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United States Patent | 6,538,187 |
Beigi | March 25, 2003 |
A computer-implemented method (and system) for composing music, includes launching a menu based on an input from an input device, selectively inputting musical notation with the input device based on the menu items and unconstrained handwriting by a composer, and displaying the musical notation.
Inventors: | Beigi; Homayoon Sadr Mohammad (Yorktown Heights, NY) |
Assignee: | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Appl. No.: | 754397 |
Filed: | January 5, 2001 |
Current U.S. Class: | 84/475; 84/477R; 84/483.2 |
Intern'l Class: | G09B 015/02 |
Field of Search: | 84/470 R-475,477 R,478,483.1,483.2,658,687-690,626-633,600 |
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