Eli T Manjarrez

8614388, Dec 24, 2013

Oct 31, 2011

13/286145

Alexander Harry Little - Woodside CA, US
Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G10H 1/38

84613, 84609, 84615, 84637, 84649, 84650, 84669

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating customized chords. An exemplary method includes providing a storage medium, including a database storing data corresponding to a plurality of predefined chords to be played by the virtual instrument. The method then includes receiving a plurality of user inputs that enable a user to select a desired custom chord other than a predefined chord stored in the database, the user inputs being displayed on a display of said device. The method further includes creating the desired chord from the predefined chord data stored in the database in accordance with a predefined algorithm, and causing data corresponding to the created custom chord to be stored by the device such that the virtual instrument is able to play the created desired chord.

20120160079, Jun 28, 2012

Dec 27, 2010

12/979212

Alexander Harry Little - Woodside CA, US
Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G10H 1/38

84613

Musical performance/input systems, methods, and products can accept user inputs via a user interface, generate, sound, store, and/or modify one or more musical tones. The user interface can present one or more regions corresponding to related chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns are generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. The related chords can be modified via one or more effects units.

20120174735, Jul 12, 2012

Jan 7, 2011

12/986998

Alexander Harry Little - Woodside CA, US
Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G10H 1/38

84613

A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music.

20130233158, Sep 12, 2013

Apr 4, 2013

13/856880

Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G10H 1/00

84645

A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music.

20170330539, Nov 16, 2017

May 3, 2017

15/585478

- Cupertino CA, US
Joshua W. Decker - San Francisco CA, US
Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US
Christopher C. Lane - Berkeley CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G10H 1/00
G06F 3/0482
G10H 7/00
G06F 3/0488
G10H 1/00

Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for implementing user interfaces for interacting with a virtual instrument. For example, first touch input indicating a string location of a plurality of string locations within the note selection area. Audio output corresponding to the sting location may be presented on a speaker based at least in part on the first touch input. Second touch input corresponding to an ornamental interface element of the user interface may be received. In response to the first and second touch input, a series of two or more audio outputs may be presented on the speaker according to a predetermined pattern.

20150348526, Dec 3, 2015

Jul 30, 2015

14/814350

- Cupertino CA, US
Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US

G10H 1/34
G06F 3/041

A user interface implemented on a touch-sensitive display for a virtual musical instrument comprising a plurality of chord touch regions configured in a predetermined sequence, each chord touch region corresponding to a chord in a musical key and being divided into a plurality of separate touch zones, the plurality of chord touch regions defining a predetermined set of chords, where each of the plurality of separate touch zones in each region is associated with one or more preselected MIDI files stored in a computer-readable medium. In some embodiments, the touch zones are configured to provide different harmonic configurations of a base chord associated with the chord touch region. Some harmonic configurations provide progressively wider harmonic ranges across each adjacent touch zone. Other harmonic configurations can provide chords with a progressively higher relative pitch across each adjacent touch zone.

20150332661, Nov 19, 2015

Jul 14, 2015

14/798899

- Cupertino CA, US
Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US

G10H 1/00

Musical performance/input systems, methods, and products can accept user inputs via a user interface, generate, sound, store, and/or modify one or more musical tones. The user interface can present one or more regions corresponding to related chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns are generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. The related chords can be modified via one or more effects units.

20150310844, Oct 29, 2015

Jul 2, 2015

14/791108

- Cupertino CA, US
Eli T. Manjarrez - Sunnyvale CA, US

G10H 1/00

A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music.