FREE-SPACE GESTURE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE (MIDI) CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented process for using free-space gesture recognition to control a MIDI-capable electronic device, comprising:
- capturing free-space gestures of a first human being simulating playing a musical device;
mapping each gesture captured to a standard MIDI control signal for operating the musical device;
using the mapped MIDI control signals to control a MIDI-capable musical device.
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Abstract
The free-space gesture MIDI controller technique described herein marries the technologies embodied in a free-space gesture controller with MIDI controller technology, allowing a user to control an infinite variety of electronic musical instruments through body gesture and pose. One embodiment of the free-space gesture MIDI controller technique described herein uses a human body gesture recognition capability of a free-space gesture control system and translates human gestures into musical actions. Rather than directly connecting a specific musical instrument to the free-space gesture controller, the technique generalizes its capability and instead outputs standard MIDI signals, thereby allowing the free-space gesture control system to control any MIDI-capable instrument.
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1. A computer-implemented process for using free-space gesture recognition to control a MIDI-capable electronic device, comprising:
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capturing free-space gestures of a first human being simulating playing a musical device; mapping each gesture captured to a standard MIDI control signal for operating the musical device; using the mapped MIDI control signals to control a MIDI-capable musical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented process for using free-space gesture recognition to control a MIDI-capable electronic musical instrument, comprising:
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capturing free-space gestures of more than one human simulating playing an electronic musical instrument; mapping each free-space gesture of each human being captured to a standard MIDI control signal for a standard MIDI-capable musical instrument; using the mapped MIDI control signals to play the one or more standard MIDI-capable musical instruments. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for playing a musical device using gestures, comprising:
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a general purpose computing device; a computer program comprising program modules executable by the general purpose computing device, wherein the computing device is directed by the program modules of the computer program to, capture gestures of a human being simulating playing an electronic musical device using a depth camera, wherein the module to capture gestures further comprises sub-modules to; transmit encoded information on infrared light patterns in a space where the human being is gesturing; and capture changes to the encoded infrared light patterns with the depth camera to determine which gestures the human being is making. map each gesture captured to a standard control signal for operating an electronic musical device; use the mapped control signals to play an electronic musical device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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