Patent ID: 7041890
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic sheet music display device, comprising: a folding sheet music display body, the body having a left half body and a right half body, each half body having a planar rectangular configuration, each half body having a front face, a rear face, and four sides; a separable hinge removably joining one side of the left half body to a similar side of the right half body such that the half bodies can be pivotally rotated about a hinge axis such that in a first open position the front faces share a coplanar relationship and in a second closed position the front faces share a facing distal coplanar relationship, the separable hinge permitting the left half body to be disengaged from and located remotely from the right half body; an electronic graphic display located on the front face of each half body for displaying an electronic sheet music score thereon, the graphic display having an illuminating means to enable viewing in low light conditions; a page forward selector located on the front face of the right half body; a page backward selector located on the front face of the left half body; a USB port located in the side of the right half body for receiving sheet music files from a personal computer; an electronic interconnect cable connecting the left half body to the right half body; a microprocessor based computer mounted within the right half body, the computer comprising: an internal battery for supplying electrical power to the sheet music display device; a power supply connection located in the side of the right half body for powering the sheet music display device and recharging the battery, said power supply connector sized and fitted to receive a conventional AC power adapter cable plug; a display illuminating means dimmer control located on a side of the right half body; a power on LED; a means for illuminating the page forward and page backward selectors; a solar cell array located in the front face of the left half body; and a solar cell array located in the front face of the right half body.