Patent ID: 7569762
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising steps of: generating an electrical field at a location on a finger of a hand of a musician involved in a musical performance; repeatedly measuring capacitance at a sensor plate contained in a ring worn at the location on the finger of the musician, as an indication of position of a part of the hand of the musician relative to the location of the ring on the finger, wherein each measuring of capacitance comprises: wirelessly transmitting a signal representing results of the capacitance measurements, wherein the signal representing results of the capacitance measurements indicates time required to complete each measurement of the transferred charge; receiving the wirelessly transmitted signal; and generating a control signal for output to a controlled audio effects device processing a musical signal produced by the musician's performance, based on the results of the capacitance measurements represented by the received signal.