ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
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1. A illumination system for percussion instruments comprising:
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one or more sensors;
one or more light sources controlled by said sensors;
a power source to operate the illumination system;
said sensors include at least one from a group of sensors consisting of vibration sensors, motion sensors, and sound sensors, each said sensor capable of being activated by vibrations, movements, or sounds produced when the percussion instruments are played; and
wherein said sensors and said light sources are self-contained within said housing, anda means for supporting said illumination system in close proximity to a striking surface of said percussion instruments.
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Abstract
An illumination system and method for percussion instruments is disclosed. The system comprising of housing, one or more sensors, one or more light sources controlled by said sensors, and a power source to operate the illumination system. Said sensors and said light sources are self-contained within said housing. Also, the system further comprises a means for supporting said illumination system in close proximity to a striking surface of said percussion instruments.
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19 Claims
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1. A illumination system for percussion instruments comprising:
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a housing; one or more sensors; one or more light sources controlled by said sensors; a power source to operate the illumination system; said sensors include at least one from a group of sensors consisting of vibration sensors, motion sensors, and sound sensors, each said sensor capable of being activated by vibrations, movements, or sounds produced when the percussion instruments are played; and wherein said sensors and said light sources are self-contained within said housing, and a means for supporting said illumination system in close proximity to a striking surface of said percussion instruments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling the illumination system for percussion instruments, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting vibrations, movements, or sounds produced by percussion instruments; generating electrical signals representative of the detected vibrations, movements, or sounds, respectively; illuminating a light by the generated electrical signals; and the electrical signals are different according to the level of detected vibrations, movements, or sounds, and the light is in illuminated different color and brightness according to the electrical signals, respectively.
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- 17. The method of claim 17, wherein the illuminating time is dependent on the level of detected vibrations, movements, or sounds.
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19. A method of illuminating percussion instruments, the method comprising the steps of:
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supporting an illumination device for percussion instruments in proximity to a striking surface of a percussion instruments, said illumination device comprising a housing;
one or more sensors;
one or more light sources controlled by the sensors; and
a power source to operate the illumination system;
said sensors include at least one from a group of sensors consisting of vibration sensors, motion sensors, and sound sensors, each said sensor capable of being activated by vibrations, movements, or sounds produced when the percussion instruments is played; and
wherein said sensors and said light sources are self-contained within said housing;activating said illumination device to detect stimuli including vibrations, movements, or sounds produced by said percussion instruments; producing said stimuli in connection with said percussion instruments; and illuminating percussion instruments by said illumination device in response to said stimuli.
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