| US 7,375,273 B2 | ||
| Electronic music stand and method of using the same | ||
| Noreen E. Sawyer-Kovelman, 5344 Seneca Pl., Simi Valley, Calif. 93063 (US); and Breeana C. Kovelman, Simi Valley, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Noreen E. Sawyer-Kovelman, Simi Valley, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/550,821. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0092723 A1, Apr. 24, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63H 5/00 (2006.01); G04B 13/00 (2006.01); G10H 7/00 (2006.01); G09B 15/00 (2006.01); G09B 15/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 84—609 [84/477 R] | 31 Claims |
| 1. An electronic music stand for display of at least one sheet of music for a musician, the electronic music stand comprising:
a housing;
at least one power source to provide power to the electronic music stand;
a display sized to display the at least one sheet of music so that it is viewable during a performance by the musician of
the at least one sheet of music;
at least one memory element for storing the at least one sheet of music;
at least one processor operatively coupled with the display and the at least one memory element to display the at least one
sheet of music on the display;
at least one interface that allows the musician to interact with the electronic music stand to change the at least one sheet
of music to a different one of the at least one sheet of music during a performance of the at least one sheet of music so
that the different one of the at least one sheet of music is displayed on the display, and
wherein the display shows at least one changing highlighted portion of one or more notes of the at least one sheet of music
to highlight the one or more notes relative to at least one other note for easier viewing during performance of the one or
more notes relative to the at least one other note, wherein the electronic music stand can keep pace along with the musician
as the musician progresses through the one or more notes in the music shown on the at least one sheet of music displayed on
the display, and wherein the changing highlighted portion at least includes enlarging more than one note after a note being
currently performed by the musician.
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