Event activated wind chime system and method of use
AssigneeStrauss Acquistions, L.L.C.
InventorJoon Maeng
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Abstract
An event activated wind chime system and method of use are disclosed. In one form, an event activated wind chime system includes a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the wind chime element to output a wind chime sound. The system further includes an event detector operably coupled to a striker activation processor provided in association with the striker. The event detector is operable to detect an event and provide an input to the striker activation processor to produce the wind chime sound using the striker in response to the detected event.
Claims31
An event activated wind chime system comprising:
- a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the wind chime element to output a wind chime sound;
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- a motion detector operably coupled to a striker activation processor provided in association with the striker, the motion event detector operable to detect a motion and provide an input to the striker activation processor to produce the wind chime sound using the striker in response to the motion.
An event activated wind chime system comprising:
- a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the at least one wind chime element to output a wind chime sound;
- a striker activation processor mounted independent of the wind chime assembly at a distance from the striker and coupled to a control circuit operable to control an output of the striker activation processor to produce an output sufficient to move the striker to contact the at least one wind chime element;
- a motion detector operably associated with the striker activation processor, the event detector operable to detect motion and provide an input to the striker activation processor in response to motion to produce the wind chime sound;
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- an input range switch operable to vary a detection range of the motion detector.
A motion activated wind chime system comprising:
- a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the at least one wind chime element to output a wind chime sound;
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- a motion detector operably associated with a striker activation processor coupled to a control circuit operable to provide a motion detection interval and a range detection distance, the motion detector operable to detect motion based on the range detection distance and provide an input to the striker activation processor to produce the wind chime sound based on the motion detection interval.
An event activated wind chime system comprising:
- a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the wind chime element to output a wind chime sound;
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- a remote event detector operably coupled to a striker activation processor provided in association with the striker, the remote event detector operable to detect an event and provide an input to the striker activation processor to produce the wind chime sound using the striker in response to the event.
An event activated wind chime system comprising:
- a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the wind chime element to output a wind chime sound;
- a computer-based event detector operably coupled to a striker activation processor provided in association with the striker, the computer-based event detector operable to detect a computer-based event and provide an input to the striker activation processor to produce the wind chime sound using the striker in response to the computer-based event;
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- a universal serial bus interface operable to receive a signal in response to detecting the computer-based event.
An event activated wind chime system comprising:
- a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the wind chime element to output a wind chime sound;
- a computer-based event detect operably coupled to a striker activation processor provided in association with the striker, the computer-based event detector operable to detect a computer-based event and provide an input to the striker activation processor to produce the wind chime sound using the striker in response to the computer-based event;
- a wireless enabled event detector operable to wirelessly communicate a wireless signal to the wind chime in response to the computer-based event;
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- a receiver operable to receive the wireless signal to produce the wind chime sound in response to the wireless signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.