Tactile, visual, and array controllers for real-time control of music signal processing, mixing, video, and lighting
First Claim
1. A system for the generation of control signals used to control audio, visual and control systems based on the processing of image and sensor array data, the system comprising:
- a source of at least one data array comprising pixel data comprising scalar-valued or vector-valued data;
at least one processor for processing said data array;
an algorithm and/or circuitry for extracting information comprising at least one of pattern boundaries;
pattern geometric coordinates;
geometric weighted moments defined by the pattern and the pixel data in combination;
pattern classifications, wherein the extracted information is used to create control signals.
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Abstract
A system and method for real-time controlling of signal processors, synthesizers, musical instruments, MIDI processors, lighting, video, and special effects in performance, recording, and composition environments using images derived from tactile sensors, pressure sensor arrays, optical transducer arrays, chemical sensor arrays, body sensor arrays, and numerical computation. The invention provides for null/contact touch-pads, pressure sensor arrays, and body sensor arrays as tactile control interfaces, for video cameras and light sensor arrays as optical transducers, for chemical sensor arrays, and for other numerical image generation from computer processing or numeric simulation. Tactile transducers may be put on instrument keys of conventional instruments, be attached to existing instruments, or be used to create entirely new instrument or controller configurations. Chemical sensor arrays and for other numerical image generation from computer processing or numeric simulation can be used to monitor or simulate natural physical phenomenon such as self-organizing process behavior or environmental conditions. Arrays of scalar or vector values are processed to extract pattern boundaries, geometric properties of pixels within the pattern boundaries (geometric center, weighted moments, etc.), and higher-level derived information (senses of rotation, segmented regions, pattern classification, syntaxt, grammers, sequences, etc.) which are used to create control signals to external audio, visual, and control equipment or algorithms. The invention also provides for MIDI and non-MIDI control signals.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for the generation of control signals used to control audio, visual and control systems based on the processing of image and sensor array data, the system comprising:
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a source of at least one data array comprising pixel data comprising scalar-valued or vector-valued data;
at least one processor for processing said data array;
an algorithm and/or circuitry for extracting information comprising at least one of pattern boundaries;
pattern geometric coordinates;
geometric weighted moments defined by the pattern and the pixel data in combination;
pattern classifications, wherein the extracted information is used to create control signals. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A method for the generation of control signals used to control audio, visual and control systems based on the processing of image and sensor array data, the system utilizing:
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a source of at least one data array comprising pixel data utilizing scalar-valued or vector-valued data;
at least one processor for processing said data array;
an algorithm and/or circuitry utilized to extract information comprising at least one of;
pattern boundaries;
pattern geometric coordinates;
geometric weighted moments defined by the pattern and the pixel data in combination;
pattern classifications, wherein the extracted information is used to create control signals. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. The method of claim 10 wherein a plurality of variably defined generation processes may be stored and recalled.
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