Electronic device and method for reproducing sound in the electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017047057-A1
Application number	US-201615233506-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 11, 2015
Publication date	Feb 16, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for reproducing a sound in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a touchscreen displaying a keyboard having a plurality of keys and a plurality of sound source buttons corresponding respectively to a plurality of different sound sources, a processor connected electrically to the touchscreen, and a memory connected electrically to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that are executed to cause the processor to perform control such that when an input to at least one key among the plurality of keys is received, the sound source corresponding to at least one sound source button selected among the plurality of sound source buttons is reproduced as a sound corresponding to the received input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a touchscreen configured to display a keyboard having a plurality of keys and a plurality of sound source buttons corresponding respectively to a plurality of different sound sources; a processor electrically connected to the touchscreen; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that are executed to cause the processor to perform control such that when an input to at least one key among the plurality of keys is received, the sound source corresponding to at least one sound source button selected among the plurality of sound source buttons is reproduced as a sound corresponding to the received input.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs control to generate an output sound as a sound of a pitch corresponding to each key included in the keyboard, with respect to each of the plurality of sound sources.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs control such that the sound sources corresponding to at least two sound source buttons selected among the plurality of sound source buttons are simultaneously output as sounds of a pitch corresponding to the input to the key.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs control such that the sound sources corresponding to at least two sound source buttons selected among the plurality of sound source buttons are sequentially output as sounds of a pitch corresponding to the input to the key.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when inputs to two or more keys in the keyboard are received and a plurality of sound source buttons are selected, the processor performs control such that sound sources corresponding to different sound source buttons are sequentially output according to the order of the inputs to the two or more keys.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs control such that at least one sound source button not displayed on a screen is displayed on the screen according to a user's gesture for moving the plurality of sound source buttons displayed on a display unit.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs control to display a button for selecting a play mode on a screen, and display a scroll bar for displaying a key not displayed on the screen by moving a plurality of keys of the keyboard displayed on the screen.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store different sound sources set corresponding respectively to the plurality of sound source buttons.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the sound source includes at least one of prestored audio content, a user's voice input from the user, or a natural sound input by the user.

10 . A method for reproducing a sound in an electronic device, the method comprising:
acquiring a sound source corresponding to at least one sound source button selected among a plurality of sound source buttons corresponding respectively to a plurality of different sound sources; receiving an input to at least one key of a keyboard displayed on a screen of the electronic device; and reproducing the sound source corresponding to the selected at least one sound source button as a sound corresponding to the received input.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the reproducing of the sound source corresponding to the selected at least one sound source button as the sound corresponding to the received input comprises:
generating output sounds respectively as sounds of a pitch corresponding to the input to the key, with respect to the sound sources corresponding respectively to at least two sound source buttons selected among the plurality of sound source buttons; and outputting the generated output sounds simultaneously.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the reproducing of the sound source corresponding to the selected at least one sound source button as the sound corresponding to the received input comprises:
generating output sounds respectively as sounds of a pitch corresponding to the input to the key, with respect to the sound sources corresponding respectively to at least two sound source buttons selected among the plurality of sound source buttons; and outputting the generated output sounds sequentially.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the reproducing of the sound source corresponding to the selected at least one sound source button as the sound corresponding to the received input comprises, when receiving inputs to two or more keys in the keyboard, performing control such that sound sources corresponding to different sound source buttons are sequentially output according to the order of the inputs to the two or more keys.

14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying at least one sound source button not displayed on the screen, on the screen according to a user's gesture for moving the plurality of displayed sound source buttons.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying a key not displayed on the screen by moving a plurality of keys of the keyboard displayed on the screen.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sound source includes at least one of prestored audio content, a user's voice input from the user, or a natural sound input by the user.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program executed in a computer, the program comprising an executable command executed by a processor to cause the processor to perform:
an operation of acquiring a sound source corresponding to at least one sound source button selected among a plurality of sound source buttons corresponding respectively to a plurality of different sound sources; an operation of receiving an input to at least one key of a keyboard displayed on a screen of an electronic device; and an operation of reproducing the sound source corresponding to the selected at least one sound source button as a sound corresponding to the received input.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Sung-Min
• Lee Min-Hee
• Lee Yun-Jae

Classifications

• G10H2220/201

  for movement interpretation, i.e. capturing and recognizing a gesture or a specific kind of movement, e.g. to control a musical instrument · CPC title

• G10H2220/106

  using icons, e.g. selecting, moving or linking icons, on-screen symbols, screen regions or segments representing musical elements or parameters · CPC title

• G10H7/00

  Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs · CPC title

• G10H2220/241

  on touchscreens, i.e. keys, frets, strings, tablature or staff displayed on a touchscreen display for note input purposes · CPC title

• G10H1/183

  Channel-assigning means for polyphonic instruments · CPC title