Smart acoustic drum and sing competition system
First Claim
1. A computerized interactive drum, music, and singing system comprising:
- At least two remote player sites comprising;
Music implements comprising a drum, drum sticks, guitars, and a smart microphone comprising a microphone with sensors attachable and detachable to said guitar, drum, and drum sticks;
A first array of sensors mounted on the face side of said drum-head of said drum set;
A second array of sensors comprising one or more contact sensors mounted to a smart microphone;
A first computer programmed to process data derived from data acquired by said first and said second sensor arrays.A first communications link for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said first sensor array to said first computer;
A second communications link for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said second remote sensors to said first computer; and
A display monitor connected to said first computer;
A second computer programmed to communicate with at least two remote player sites;
A third communications link for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said first computers to said second computer; and
A fourth communications link or medium for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said second computer to at least one of said first computers;
Wherein said first computer is further programmed to analyze the performance of a person drumming said drum set and or singing said song so that said drum sticks strike a drum head and said sound acoustics from voice modulation with said performance analysis being based on said derived data transmitted by said first and second communications links; and
to further control said display monitor to display the results of said performance analysis;
Wherein said second computer is programmed to cause the transfer of local player events from a remote player site to another remote player site for presentation to another musician, person, and or singer, notify musician and or singer when it is their respective turn to play music and or sing, measure player time delays, disconnect musician and or singers remote sites with excessive time delays, and conduct an Internet search for another musician and or singing opponent if the remaining player wishes to continue play.
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Abstract
A system that wirelessly integrates actual drum equipment and singing equipment with a computer and the internet to allow musicians and or singers remotely located from one another to play music a competitive simulated game of music and or singing. An individual musician may opt to play music solo or practice to improve basic drumming or singing techniques. The system includes smart drum systems, an audio detection system and a drum motion sensing device, all containing circuits and contact or motion sensors coupled with signal processing and radio frequency transmitter circuitry, thereby wirelessly communicate game performance information to a remote receiver-computer. The computer display musician and or singing information and visually simulates and controls a musical and or singing game between two musicians, via the internet, having similar equipment and remotely located from each other. Standard drums may be retrofitted with the sensors and associated circuitry to convert such drums into “smart drums” for use with the system. Standard microphones may be retrofitted with the sensors and associated circuitry to convert such microphones into “smart microphones” for use with the system or any music implement. The system employs specially developed computer software to process musician performance data, control game play music, communicate game information between musicians and or singers musicians, generate and control visual simulations and display music musician performance information.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized interactive drum, music, and singing system comprising:
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At least two remote player sites comprising; Music implements comprising a drum, drum sticks, guitars, and a smart microphone comprising a microphone with sensors attachable and detachable to said guitar, drum, and drum sticks; A first array of sensors mounted on the face side of said drum-head of said drum set;
A second array of sensors comprising one or more contact sensors mounted to a smart microphone;
A first computer programmed to process data derived from data acquired by said first and said second sensor arrays.A first communications link for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said first sensor array to said first computer;
A second communications link for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said second remote sensors to said first computer; and
A display monitor connected to said first computer;
A second computer programmed to communicate with at least two remote player sites;A third communications link for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said first computers to said second computer; and
A fourth communications link or medium for transmitting data derived from said data acquired by said second computer to at least one of said first computers;
Wherein said first computer is further programmed to analyze the performance of a person drumming said drum set and or singing said song so that said drum sticks strike a drum head and said sound acoustics from voice modulation with said performance analysis being based on said derived data transmitted by said first and second communications links; and
to further control said display monitor to display the results of said performance analysis;
Wherein said second computer is programmed to cause the transfer of local player events from a remote player site to another remote player site for presentation to another musician, person, and or singer, notify musician and or singer when it is their respective turn to play music and or sing, measure player time delays, disconnect musician and or singers remote sites with excessive time delays, and conduct an Internet search for another musician and or singing opponent if the remaining player wishes to continue play. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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11. A computerized interactive drum and Of music system, wherein said first computer programming comprises:
A serial port listener software program that receives acquired data from said first, second, and third sensor arrays;
a socket event listener that receives data from said competition server; and
a main thread for alternately processing data received by either said socket event listener or said serial port listener in accordance with sports competition format wherein acquired data from said first, said second, and said third sensor arrays are processed by said first computer and the results are sent to said music and singing competition server only if data has been previously received from said music and singing competition server indicating that it is that musician and or singer'"'"'s turn to play a music implement, sing, and or sound implement, otherwise, acquired data from said drum set, said drum set motion sensing devices, said audio system, said audio system motion sensing device and said computer if data has been previously received from said music and singing competition server indicating that it is a remote player'"'"'s turn to play a musical implement and or sing;
Wherein controlling the reception of data received from said first, said second, and said third sensor arrays is allowed only on that musician'"'"'s and or singers turn thus allowing sequential play, the use of one or more said drum sets, guitars, music implements, and the use of one or more said smart microphones.
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14. A computerized interactive drum system comprising:
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A drum or music system comprising a drum, drum sticks, and a smart microphone comprising a microphone with sensors attachable and detachable to said drum and drum sticks; A row of sensors mounted on said face of said drum set of said drums for acquiring data from respective channels, and said acquired data representing the force, time of contact, energy, frequency, and position of the impact of a drum stick relative to each impacted sensor on drum head; An accelerometer attached to said drum set, music and or singing tool, music implement and or audio implement to detect spatial translational motion and or rotational orientation of a drum stick and or smart microphone, music implement or audio implement adapted to sense acceleration along three orthogonal axes; A first computer having a data input port for receiving data and an output port for communicating with said display monitor of said first computer; A first communications link for communicating data derived from said impact data acquired by said row of sensors in said respective channels to said data input port. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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