Electronic tone generation system and batons therefor
First Claim
1. A wireless handheld baton for communicating with a receiver of an electronic tone generation system for producing audible sounds in response to movements of the baton, comprising:
- a housing having a grippable end portion;
a pair of radiation sensors positioned on opposite sides of said housing from which a differential is determinable; and
a processor carried in said housing for causing the baton to transmit a mute signal when said differential determined from said radiation sensors exceeds a threshold level.
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Abstract
An electronic tone generation system including a plurality of separate, portable, handheld transmitters, or batons, that are provided as “instruments” to one or more players. Each baton can be activated to send a signal, preferably a wireless signal, to a single receiver which produces an output signal fed to a tone generator, preferably a MIDI tone generator, which produces audible sounds via an amplifier and speakers. For example, the batons can correspond to different musical notes as played by a selected musical instrument and the batons can be played in concert to produce a musical or other audible presentation. Alternatively, selected batons can be designated to play in one voice, while others batons are set to play other voices.
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27 Claims
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1. A wireless handheld baton for communicating with a receiver of an electronic tone generation system for producing audible sounds in response to movements of the baton, comprising:
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a housing having a grippable end portion;
a pair of radiation sensors positioned on opposite sides of said housing from which a differential is determinable; and
a processor carried in said housing for causing the baton to transmit a mute signal when said differential determined from said radiation sensors exceeds a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless handheld baton for communicating with a receiver of an electronic tone generation system for producing audible sounds in response to movements of the baton, comprising:
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a housing having a grippable end portion;
a circuit board mounted within said housing; and
a motion sensor located within said housing having a contact end electrically interconnected to a circuit on said circuit board and a free end that is permitted to flex about an axis in response to movement of the baton, said axis being located a spaced distance from said contact end;
whereby said motion sensor generates an electromagnetic waveform signal based on the flexural movement of said free end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic tone generation system for producing audible sounds, comprising:
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a plurality of separate handheld batons each capable of wireless communication with a base station, said batons transmit play or mute signals to said base station and said base station generates an output signal based on the signals received from said batons, each baton having a housing enclosing a circuit board on which a motion sensor, microprocessor and transceiver module is mounted, said motion sensor being adapted to generate a waveform signal as a function of baton orientation and movement, said transceiver module being adapted to send and receive signals from said base station and having operating parameters that are software controlled, and said microprocessor being programable to control said operating parameters of said transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification