| ION AUDIO, LLC. Patent applications |
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| 20120125180 | DIGITAL PIANO WITH DOCK FOR A HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE - A digital piano having a dock for a handheld computing device is disclosed. The digital piano includes a keyboard having a number of keys and at least one speaker. A sound engine is operative to make audio signal in response to key presses on the plurality of keys of the keyboard. The sound engine includes an audio output to transmit the audio signal. A dock is configured and arranged to connect to a handheld computing device. The handheld computing device has an audio port and a music program running thereon operative to play musical accompaniment to the pianist. A summing circuit is provided that has an input electrically connected to the audio port of the handheld computing device and audio output of the sound engine and an output electrically connected to the at least one speaker. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120096208 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECORDING ANALOG AUDIO FROM A VINYL RECORD TURNTABLE TO A HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE - A turntable with a dock for handheld computing devices is disclosed. The turntable includes a housing having a record player with an analog output. An analog-to-digital converter has an analog input operatively connected to the analog output and a digital output. A serial interface device is operatively connected to the digital output of the analog-to-digital converter. A moveable dock connected to the housing is configured and arranged to support a handheld computing device therein. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120087508 | COMPUTER ENABLED KARAOKE MACHINE - A karaoke machine with an integrated computer interface device is disclosed. The karaoke machine includes at least one microphone input having an audio output. A computer interface device configured and arranged to receive digital audio and convert it to analog audio. At least one speaker is also included. A summing node is provided to combine the analog audio from the computer interface device with the audio output of the microphone input together into combined audio and transmit the combined audio to the speaker. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20110267661 | BOOK SCANNING DEVICE - An apparatus for scanning pages of bound materials is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base with a platform configured to support bound materials laid open. A depressor with a complimentary surface is provided to depress pages of the bound material flat against the platform of the base. The depressor has a transparent portion allowing the pages of the bound material to be viewed therethrough. The depressor is removable from the base. A camera assembly is connected to and supported over the depressor. At least one camera attached to the camera assembly and aimed towards the transparent portion of the depressor. The camera is configured to capture a digital image of at least one page of the bound material through the transparent portion of the depressor when the depressor is placed over a bound material that is laid open in the platform of the base. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110116634 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING SOUND SETS ON ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - A method and system of installing a sound set on an electronic instrument is disclosed. The method and system includes an electronic instrument having a serial number, a sound set having a plurality of sampled sounds, and an encrypted key having a matching serial number and a signature of the sound set. A first step includes comparing the serial number of the electronic instrument with the serial number stored in the encrypted key to ensure they match. A second step includes comparing the signature of the encrypted key and the sound set. A fourth step includes installing the sound set on the electronic instrument only if the signature matches the sound set and the matching serial number matches the serial number of the electronic instrument. | 05-19-2011 |
