Environment sensor for acoustic instrument
First Claim
1. An instrument environmental sensor for a musical instrument including a housing having one or more walls defining an internal cavity accessed through a sound hole having a set of size dimensions, comprising:
- a body including a powered sensor, said body configured to extend into the sound hole so as to position said powered sensor proximate the internal cavity; and
a mount, coupled to the musical instrument, configured to support said body with said sensor proximate to the internal cavity.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling measurement of desired environmental criteria of an instrument during storage, including in some situations storage within a closely conforming instrument case. A humireader includes a planar body forming a “T” with a support face. The support face enables a user to suspend and support the body between a pair of adjacent strings allowing the body to extend through a sound hole. An environment sensing system disposed within the body collects environment data of the instrument and presents it to the user using an output system (e.g., a display) that is part of the support face.
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20 Claims
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1. An instrument environmental sensor for a musical instrument including a housing having one or more walls defining an internal cavity accessed through a sound hole having a set of size dimensions, comprising:
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a body including a powered sensor, said body configured to extend into the sound hole so as to position said powered sensor proximate the internal cavity; and a mount, coupled to the musical instrument, configured to support said body with said sensor proximate to the internal cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for monitoring a set of environmental conditions present inside a musical instrument including a housing having one or more walls defining an internal cavity accessed through a sound hole having a set of size dimensions, wherein the musical instrument includes a set of strings supported over the sound hole at a height distance, and wherein a pair of adjacent strings of the set of strings have a spacing distance between them, comprising:
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a) disposing a body portion over the sound hole and between the pair of adjacent strings wherein a distal end of said body portion extends into the sound hole, said distal end including an environmental sensor; b) supporting said distal end within the sound hole using a support portion coupled to said body portion, said support portion coupled to the pair of adjacent strings and wherein said support portion includes a topmost exterior surface that extends no more than about 20 mm above the pair of adjacent strings; c) activating said environmental sensor responsive to a user interface available at said topmost exterior surface; d) placing the musical instrument within a closely conforming instrument case wherein said closely conforming instrument case includes a closure system that opens and closes a cover over the set of strings wherein the set of strings and sound hole are visible when said cover is opened and wherein said cover is proximate the set of strings when closed; and e) closing the cover while said distal end is disposed within said sound hole and said body portion is supported by said support portion without interfering with closing the cover; wherein said user interface is visible when said cover is opened, said user interface displaying a set of environmental conditions inside the internal cavity of the musical instrument.
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19. An instrument environmental sensor for a stored musical instrument including a housing having one or more walls defining an internal cavity accessed through a sound hole having a set of size dimensions with the stored musical instrument including a set of strings overlying the sound hole and extending from the housing along a neck to a headstock, the stored musical instrument disposed within an instrument case having a closely conforming interior volume complementary to an exterior profile of the musical instrument, the instrument case including a moveable door to open and close over a set of top surfaces of the housing, the set of strings, the neck and the headstock, comprising:
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an electronic environmental sensing system including a power source, a control, a user interface, and a sensor, said electronic environmental sensing system configured to measure a set of environmental conditions; a body containing said electronic environmental sensing system, said body including a proximal end and a distal end opposite from said proximal end, said sensor disposed at said distal end, said body sized to present said distal end through the sound hole and dispose said sensor within the internal cavity; and means, coupled to said proximal and to the musical instrument, for supporting said body with said sensor disposed within the internal cavity, said means for supporting said body including a top generally planar surface disposed above the set of strings and including at least a portion of said user interface; wherein the means for supporting said body does not interfere with closing the moveable door while supporting said body with said sensor disposed within the internal cavity. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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