Contact responsive metronome
AssigneeClikbrik, LLC
InventorsKonrad Meissner, Edwin Booth, Michael Glaser, Carla Diana
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Abstract
A metronome includes a body, a sensor coupled to the body and a controller in communication with the sensor. The sensor is configured to detect one or more strikes by a user of the metronome. The controller is configured to receive a first user input to select a tap tempo mode, detect via the sensor a strike by the user on the body of the metronome, determine a tempo based on a plurality of strikes by the user. The controller is further configured to detect modulation of how the strikes are made to the body of the metronome and automatically adjust the tempo based on the detected modulation of the strike.
Claims6
A metronome for use by a user, the metronome comprising:
- a body;
- a sensor coupled to the body and configured to detect one or more strikes on the body;
- and
- a controller in communication with the sensor,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive a first user input to select and enter into a tap tempo mode;
- detect, via the sensor, a strike by the user on the body of the metronome;
- determine a tempo based on a plurality of strikes by the user, the tempo being used as a number of beats per minute;
- detect modulation of how the strikes are made on the body of the metronome;
- and
- automatically adjust the tempo based on the detected modulation of the strikes by the user, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- play regular beats;
- and
- while the controller plays the regular beats, receive a second user input to select an accent beat rate which is a beat that has a distinct sound different from the regular beats;
- and
- play the accent beat among the regular beats as a time signature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.