All The Claims

I claim as follows:

1. A door skin, comprising:
an exterior side and an interior side for being secured to a frame member;
first and second molded, spaced stiles lying on a first plane;
a flat planar portion disposed between said stiles and lying on a second plane spaced from said first plane; and
a first interface portion disposed between and contiguous with said stiles and said flat planar portion.
2. The door skin of claim 1, further comprising first and second integral, molded spaced rails lying on a third plane, said third plane intermediate said first and second planes.
3. The door skin of claim 2, further comprising edge portions disposed between and contiguous with said stiles and said rails.
4. The door skin of claim 3, wherein said edge portions extend angularly from said stiles to said rails.
5. The door skin of claim 2, further comprising a second interface portion disposed between and contiguous with said rails and said flat planar portion.
6. The door skin of claim 5, wherein said second interface portion extends angularly from said rails to said flat planar portion.
7. The door skin of claim 2, further comprising a decorative layer secured to said exterior side.
8. The door skin of claim 7, wherein said decorative layer is selected from the group consisting of a veneer, foil, polymeric films, and paper overlays.
9. The door skin of claim 8, wherein said decorative layer has a decorative pattern.
10. The door skin of claim 9, wherein said decorative pattern is a wood grain pattern.
11. The door skin of claim 10, wherein said wood grain pattern runs parallel to said stiles and perpendicular to said rails.
12. The door skin of claim 2, wherein said rails are recessed from said stiles from between about 0.1 millimeters to about 0.6 millimeters.
13. The door skin of claim 1, further comprising a decorative layer secured to said exterior side.
14. The door skin of claim 13, wherein said decorative layer is selected from the group consisting of a veneer, foil, polymeric films, and paper overlays.
15. The door skin of claim 14, wherein said decorative layer has a wood grain pattern.
16. The door skin of claim 15, wherein said wood grain pattern runs parallel to said stiles.
17. The door skin of claim 1, wherein said interface portion extends angularly relative to said first plane.
18. The door skin of claim 1, wherein said interface portion includes a curved portion.
19. The door skin of claim 1, wherein said flat planar portion is recessed from said stiles from between about 3 millimeters to about 11 millimeters.
20. A door, comprising:
a peripheral frame having oppositely disposed sides;
first and second door skins, each one of said skins having an exterior side and an interior side for being secured to a frame member, first and second molded, spaced stiles lying on a first plane, first and second molded, spaced rails lying on a second plane, a flat planar portion disposed between said stiles and said rails and lying on a third plane, a first interface portion disposed between and contiguous with said stiles and said flat planar portion, a second interface portion disposed between and contiguous with said rails and said flat planar portion, and edge portions disposed between and contiguous with said rails and said stiles.
21. The door of claim 20, wherein said second plane is intermediate said first and third planes.
22. The door of claim 21, wherein said rails are recessed from said stiles from between about 0.1 millimeters to about 0.6 millimeters relative said exterior side.
23. The door of claim 20, further comprising a first decorative layer secured to said exterior side.
24. The door of claim 23, wherein said first decorative layer is selected from the group consisting of a veneer, foil, polymeric films, and paper overlays.
25. The door of claim 24, wherein said first decorative layer has a decorative pattern.
26. The door of claim 25, wherein said decorative pattern is a wood grain pattern.
27. The door of claim 26, wherein said wood grain pattern runs parallel to said stiles.
28. The door of claim 24, further comprising a second decorative layer secured to said first decorative layer covering said rails.
29. The door of claim 28, wherein said second decorative layer does not extend above the plane of said first decorative layer covering said stiles.
30. The door of claim 29, wherein said second decorative layer is selected from the group consisting of a veneer, foil, polymeric films, and paper overlays.
31. The door of claim 30, wherein said second decorative layer has a wood grain pattern.
32. The door of claim 31, wherein said wood grain pattern runs parallel to said rails.
33. The door of claim 21, wherein said edge portions extend angularly from said stiles to said rails.
34. The door of claim 21, wherein said second interface portion extends angularly from said rails to said flat planar portion.
35. A door, comprising:
a peripheral frame having oppositely disposed sides;
first and second door skins, each one of said skins having an exterior side and an interior side secured to one of said frame sides, and at least one of said skins formed to have spaced stiles lying on a first plane and a planar portion disposed between said stiles and lying on a plane spaced from the plane of said stiles; and
at least two separately formed rails secured to said planar portion at opposite ends thereof.
36. A method of producing a door, comprising the steps of:
providing a peripheral door frame having oppositely disposed sides;
providing first and second wood composite blanks having an exterior side and an interior side;
forming at least one of the blanks to have spaced stiles lying on a first plane, spaced rails lying on a second plane, and a planar portion disposed between the stiles and the rails and lying on a third plane, a first interface portion disposed between and contiguous with the stiles and the planar portion, a second interface portion disposed between and contiguous with the rails and the planar portion, and edge portions disposed between and contiguous with the rails and the stiles;
securing the interior sides of the formed blanks to one of the frame sides.
37. A method of producing a door, comprising the steps of:
providing a peripheral door frame having oppositely disposed sides;
providing first and second wood composite blanks having an exterior side and an interior side;
forming at least one of the blanks to have spaced stiles, a planar portion disposed between the stiles and lying on a plane spaced from the plane of the stiles, and an interface portion disposed between and contiguous with the stiles and the planar portion;
securing the interior sides of the formed blanks to one of the frame sides;
forming at least two rails, each one of the rails having an exterior surface and an interior surface; and
securing the interior surface of the rails onto the planar portion.
38. A method of producing a door skin blank, comprising the steps of:
providing a die set having an upper die spaced from a lower die, the dies creating a forming chamber defining first and second spaced stiles lying on a first plane, and a planar portion lying on a second plane spaced from the first plane and the planar portion being integral with and disposed between the stiles;
disposing a substrate between the upper and lower dies; and
compressing the substrate using heat and pressure to form a blank having spaced stiles lying on a first plane, spaced rails lying on a second plane, and a planar portion disposed between the stiles and the rails and lying on a third plane, a first interface portion disposed between and contiguous with the stiles and the planar portion, a second interface portion disposed between and contiguous with the rails and the planar portion, and edge portions disposed between and contiguous with the rails and the stiles.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An extendable wireless soil measurement apparatus, comprising:
a top head, disposed above a soil surface for transmitting data to a data station through a wireless means; and
a plurality of sensors, disposed under soil for sensing soil conditions, generating soil data representing the sensed soil conditions, and transmitting generated soil conditions to the top head, the plurality of sensors able to be assembled into a pole;
wherein each of the plurality of sensors further comprising:
a sensor unit for sensing a soil condition and generating soil data representing the sensed soil condition;
a circuit module connected to the sensor unit for transmitting generated soil data to the top head
a sensor housing for housing the sensor unit and the circuit module; and
an engaging element for engaging two sensors in a head-to-tail manner for form a pole.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor housing preferably made of metal, porous ceramic or plastic material.
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sensor housing further comprises:
a first segment, further comprising a cylindered wall and a bottom, to form a dish to fit the engaging element in;
a second segment, further comprising a cylindered wall and a bottom, connected to the bottom of the first segment to form a cavity for housing the circuit module to seal and protect the circuit module from contacting the soil, the bottom having an opening for allowing the sensor unit to extend into the cavity housing the circuit module and to connect electrically to the circuit module;
a third segment, further comprising a cylindered wall and a bottom, connected to the second segment to form a cavity housing the sensor unit, the cylindered wall is disposed with a plurality of openings to allow the soil to enter the openings on the cylindered wall of the third segment to fill the cavity and contact the sensor, the sensor unit fitting tightly to the opening disposed at the bottom of the second segment to ensure a sealed cavity formed by the second segment and the bottom of the first segment; and
a fourth segment, comprising a cylindered wall, attached to the bottom of the third segment;
wherein the four segments being connected together to form an integrated shell of a cylindered shape, and when two sensors being assembled, the fourth segment of one sensor and the first segment of the other sensor being engaged by the engaging element in a head-to-tail manner to form a pole.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises at least a connector, wherein the connector being disposed between sensors or between the sensor and the top head to adjust the pole length and the depth of the sensors when the apparatus being buried under soil.
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connector further comprises a metal line for reducing wireless transmission loss through the connector.
6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the length of the metal line can be adjusted based on a wireless transmission frequency used for transmitting soil data from the sensor to the top head.
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal line is 13 cm long when the wireless transmission frequency is 433 MHz.
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein top head further comprises one or more sensor units.
9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein one or more sensor units may be an air humidity level sensor, an air temperature sensor, a light level sensor, a CO2 level sensor, an air pressure sensor, a GPS sensor, an accelerometer or any combination of the above.
10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein sensor unit can be an accelerometer, a soil tension meter, a soil moisture sensor, a soil temperature sensor, a soil dissolved oxygen sensor, a soil pH level sensor, a soil conductivity sensor, a soil dielectric frequency sensor, or any combination of the above.

1. A system for sterilizing a catheter assembly, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen therethrough;
one or more valves positioned along the catheter and in fluid communication with the at least one lumen, where the one or more valves are configurable between an opened and closed configuration;
one or more filters positioned in fluid communication with the one or more respective valves; and,
a distal end seal having an elongate mandrel which is insertable in the at least one lumen at the distal end of the catheter such that the elongate mandrel is removable from the distal end of the catheter, where the distal end seal isolates the at least one lumen when positioned at the distal end of the catheter.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a luer assembly coupled to the proximal end and defining a guidewire lumen and an inflation lumen therethrough.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more valves comprise a stopcock having a stop configurable between the opened and closed configuration.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more filters are coupled to a proximal end of the one or more respective valves.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more filters comprise a micro-porous filter.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the micro-porous filter defines pores of 0.2 \u03bcm or less.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the elongate mandrel has a tapered sealing portion which extends proximally over the mandrel for receiving the catheter distal end.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein the mandrel has a length of 1 cm-160 cm.
9. The system of claim 7 wherein the mandrel has a diameter sized to be slidably inserted into the at least one lumen.
10. The system of claim 7 wherein the mandrel has a length sufficient to extend at least partially through an inflation balloon positioned near or at the distal end of the catheter.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the distal end seal comprises an elongate mandrel having a plug member sized for insertion into the catheter distal end.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the distal end seal comprises an elongate mandrel having a tapered portion sized for insertion into the catheter distal end.
13. A method for sterilizing a catheter assembly, comprising:
providing a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen therethrough;
sterilizing an interior of the at least one lumen;
sealing the proximal end of the at least one lumen;
sealing the distal end of the at least one lumen via an elongate mandrel which is removably inserted into the distal end of the at least one lumen such that the lumen is isolated from an environment; and,
sterilizing an exterior of the catheter.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein sterilizing an interior comprises sterilizing via ethylene oxide or radiation.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein sealing the proximal end comprises sealing a guidewire lumen or an inflation lumen.
16. The method of claim 13 wherein sealing the proximal end comprises actuating a stop from an opened to a closed configuration.
17. The method of claim 13 wherein sealing the distal end comprises inserting the elongate mandrel into the distal end of the lumen such that a sealing portion of the mandrel occludes the distal end of the catheter.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the elongate mandrel comprises a tapered sealing portion which receives the distal end of the catheter in an occluding manner.
19. The method of claim 17 wherein the elongate mandrel comprises a plugging portion which occludes the distal end of the lumen.
20. The method of claim 13 further comprising introducing a gas or fluid into the at least one lumen to at least partially inflate a balloon positioned along the catheter prior to sealing the proximal end.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the gas or fluid is introduced into the at least one lumen through at least one corresponding filter such that sterility of the lumen is maintained.
22. The method of claim 21 further comprising crimping a stent upon the balloon.
23. The method of claim 22 further comprising removing the at least one filter.
24. The method of claim 23 further comprising introducing the catheter intravascularly into a patient body to a vascular region to be treated.
25. The method of claim 24 further comprising expanding the stent via the balloon to deploy stent.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system for control signal generation using detected dynamic characteristics of frequency components of an incoming electronic signal, said incoming electronic signal comprising a fundamental frequency component and at least one overtone component of a higher frequency than said fundamental frequency component, said fundamental frequency component and said at least one overtone component comprising an amplitude parameter and a pitch parameter, said system comprising:
at least one bandpass filter adapted to isolate said at least one overtone component from said incoming electronic signal to produce an isolated overtone signal;
a separate signal parameter measurement element operatively coupled with each filter of said at least one bandpass filter, wherein said signal parameter measurement element provides amplitude measurement of said isolated overtone signal resulting in an isolated overtone parameter signal; and
a parameter signal processing unit for receiving said isolated overtone parameter signal, said parameter signal processing unit generating an outgoing control signal based upon said isolated overtone parameter signal.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises an amplitude parameter.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said signal parameter measurement element further provides pitch measurement resulting in said isolated overtone parameter signal comprising a pitch parameter.
4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to vibrations of a vibrating element.
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal further includes a plurality of overtone components, wherein each of said plurality of overtone components have a higher frequency than said fundamental frequency component, said fundamental frequency component and each of said plurality of overtone components comprising an amplitude parameter and a pitch parameter, said system further comprising:
a filter bank comprising a plurality of said bandpass filters, wherein each bandpass filter of said plurality of bandpass filters is adapted to isolate a particular overtone component of said plurality of overtone components to generate an isolated overtone signal, said filter bank providing a plurality of isolated overtone signals generated by said plurality of bandpass filters, wherein;
said separate signal parameter measurement element is operatively coupled with each of said plurality of bandpass filters comprising said filter bank, wherein each of said plurality of signal parameter measurement elements is adapted to provide amplitude measurement of a particular isolated overtone signal of said plurality of isolated overtone signals to generate an isolated overtone parameter signal, and wherein;
said parameter signal processing unit is adapted to receive said isolated overtone parameter signal from each of said plurality of signal parameter measurement elements, said parameter signal processing unit generating at least one outgoing control signal based upon one or more of said plurality of isolated overtone parameter signals.
6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to a vibrating string.
7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to a human voice.
8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said human voice comprises at least one sung vowel.
9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to a vibrating reed.
10. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to a vibrating column of air.
11. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to a vibrating element of a percussion instrument.
12. The system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal based upon a ratio of a parameter of said isolated overtone parameter signal relative to a parameter of said fundamental frequency of said incoming electronic signal.
13. The system according to claim 5, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal based upon a ratio of a first isolated overtone parameter signal associated with a first isolated overtone signal of said plurality of said isolated overtone signals relative to a second isolated overtone parameter signal associated with a second isolated overtone signal of said plurality of said isolated overtone signals.
14. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outgoing control signal comprises a signal of MIDI format.
15. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outgoing control signal comprises a signal of MIDI note format.
16. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outgoing control signal comprises a signal of MIDI continuous controller format.
17. The system according to claim 1, wherein said bandpass filter is a controllable bandpass filter.
18. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outgoing control signal is communicated to an external system comprising a synthesizer.
19. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outgoing control signal is communicated to an external system comprising a signal processor controlled by said outgoing control signal.
20. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to plucking of a vibrating element.
21. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to bowing of a vibrating element.
22. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated by a vibration-sensing transducer in response to vibrations of a vibrating element, wherein
said incoming electronic signal is further amplified by an amplifier to produce an amplified drive signal, and wherein
said amplified drive signal drives at least one drive transducer to stimulate said vibrating element.
23. The system according to claim 22, wherein said at least one drive transducer is a piezo transducer.
24. The system according to claim 22, wherein said vibration-sensing transducer is a piezo transducer.
25. The system according to claim 1, wherein variations of said isolated overtone parameter signal are tracked over time.
26. The system according to claim 1, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal is further processed by nonlinear warping.
27. The system according to claim 1, wherein said signal parameter measurement element comprises a nonlinear warping characteristic.
28. The system according to claim 26, wherein said nonlinear warping is performed by said parameter processing unit.
29. The system according to claim 26, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises nonlinear warping exhibiting substantially logarithmic behavior.
30. The system according to claim 26, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises nonlinear warping exhibiting piecewise linear behavior.
31. The system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by mathematical operations applied to a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
32. The system according to claim 31, wherein said mathematical operations include averaging a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
33. The system according to claim 31, wherein said mathematical operations include sums-of-squares calculations of a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
34. The system according to claim 5, wherein there is a plurality of said outgoing control signals, said plurality of said outgoing control signals communicated to an external synthesizer, wherein said external synthesizer generates a synthesized audio signal based upon and said outgoing control signal, wherein said synthesized audio signal complements a harmonic balance of said incoming electronic signal.
35. The system according to claim 5, wherein there is a plurality of said outgoing control signals, said plurality of said outgoing control signals communicated to an external synthesizer, where said external synthesizer generates a synthesized audio signal based upon said outgoing control signal, wherein said synthesized audio signal mimics a harmonic balance of said incoming electronic signal.
36. The system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said isolated overtone parameter signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
37. The system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter processing unit combines a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal to generate a mathematically combined signal, and wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said mathematically combined signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
38. The system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter processing unit processes a parameter of said isolated overtone parameter signal to generate a processed signal, and wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said processed signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
39. The system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter processing unit processes a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal to generate a mathematically combined signal, and wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said mathematically combined signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
40. The system according to claim 1, said system further comprising:
a model-based overtone series calculator coupled with said bandpass filter, wherein said calculator provides filter control signals for centering said bandpass filter.
41. The system according to claim 40, wherein said calculator further provides overtone center line frequency information to one or more of said at least one bandpass filters.
42. A method for control signal generation using detected dynamic characteristics of frequency components of an incoming electronic signal, said incoming electronic signal comprising a fundamental frequency component and at least one overtone component of a higher frequency than said fundamental frequency component, said fundamental frequency component and said at least one overtone component comprising an amplitude parameter and a pitch parameter, said method comprising:
isolating said at least one overtone component from said incoming electronic signal using at least one bandpass filter, wherein said isolating results in the production of an isolated overtone signal;
measuring amplitude of said isolated overtone signal using a separate signal parameter measurement element operatively coupled with each filter of said at least one bandpass filter, wherein said measuring results in an isolated overtone parameter signal;
receiving said isolated overtone parameter signal at a parameter signal processing unit; and
generating an outgoing control signal at said parameter signal processing unit, wherein said outgoing control signal is generated based upon said isolated overtone parameter signal.
43. The method according to claim 42, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises an amplitude parameter.
44. The method according to claim 42, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises a pitch parameter.
45. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to vibrations present in a vibrating element.
46. The method according to claim 42, wherein said incoming electronic signal further includes a plurality of overtone components, wherein each of said plurality of overtone components have a higher frequency than said fundamental frequency component, said fundamental frequency component and each of said plurality of overtone components comprising an amplitude parameter and a pitch parameter, said method further comprising:
isolating each overtone component of said plurality of overtone components of said incoming electronic signal using a corresponding plurality of bandpass filters, wherein said isolating of said plurality of overtone components generate a corresponding plurality of isolated overtone signals;
directing each isolated overtone signal of said plurality of isolated overtone signals to a separate signal parameter measurement element;
measuring amplitude of said plurality of isolated overtone signals to generate a corresponding plurality of isolated overtone parameter signals;
receiving said plurality of isolated overtone parameter signals at a parameter signal processing unit; and
generating at least one outgoing control signal for each parameter signal of said plurality of isolated overtone parameter signals.
47. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to vibration present in a vibrating string.
48. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to a human voice.
49. The method according to claim 48, wherein said human voice comprises at least one sung vowel.
50. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to a vibrating reed.
51. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to a vibrating column of air.
52. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to a vibrating element of a percussion instrument.
53. The method according to claim 42, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal based upon a ratio of a parameter of said isolated overtone parameter signal relative to a parameter of said fundamental frequency of said incoming electronic signal.
54. The method according to claim 46, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal based upon a ratio of a first isolated overtone parameter signal associated with a first isolated overtone signal of said plurality of said isolated overtone signals relative to a second isolated overtone parameter signal associated with a second isolated overtone signal of said plurality of said isolated overtone signals.
55. The method according to claim 42, wherein said outgoing control signal comprises a signal of MIDI format.
56. The method according to claim 42, wherein said outgoing control signal comprises a signal of MIDI note format.
57. The method according to claim 42, wherein said outgoing control signal comprises a signal of MIDI continuous controller format.
58. The method according to claim 42, wherein said bandpass filter is a controllable bandpass filter.
59. The method according to claim 42, wherein said outgoing control signal is communicated to an external system comprising a synthesizer.
60. The method according to claim 42, wherein said outgoing control signal is communicated to an external system comprising a signal processor controlled by said outgoing control signal.
61. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to plucking of said vibrating element.
62. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to bowing of said vibrating element.
63. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
generating said incoming electronic signal using a vibration-sensing transducer, wherein said incoming electronic signal is generated in response to vibration present in a vibrating element;
amplifying further said incoming electronic signal to produce an amplified drive signal; and
stimulating said vibrating element using at least one drive transducer driven by said amplified drive signal.
64. The method according to claim 63, wherein said at least one drive transducer is a piezo transducer.
65. The method according to claim 63, wherein said vibration-sensing transducer is a piezo transducer.
66. The method according to claim 42, wherein variations of said isolated overtone parameter signal are tracked over time.
67. The method according to claim 42, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal is further processed by nonlinear warping.
68. The method according to claim 42, wherein said signal parameter measurement element comprises a nonlinear warping characteristic.
69. The method according to claim 67, wherein said nonlinear warping is performed by said parameter processing unit.
70. The method according to claim 67, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises nonlinear warping exhibiting substantially logarithmic behavior.
71. The method according to claim 67, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises nonlinear warping exhibiting piecewise linear behavior.
72. The method according to claim 42, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by mathematical operations applied to a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
73. The method according to claim 72, wherein said mathematical operations include averaging a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
74. The method according to claim 72, wherein said mathematical operations include sums-of-squares calculations of a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
75. The method according to claim 46, wherein there is a plurality of said outgoing control signals, said plurality of said outgoing control signals communicated to an external synthesizer, where said external synthesizer generates a synthesized audio signal based upon said outgoing control signal, wherein said synthesized audio signal complements a harmonic balance of said incoming electronic signal.
76. The method according to claim 73, wherein there is a plurality of said outgoing control signals, said plurality of said outgoing control signals communicated to an external synthesizer, where said external synthesizer generates a synthesized audio signal based upon said outgoing control signal, wherein said synthesized audio signal mimics a harmonic balance of said incoming electronic signal.
77. The method according to claim 42, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said isolated overtone parameter signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
78. The method according to claim 42, wherein said parameter processing unit combines a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal to generate a mathematically combined signal, and wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said mathematically combined signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
79. The method according to claim 42, wherein said parameter processing unit processes a parameter of said isolated overtone parameter signal to generate a processed signal, and wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said processed signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
80. The method according to claim 42, wherein said parameter processing unit processes a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal to generate a mathematically combined signal, and wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by assigning said mathematically combined signal to a particular type of outgoing control signal.
81. The method according to claim 42, said method further comprising:
coupling a model-based overtone series calculator with said bandpass filter, wherein said calculator provides filter control signals for centering said bandpass filter.
82. The method according to claim 81, wherein said calculator further provides overtone center line frequency information to one or more of said at least one bandpass filter.
83. A method for control signal generation using detected dynamic characteristics of frequency components of an incoming electronic signal, said incoming electronic signal comprising a fundamental frequency component and at least one overtone component of a higher frequency than said fundamental frequency component, said fundamental frequency component and said at least one overtone component comprising an amplitude parameter and a pitch parameter, said method comprising:
isolating said at least one overtone component from said incoming electronic signal to provide an isolated overtone signal;
measuring amplitude of said isolated overtone signal to generate an isolated overtone parameter signal comprising said amplitude; and
generating an outgoing control signal based upon said isolated overtone parameter signal, wherein said outgoing control signal is adapted to control an external system.
84. The method according to claim 83, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises an amplitude parameter.
85. The method according to claim 83, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal comprises a pitch parameter.
86. The method according to claim 83, wherein said incoming electronic signal further includes a plurality of overtone components, wherein each of said plurality of overtone components have a higher frequency than said fundamental frequency component, said fundamental frequency component and each of said plurality of overtone components comprising an amplitude parameter and a pitch parameter, said method further comprising:
isolating each overtone component of said plurality of overtone components of said incoming electronic signal using a corresponding plurality of bandpass filters, wherein said isolating of said plurality of overtone components generate a corresponding plurality of isolated overtone signals;
directing each isolated overtone signal of said plurality of isolated overtone signals to a separate signal parameter measurement element;
measuring amplitude of said plurality of isolated overtone signals to generate a corresponding plurality of isolated overtone parameter signals;
receiving said plurality of isolated overtone parameter signals at a parameter signal processing unit; and
generating a separate outgoing control signal for each parameter signal of said plurality of isolated overtone parameter signals.
87. The method according to claim 83, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal based upon a ratio of a parameter of said isolated overtone parameter signal relative to a parameter of said fundamental frequency of said incoming electronic signal.
88. The method according to claim 83, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal based upon a ratio of a first parameter of said isolated overtone parameter signal relative to a second parameter of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
89. The method according to claim 83, wherein said outgoing control signal comprises a signal of MIDI format.
90. The method according to claim 83, wherein said outgoing control signal is communicated to an external system comprising a synthesizer.
91. The method according to claim 83, wherein said outgoing control signal is communicated to an external system comprising a signal processor controlled by said outgoing control signal.
92. The method according to claim 83, wherein variations of said isolated overtone parameter signal are tracked over time.
93. The method according to claim 83, wherein said isolated overtone parameter signal is further processed by nonlinear warping.
94. The method according to claim 83, wherein said parameter processing unit generates said outgoing control signal by mathematical operations applied to a plurality of parameters of said isolated overtone parameter signal.
95. The method according to claim 83, said method further comprising:
coupling a model-based overtone series calculator with said bandpass filter, wherein said calculator provides filter control signals for centering said bandpass filter.
96. The method according to claim 95, wherein said calculator further provides overtone center line frequency information to one or more of said at least one bandpass filter.