Electronic device and method for reproducing sound in the electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9990912-B2
Application number	US-201615233506-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 11, 2015
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

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:
receive an input for selecting at least two sound source buttons among the plurality of sound source buttons,
acquire at least two sound sources corresponding to the selected at least two sound source buttons,
when an input to at least two keys included in the keyboard displayed on the touchscreen is received, sequentially generate output sounds having at least two pitch corresponding to the at least two keys by sequentially and alternately using the acquired at least two sound sources, and
output the generated output sounds sequentially.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate an output sounds having the pitch corresponding to the input to the at least one key by simultaneously using the acquired at least two sound sources.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control such that at least one sound source button not displayed on the touchscreen is displayed on the touchscreen according to a user's gesture for moving the plurality of sound source buttons displayed on the touchscreen.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to display a button for selecting a play mode on the touchscreen, and display a scroll bar for displaying a key not displayed on the touchscreen by moving a plurality of keys of the keyboard displayed on the touchscreen.

5. 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.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , 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.

7. A method for reproducing a sound in an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving an input for selecting at least two sound source buttons among a plurality of sound source buttons corresponding respectively to a plurality of different sound sources;
acquiring at least two sound sources corresponding to the selected at least two sound source buttons;
receiving an input to at least one key two keys of a keyboard displayed on a touchscreen of the electronic device;
sequentially generating output sounds having at least two pitch corresponding to the at least two keys by sequentially and alternately using the acquired at least two sound sources; and
outputting the generated output sounds sequentially.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising generating an output sounds having the pitch corresponding to the input to the at least one key by simultaneously using the acquired at least two sound sources.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising displaying at least one sound source button not displayed on the touchscreen, on the touchscreen according to a user's gesture for moving the plurality of displayed sound source buttons.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising displaying a key not displayed on the touchscreen by moving a plurality of keys of the keyboard displayed on the touchscreen.

11. The method of claim 7 , 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.

12. 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 receiving an input for selecting at least two sound source buttons among a plurality of sound source buttons corresponding respectively to a plurality of different sound sources;
an operation of acquiring at least two sound sources corresponding to the selected at least two sound source buttons;
an operation of receiving an input to at least two keys of a keyboard displayed on a touchscreen of an electronic device;
an operation of sequentially generating output sounds having at least two pitch corresponding to the at least two keys by sequentially and alternately using the acquired at least two sound sources; and
an operation of outputting the generated output sounds sequentially.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G10H1/34 Primary

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

• 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

• G10H2220/241

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

• G10H7/00

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