Synthesized percussion pedal and docking station

• US 10,546,568 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2018
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intelliterran Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intelliterran Inc.
• Inventors: Packouz, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Warren, David S
• Application Number:
  US15/861,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20180130452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 84644, 84721, 84746, 84609, 84611, 84635, 84645
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0066 using a MIDI interface
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/348 Switches actuated by parts of the body other than fingers
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/42 comprising tone forming circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/346 Pattern variations, break or fill-in accompaniment G10H2210/005
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/371 Rhythm syncopation, i.e. timing offset of rhythmic stresses or accents, e.g. note extended from weak to strong beat or started before strong beat
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/106 using icons, e.g. selecting, moving or linking icons, on-screen symbols, screen regions or segments representing musical elements or parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/211 Wireless transmission, e.g. of music parameters or control data by radio, infrared or ultrasound beam G10H2220/405
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/285 USB, i.e. either using a USB plug as power supply or using the USB protocol to exchange data
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2250/641 Waveform sampler, i.e. music samplers; Sampled music loop processing, wherein a loop is a sample of a performance that has been edited to repeat seamlessly without clicks or artifacts

Abstract

An apparatus for facilitating control of midi-sequence generation is disclosed. The apparatus may include a midi-sequence module configured for generating midi-sequences. Further, the apparatus may also include a foot-operated switch configured to operate the midi-sequence module. Additionally, the apparatus may include a docking station configured to connect the apparatus to a mobile device. Accordingly, the midi-sequence module may be controlled through the mobile device. Further, in some embodiments the midi-sequence module may be included in the mobile device instead of the apparatus. Accordingly, the apparatus may include a switch port configured to electrically couple the foot-operated switch with the mobile device in order to control the midi-sequence module included in the mobile device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for facilitating control of MIDI-sequence generation, the apparatus comprising:

a midi-sequence module;

a plurality of foot-operated switches configured to operate the midi-sequence module, wherein a first set of foot-operated switches is configured to trigger a corresponding main midi-sequence from a plurality of main midi-sequences, wherein a second set of foot-operated switches is configured to trigger a corresponding fill sequence from a plurality of fill sequences to be interjected into a main midi-sequence;

a docking station configured to connect the apparatus to a mobile device; and

wherein the second set of foot-operated switches are associated with a plurality of fill sequences, wherein the plurality of fill sequences are characterized by a corresponding plurality of intensity levels.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the second set of foot-operated switches is associated with a common fill sequence, wherein each of the second set of foot-operated switches is further associated with an intensity level characterizing the common fill sequence.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a foot-operated switch of the second set of foot-operated switches is configured to cause a transition from a main midi-sequence to a fill sequence associated with the foot-operated switch.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the foot-operated switch is configured to cause the transition based on holding down of the foot-operated switch.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a third set of foot-operated switches configured to trigger a plurality of accent hit sounds to be interjected into a main midi-sequence.

6. An apparatus for facilitating control of MIDI-sequence generation, the apparatus comprising:

a midi-sequence module;

a plurality of foot-operated switches configured to operate the midi-sequence module, wherein a first set of foot-operated switches is configured to trigger a corresponding main midi-sequence from a plurality of main midi-sequences, wherein a second set of foot-operated switches is configured to trigger a corresponding fill sequence from a plurality of fill sequences to be interjected into a main midi-sequence, and wherein the second set of foot-operated switches comprises three switches, wherein a first switch is associated with a low intensity level, a second switch is associated with a medium intensity level and a third switch is associated with a high intensity level; and

a docking station configured to connect the apparatus to a mobile device.

7. An apparatus for facilitating control of MIDI-sequence generation, the apparatus comprising:

a midi-sequence module;

a plurality of foot-operated switches configured to operate the midi-sequence module, wherein a first set of foot-operated switches is configured to trigger a corresponding main midi-sequence from a plurality of main midi-sequences, wherein a second set of foot-operated switches is configured to trigger a corresponding fill sequence from a plurality of fill sequences to be interjected into a main midi-sequence, and wherein at least two switches of the second set of foot-operated switches are configured to trigger each of the common fill sequence characterized by a first intensity level and the common fill sequence characterized by a second intensity level; and

a docking station configured to connect the apparatus to a mobile device.