Patent ID: 6150947
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A63H,G10H

Abstract:
A programmable motion-sensitive sound effects device comprising:a motion-sensitive actuator for selecting a sound effect in response to a sensed motion of the device and producing a sensed motion signal indicative of the selected sound effect, the motion-sensitive actuator including:(a) an accelerometer measuring an acceleration of the sensed motion in each of two coordinate axes and outputting a digital signals proportional to the acceleration in each of the two coordinate axes; and(b) a signal processor receiving the accelerometer digital signals, calculating a numerical value that is a function of the acceleration in each of the two coordinate value axes and selecting a sound effect based on the calculated numerical values and;a playback for receiving a playback signal resulting from said sensed motion signal from said motion-sensitive actuator and emitting an audible sound in response to said playback signal.