Method and Apparatus for Position Sensing of a Musician Hands
OwnerBenjamin Thomas Lewryinventor
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Abstract
A device includes a sensor circuit configured for installation in a stringed instrument such that the sensor circuit is electrically distinct from a pickup circuit of the stringed instrument, the pickup circuit including a pickup disposed proximate a string of the stringed instrument and configured to produce an audio signal of the stringed instrument in response to a movement of the string, and the string, the sensor circuit including a capacitive sensor and a sensor processing circuit in electronic communication with the capacitive sensor configured to produce a data signal based on a state of the capacitive sensor.
Claims24
A stringed instrument, comprising:
- a pickup circuit including a pickup disposed proximate a string of the stringed instrument and configured to produce an audio signal of the stringed instrument in response to a movement of the string;
- a sensor circuit electrically distinct from the pickup circuit and the string and including a cantilevered musical expression lever having an insulated section and a conductive section composing a capacitive touch sensor and a sensor processing circuit in electronic communication with the capacitive touch sensor configured to produce a data signal based on a state of the capacitive touch sensor.
A stringed instrument, comprising:
- a pickup circuit including a pickup disposed proximate a string of the stringed instrument and configured to produce an audio signal of the stringed instrument in response to a movement of the string;
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- a sensor circuit electrically distinct from the pickup circuit and the string and including a capacitive sensor and a sensor processing circuit in electronic communication with the capacitive sensor configured to produce a data signal based on a state of the capacitive sensor.
A method, comprising:
- providing a stringed instrument, comprising:
- a pickup circuit including a pickup disposed proximate a string of the stringed instrument and configured to produce an audio signal of the stringed instrument in response to a movement of the string;
- a sensor circuit electrically distinct from the pickup circuit and the string and including a capacitive sensor and a sensor processing circuit in electronic communication with the capacitive sensor configured to produce a data signal based on a state of the capacitive sensor;
- producing, by the pickup circuit, the audio signal to an audio output of the stringed instrument;
- receiving, at the sensor processing circuit, the state of the capacitive sensor;
- and producing, by the sensor processing circuit, the data signal to a data output of the stringed instrument based on the state of the capacitive sensor.
A device, comprising:
- a sensor circuit configured for installation in a stringed instrument such that the sensor circuit is electrically distinct from a pickup circuit of the stringed instrument, the pickup circuit including a pickup disposed proximate a string of the stringed instrument and configured to produce an audio signal of the stringed instrument in response to a movement of the string, and the string, the sensor circuit including a capacitive sensor and a sensor processing circuit in electronic communication with the capacitive sensor configured to produce a data signal based on a state of the capacitive sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.