Musical instrument for input to electrical devices

A system for controlling a user interface comprising:

• an electronic device, including a display presenting the user interface, programmed to
• display a cursor on the user interface,
• responsive to detection, in an audio signal received by the electronic device, of a rake across strings of a string instrument in a first direction occurring at a first speed, adjust the location of the cursor a first distance in the first direction, and
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in the first direction occurring at a second speed faster than the first speed, adjust the location of the cursor a second distance in the first direction, the second distance being greater than the first distance.

A system for controlling a user interface comprising:

• an electronic device, including a display presenting the user interface, programmed to
• display a cursor on the user interface,
• responsive to detection, in an audio signal received by the electronic device, of a rake across strings of a string instrument in a first direction occurring at a first speed, adjust the location of the cursor to a next item in a sequence of items,
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in the first direction occurring at a second speed faster than the first speed, adjust the location of the cursor to a last item in the sequence of items,
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in a second direction occurring at a first speed, adjust the location of the cursor to a previous item in a sequence of items, and
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in a second direction occurring at a second speed faster than the first speed, adjust the location of the cursor to a first item in the sequence of items.

A method for controlling a user interface comprising:

• displaying, to a user interface of an electronic device, a cursor providing a visual movable indicator identifying a location on the user interface;
• and
• responsive to the electronic device being in a control mode, adjusting the location of the cursor in accordance with an audio signal received by the electronic device from a musical instrument, the adjusting including
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of an upward rake across strings of a string instrument, adjusting the location of the cursor in a first direction, and
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a downward rake across the strings of the string instrument, adjusting the location of the cursor in a second direction.

A method for controlling a user interface comprising:

• displaying, to a user interface of an electronic device, a cursor providing a visual movable indicator identifying a location on the user interface;
• and
• responsive to the electronic device being in a control mode, adjusting the location of the cursor in accordance with an audio signal received by the electronic device from a musical instrument, the adjusting including
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across strings of a string instrument in a first direction occurring at a first speed, adjusting the location of the cursor a first distance in the first direction,
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in the first direction occurring at a second speed faster than the first speed, adjusting the location of the cursor a second distance in the first direction, the second distance being greater than the first distance,
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in a second direction occurring at the first speed, adjusting the location of the cursor the first distance in the second direction, and
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in the second direction occurring at the second speed, adjusting the location of the cursor the second distance in the second direction.

A method for controlling a user interface comprising:

• displaying, to a user interface of an electronic device, a cursor providing a visual movable indicator identifying a location on the user interface;
• and
• responsive to the electronic device being in a control mode, adjusting the location of the cursor in accordance with an audio signal received by the electronic device from a musical instrument, the adjusting including
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across strings of a string instrument in a first direction occurring at a first speed, adjusting the location of the cursor to a next item in a sequence of items,
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in the first direction occurring at a second speed faster than the first speed, adjusting the location of the cursor to a last item in the sequence of items,
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in a second direction occurring at a first speed, adjusting the location of the cursor to a previous item in a sequence of items, and
• responsive to detection, in the audio signal, of a rake across the strings of the string instrument in a second direction occurring at a second speed faster than the first speed, adjusting the location of the cursor to a first item in the sequence of items.