Smart drumsticks

1. A device having a drumstick shape, comprising:

a lighting display;

a motion detector, and

a processor,

wherein the motion detector detects a type of motion of the device,

wherein the processor determines the light signal corresponding to the detected type of motion, and

wherein the lighting display shows the determined light signal;

wherein the motion detector detects a plurality of types of motion of the device, and

wherein the lighting display shows a plurality of light signals respectively corresponding to the plurality of types of motion.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory,

wherein the processor and the memory maintain a correspondence between the plurality of types of motion and the plurality of light signals.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker that transmits a plurality of drumbeats respectively corresponding to the plurality types of motion.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the speaker further transmits music, including a human voice or an instrumental sound.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the lighting display is a light emitting diode (LED) display located in a portion of the device corresponding to a tip of the drumstick.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the motion detector includes a nine-axis inertia measurement unit (IMU).

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein a type of motion includes a set of displacements, directions, speeds, or accelerations.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein a type of motion corresponds to a drum stroke on a drum element.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the device corresponding to a shaft of the drumstick is covered with a metal grip.

10. The device of claim 1 , further comprising,

wherein the processor determines a light signal corresponding to a given type of motion,

wherein the lighting display shows the determined light signal,

wherein the motion detector detects a type of motion after the showing, and

wherein the processor determines whether the given type of motion matches the detected type of motion.

11. The device of claim 10 , further comprising

a memory,

wherein the processor records the detected type of motion into the memory.

12. The device of claim 2 ,

wherein the motion detector detects a type of motion of the device,

wherein the processor determines a drumbeat corresponding to the detected type of motion, and

wherein the speaker plays the determined drumbeat.

13. The device of claim 2 ,

wherein the processor receives a MIDI command through a network interface,

wherein the processor generates an instrumental sound for the MIDI command, and

wherein the speaker plays the instrumental sound.

14. The device of claim 1 , further comprising

one or more operable controls,

wherein one of the operable controls causes transmission of a music instrument digital interface (MIDI) command to another device via a network interface.

15. The device of claim 1 , further comprising

wherein the motion detector detects a type of motion of the device,

wherein the processor generates a MIDI command for a detected type of motion, and

wherein the processor transmits the generated MIDI command to another device via a network interface.

16. The device of claim 14 ,

wherein the one or more operable controls are buttons, and

wherein the network interface is a short-range wireless interface or a wired interface.

17. A method of operating a device having a drumstick shape comprising a lighting display and a motion detector, and a processor, the method comprising:

displaying, by the lighting display, a light signal corresponding to a first type of motion;

detecting, by the motion detector, a second type of motion of the device after the displaying;

determining, by the processor, whether the first type of motion matches the second type of motion corresponding to the displayed light signal; and

updating, by the processor, a score based on the determination result.

18. The method of claim 17 ,

wherein the device further includes a speaker, the method further comprising

determining, by the processor, a drumbeat corresponding to the second type of motion; and

playing, by the speaker, the determined drumbeat.

19. The method of claim 17 ,

wherein the device further includes a memory, the method further comprising

determining, by the processor, the first type of motion before the displaying based on a drum transcription stored in the memory.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, a drum transcription from another device through a network interface; and

determining, by the processor, the type of motion before the displaying based on the received drum transcription.

21. A method of operating a device of having drumstick shape comprising a lighting display a motion detector, and a processor, the method comprising:

detecting, by the motion detector, a type of motion of the device;

determining, by the processor, a light signal corresponding to the detected type of motion;

displaying, by the lighting display, the determined light signal; and

recording, by the processor, a description of the detected type of motion.

22. The method of claim 21 ,

wherein the device further includes a speaker, the method further comprising:

determining, by the processor, a drumbeat corresponding to the detected type of motion;

transmitting, by the speaker, the determined drumbeat; and

recording, by the processor, a description of the drumbeat.

23. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

translating, by the processor, the detected type of motion into a drum stroke on a drum element;

generating, by the processor, a MIDI command related to the drum stroke and the drum element; and

transmitting, by the processor, the generated MIDI command to another device.