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Smart acoustic drum and sing competition system

  • US 20110151977A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2010
  • Published: 06/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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