3 United States Patent 1191
Patent Number:
[11] 1a
[45] Reissued Date of Patent: Jun. 11, 1991
Yuzawa et a1.
4.326.276 4/1932 56611.16.
[54] AUTO-PLAYING APPARATUS [75] Inventors: Keiji Yttzawa, Tokyo; Naoaki "
4.355.559 10/1932
Uya 6131. ........................... .. 34/103
4.375.177
3/1933
McCoskey ....... ..
.. 34/103
Matsumoto, Tachikawa; Takehiko
4.337.620
6/1933
0161111616 6141. ..
.... .. 34/103
Kayahara, Sayarna; Naofumi Tateishi,
4.399.731
3/1933
A0111 ................. ..
.. 34/103
Oome; Makoto Fukuda, Sayama. all
4.406.203
9/1933
Okamoto et a1. ..
.. 84/103
4.417.494 11/1933
Nakada m1.
.. 34/103
4.466.324
Ok?mOlO 6161. .................. .. 34/103
of Japan
[73] Assignee:
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Casio Computer Co. Ltd” Tokyo,
4.615.024
[211 App]. No.: 473,119 [22] Filed:
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 53-133468 11/1978 Japan . 54-159027 12/1979 Japan . $786888 11/1980 Japan .
V
4,624,171
Issued:
Nov. 25, 1986
58-076889 5/1983 Japan.
Appl. No.:
821,521
58-159593 10/1983 Japan .
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1986
1541856 3/1979 United Kingdom. 2120441 11/1983 United Kingdom . 2127607 4/1984 United Kingdom .
US. Applications: [63]
Continuation of Ser. No. 275.439. Nov. 23. 1988.
Primary Examiner-Stanley J. Witkowski
abandoned. which is a continuation of Ser. No.
Attorney, Agent. or Finn-Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman &
597.168. Apr. 5. 1984. abandoned.
[30]
Woodward [57]
Foreign Application Priority Data
Apr. 13. 1983 [JP]
Japan ................................ .. 58-63732
[51]
Int. Cl.’ ....................... .. G10F 1/00; 611311 1/42;
[52]
US. Cl. ...................................... .. 84/609; 84/611;
read out from the ROM pack or tape recorder is sup plied from a control section to melody generators. a chord generator, 31 bass generator and a rhythm genera
84/613; 84/642; 84/DIG. 29 Field of Search ................................ .. 84/609-614,
tor. Melody data, chord data. and rhythm data obtained from these generators are coupled through an ampli?er
84/634-638, 642, DIG. l2, DIG. 29
[56]
ABSTRACT
Data for a plurality of musical pieces is preset in a ROM pack and also on a tape recorder. Musical piece data
GIOH 7/00 [58]
USui ............................... .. 34/103 x
3309899 9/1983 Fed. Rep. of Germany .
Related US. Patent Documents
Patent No.:
9/1986
4,656,535 4/1937 U561.
Jan. 30, 1990
Reissue of:
3/1934
4.536.363 3/1935 Giddings. 4.614.933 9/1936 Usami.
Japan
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