first contact node is turned on to when a second contact node is turned on in a case that at least two of the first contact node, the second contact node, and a third contact node are sequentially turned on according to a key pressing operation; and a control circuit that outputs a sound generation instruction signal regardless of whether the third contact node is turned on or off, in a case that the count value counted by the first counter is less than a threshold value, and that outputs a sound generation instruction signal after the third contact node is turned on, in a case that the count value counted by the first counter is not less than the threshold value.

2 . The touch detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second counter that starts counting after the second contact node is turned on, wherein in the case that the count value counted by the first counter is not less than the threshold value, when a count value of the second counter reaches an arrival count value, the control circuit outputs a sound generation instruction signal.

3 . The touch detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the sound generation instruction signal includes touch information.

4 . The touch detecting device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the sound generation instruction signal which is output when the count value of the second counter reaches the arrival count value includes touch information according to the count value of the first counter.

5 . The touch detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third counter that counts a time from when the second contact node is turned on to when the third contact node is turned on, wherein the sound generation instruction signal which is output after the third contact node is turned on includes touch information according to a count value of the third counter.

6 . The touch detecting device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a fourth counter that starts counting after counting of the third counter is completed, wherein in a case that the count value counted by the first counter is less than the threshold value, after the third contact node is turned on, when a count value of the fourth counter reaches an arrival count value, the control circuit outputs a sound generation instruction signal including touch information according to the count value of the third counter.

7 . An electronic musical instrument comprising:
the touch detecting device according to claim 1 ; a plurality of keys; the first, second, and third contact nodes that are provided for the plurality of keys, respectively, and that are sequentially turned on according to a key pressing operation; and a sound source that generates a musical sound in response to a sound generation instruction from the touch detecting device.

8 . A touch detecting method which is used in a touch detecting device including first, second, and third contact nodes, at least two of which are turned on according to a key pressing operation, and a first counter, wherein:
the touch detecting device counts a count value corresponding to a time from when the first contact node is turned on to when the second contact node is turned on, by the first counter, in a case that the count value counted by the first counter is less than a threshold value, regardless of whether the third contact node is turned on or off, the touch detecting device outputs a sound generation instruction signal, and in a case that the count value counted by the first counter is not less than the threshold value, after the third contact node is turned on, the touch detecting device outputs a sound generation instruction signal.

9 . The touch detecting method according to claim 8 , wherein:
the touch detecting device further includes a second counter which starts counting after the second contact node is turned on, and in the case that the count value counted by the first counter is not less than the threshold value, when a count value of the second counter reaches an arrival count value, the touch detecting device outputs a sound generation instruction signal.

10 . The touch detecting method according to claim 8 , wherein:
the sound generation instruction signal includes touch information.

11 . The touch detecting method according to claim 9 , wherein:
when the count value of the second counter reaches the arrival count value, the touch detecting device outputs a sound generation instruction signal including touch information according to the count value of the first counter.

12 . The touch detecting method according to claim 9 , wherein:
the touch detecting device further includes a third counter which counts a time from when the second contact node is turned on to when the third contact node is turned on, and after the third contact node is turned on, the touch detecting device outputs the sound generation instruction signal including touch information according to a count value of the third counter.

13 . The touch detecting method according to claim 12 , wherein:
the touch detecting device further includes a fourth counter which starts counting after counting of the third counter is completed, and in a case that the count value counted by the first counter is less than the threshold value, after the third contact node is turned on, when a count value of the fourth counter reaches an arrival count value, the touch detecting device outputs a sound generation instruction including touch information according to the count value of the third counter.

14 . A non-transitory storage medium readable in a computer which is used as a touch detecting device including first, second, and third contact nodes, at least two of which are turned on according to a key pressing operation, and a first counter, and retaining a program making the computer perform the following steps:
a first step of counting a count value corresponding to a time from when the first contact node is turned on to when the second contact node is turned on, by the first counter; a second step of outputting a sound generation instruction signal, regardless of whether the third contact node is turned on or off, in a case that the value counted by the first counter is less than a threshold value; and a third step of outputting a sound generation instruction signal after the third contact node is turned on, in a case that the value counted by the first counter is not less than the threshold value.

15 . The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein:
the touch detecting device further includes a second counter which starts counting after the second contact node is turned on, and in the second step, in the case that the count value counted by the first counter is not less than the threshold value, when a count value of the second counter reaches an arrival count value, a sound generation instruction signal is output.

16 . The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein:
the sound generation instruction signal includes touch information.

17 . The storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein:
when the count value of the second counter reaches the arrival count value, the touch detecting device outputs a sound generation instruction signal including touch information according to the count value of the first counter.

18 . The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein:
the touch detecting de

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ikeda Akira

Classifications

• G10H1/34 Primary

  Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments · CPC title

• G10H2220/285

  with three contacts, switches or sensor triggering levels along the key kinematic path · CPC title