Piano Glove

Team 3Patent Analysis

Introduction

• Allow the user to play on a virtual keyboard on any flat surface

• The Piano Glove will consist of two parts– the glove itself, – external processing unit.

• translate finger presses and location of the glove relative to the processing unit into piano notes.

Patent Analysis

Patent Title: Musical teaching device and method using gloves and virtual keyboard

Patent No. 7378585 B2Date of Patent: May 27th 2008

Abstract

• Pair of gloves• Each glove contains many finger sleeves adapted to

receive the fingers of a users hands• Display means for providing a virtual representation of

the users hands in relation to said virtual keyboard and a control means in communication with the finger sleeves to provide control signals that cause the finger sleeves to strike the proper keys on virtual piano to a programmed sequence of movements which corresponds to a selected piece of music.

Overall Design

Forehand view

Backhand View

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Electronic Piano Glove•Main Parts

•Pair of gloves•Speaker

•Function similar:•Only Pressure Sensors on each glove hence simple design

Piano Hands•Main Parts

•Pair of gloves•Speaker

•Function:•Only Pressure Sensors on each glove hence simple design

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