US 12,446,139 B2
Device for visualizing light effects on a string musical instrument
Vincenzo Maresca, Terracina (IT)
Assigned to VISUAL NOTE S.R.L.
Appl. No. 18/272,292
Filed by VISUAL NOTE S.R.L., Milan (IT)
PCT Filed Jun. 22, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/055485
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/157560, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 102021000001259 (IT), filed on Jan. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064884 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. H05B 47/175 (2020.01); G10D 1/08 (2006.01); G10G 7/00 (2006.01); G10H 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01)
CPC H05B 47/175 (2020.01) [G10D 1/085 (2013.01); G10G 7/00 (2013.01); G10H 1/0008 (2013.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); G10H 2220/066 (2013.01); G10H 2220/161 (2013.01); G10H 2220/395 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for visualizing light effects on a string musical instrument, during a song execution, comprising:
a device (1) provided with a plurality of RGB led lights and a controller (20) configured to control the switching on, the switching off and the color of each one of said led lights,
remote control means (30), removably fastened to the instrument and configured to communicate with said controller (20) to allow the selection of a functioning mode of said LED lights between a plurality of pre-set functioning modes,
said pre-set modes of visual effects visualization comprising at least a mode whose lights switching on and off are functions of the music played by the instrument,
and wherein said remote control means comprise a removable body (31) and a terminal board (32) which can be fastened to said musical instrument in a position chosen by the musician, in that said removable body (31) comprises further a triaxial accelerometer and in that said pre-set modes of visual effects visualization comprise at least a mode whose said lights switching on and off are functions of the signal detected by said triaxial accelerometer;
and wherein said body (31) comprises further a movement sensor.