Methods and apparatus for input devices for instruments and/or game controllers
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1. An electronic game component that simulates a percussion instrument, the percussion instrument comprising a plurality of percussion components, the electronic game component comprising:
- at least one base module comprising a plurality of receivers, each receiver of the plurality of receivers defining a respective radiation striking zone representing a field of view of the receiver, wherein the plurality of receivers therefore defines a plurality of radiation striking zones, each radiation striking zone corresponding to one of the plurality of percussion components, wherein the plurality of radiation striking zones are arranged and sized to simulate the plurality of percussion components, wherein the at least one base module is configured to project the plurality of radiation striking zones away from the at least one base module; and
processing circuitry that, in response to detection of a strike by at least one striker in any of the plurality of radiation striking zones, generates at least one signal indicating in which of the plurality of radiation striking zones the strike was detected.
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Abstract
Electronic game components are described. The electronic game components may define radiation striking zones in which user strikes may be detected. In response to detecting the strikes, control signals for an audio generator or gaming console may be generated. The electronic game components may be used to simulate percussive instruments, with the radiation striking zones corresponding to percussive components of the simulated percussive instrument.
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1. An electronic game component that simulates a percussion instrument, the percussion instrument comprising a plurality of percussion components, the electronic game component comprising:
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at least one base module comprising a plurality of receivers, each receiver of the plurality of receivers defining a respective radiation striking zone representing a field of view of the receiver, wherein the plurality of receivers therefore defines a plurality of radiation striking zones, each radiation striking zone corresponding to one of the plurality of percussion components, wherein the plurality of radiation striking zones are arranged and sized to simulate the plurality of percussion components, wherein the at least one base module is configured to project the plurality of radiation striking zones away from the at least one base module; and processing circuitry that, in response to detection of a strike by at least one striker in any of the plurality of radiation striking zones, generates at least one signal indicating in which of the plurality of radiation striking zones the strike was detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic game component that simulates a percussion instrument, the percussion instrument comprising a plurality of percussion components, the electronic game component comprising:
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at least one base module comprising a plurality of receivers, each receiver of the plurality of receivers defining a respective radiation striking zone representing a field of view of the receiver, wherein the plurality of receivers therefore defines a plurality of radiation striking zones, each radiation striking zone corresponding to one of the plurality of percussion components, wherein the at least one base module is configured to project the plurality of radiation striking zones away from the at least one base module; at least one striker comprising at least one sensor that senses when the at least one striker has been swung with a threshold value of a characteristic of motion, wherein each receiver of the plurality of receivers is configured to detect a strike by the at least one striker in the respective radiation striking zone, wherein the at least one receiver of the plurality of receivers detects the strike by the at least one striker in the respective radiation striking zone only when the at least one sensor senses that the at least one striker has been swung with the threshold value of the characteristic of motion; and processing circuitry that generates at least one control signal indicating in which of the plurality of radiation striking zones the strike was detected. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An electronic game system that simulates a percussion instrument comprising a plurality of percussion components, the electronic game system comprising:
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at least one base module comprising a plurality of receivers, each receiver of the plurality of receivers defining a respective radiation striking zone representing a field of view of the receiver, wherein the plurality of receivers therefore defines a plurality of radiation striking zones, each radiation striking zone corresponding to one of the plurality of percussion components, wherein the at least one base module is configured to project the plurality of radiation striking zones away from the at least one base module; first and second strikers for striking the plurality of radiation striking zones; and processing circuitry configured to receive at least one detection signal indicating a strike by either of the first and second strikers in any of the plurality of radiation striking zones, the processing circuitry further configured to identify which of the first and second strikers was used in the strike and generate at least one control signal indicating in which of the plurality of radiation striking zones the strike was detected and by which of the first and second strikers. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A drum kit console that simulates a drum kit comprising a plurality of percussion components, the drum kit console comprising:
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first and second sticks; at least one base module comprising a plurality of receivers, each receiver of the plurality of receivers defining a respective radiation striking zone representing a field of view of the receiver, wherein the plurality of receivers therefore defines a plurality of radiation striking zones, each radiation striking zone corresponding to one of the plurality of percussion components, wherein each receiver of the plurality of receivers is configured to detect a strike by the first and/or second stick in the respective radiation striking zone, wherein the at least one base module is configured to project the plurality of radiation striking zones away from the at least one base module; and processing circuitry that generates at least one control signal indicating in which of the plurality of radiation striking zones the strike was detected, wherein the plurality of radiation striking zones expand outwardly from the at least one base module so that at a distance from the at least one base module the plurality of radiation striking zones collectively define a surface area greater than a surface area of the base module.
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