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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2004
Charles P. Schultz, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Charles P. Schultz, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
Within a mobile communication device (), a method () of specifying two or more musical notes for substantially concurrent playback can include receiving () an input specifying a root note (FIG.) indicating a position on a neck of a stringed instrument and associating () at least one column of input keys such as numeric keys () of the mobile communication device with a string of the stringed instrument (). Numeric keys next to one another and within a same column can specify notes which vary by approximately a half-step (). The method also can include detecting () at least one activation of the numeric keys specifying at least one additional note to be played substantially concurrently or in a defined sequence with the root note (FIG.), thereby specifying a musical chord.