Vibrating footwear device and entertainment system for use therewith
First Claim
1. A method of enhancing a sensory experience to simulate a live event, comprising:
- providing an audible signal representing sound information associated with the sensory experience;
generating a vibration signal based on the audible signal and on enhanced information that would be present at the live event, wherein the enhanced information is different from the sound information and includes non-audible elements that would be present at the live event; and
providing the vibration signal to at least one vibration device for stimulating nerve receptors in at least one foot area of a user, the vibration signal being synchronized with the audible signal to produce a perception in the brain of the user of being present at the live event.
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Abstract
Methods of enhancing a sensory experience to simulate a live event are provided. One includes providing an audible signal representing sound information; generating a vibration signal based on the audible signal and enhanced information that would be present at the live event; and providing the vibration signal to at least one vibration device for stimulating nerve receptors in a foot area, the vibration signal synchronized with the audible signal to produce a perception in the brain of being present at the live event. Another method includes generating a vibration signal representing vibrations including tactile vibrations for stimulating nerve receptors in a foot to simulate being present at a live event, and vibrations based on reproduced sound information; and providing the signal to at least one vibration device for delivering the vibrations to the feet, the tactile vibrations based on enhanced information different from the sound information and including non-audible elements.
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1. A method of enhancing a sensory experience to simulate a live event, comprising:
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providing an audible signal representing sound information associated with the sensory experience; generating a vibration signal based on the audible signal and on enhanced information that would be present at the live event, wherein the enhanced information is different from the sound information and includes non-audible elements that would be present at the live event; and providing the vibration signal to at least one vibration device for stimulating nerve receptors in at least one foot area of a user, the vibration signal being synchronized with the audible signal to produce a perception in the brain of the user of being present at the live event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented method of providing a sensory experience for simulating a live event, comprising:
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generating a vibration signal representing vibrations, the vibrations including (1) tactile vibrations configured to stimulate nerve receptors in a foot area of the user in order to simulate being present at a live event and (2) vibrations based on reproduced sound information; and providing the vibration signal to at least one vibration device for delivering the vibrations to the feet of the user, wherein the tactile vibrations are based on enhanced information that is different from the reproduced sound information and includes non-audible elements that would be present at the live event. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of enhancing an entertainment experience using a footwear device including at least one vibration device and a control unit, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the control unit, a vibrational signal representing vibrations associated with the entertainment experience, the vibrations including (1) vibrations based on a selected frequency band of reproduced sound included in the entertainment experience, and (2) tactile vibrations based on enhanced information that is different from the reproduced sound and includes non-audible elements that would be present at a live event; and causing the at least one vibration device to impart the vibrations to the feet of a user based on the vibration signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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