Patent ID: 11921469
Assignee: CLIKBRIK, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A metronome for use by a user, the metronome comprising:
a body;
a sensor coupled to the body and configured to detect one or more strikes on the body; and
a controller in communication with the sensor,
wherein the controller is configured to:
receive a first user input to select and enter into a tap tempo mode;
detect, via the sensor, a strike by the user on the body of the metronome;
determine a tempo based on a plurality of strikes by the user, the tempo being used as a number of beats per minute;
detect modulation of how the strikes are made on the body of the metronome; and
automatically adjust the tempo based on the detected modulation of the strikes by the user, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:
play regular beats; and
while the controller plays the regular beats, receive a second user input to select an accent beat rate which is a beat that has a distinct sound different from the regular beats; and
play the accent beat among the regular beats as a time signature.