Immersive device

• US 10,625,170 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2019
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lumena Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lumena Inc.
• Inventors: Matson, Kaleb
• Primary Examiner(s): Ference, James M
• Application Number:
  US16/410,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20190270023A1
• Time in Patent Office: 344 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/00 Amusement arrangements hoop exercising apparatus driven by the user A63B19/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/16 creating illusions of travel
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0066 using a MIDI interface
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0553 using optical or light-responsive means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/32 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/201 for movement interpretation, i.e. capturing and recognizing a gesture or a specific kind of movement, e.g. to control a musical instrument
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/211 for microphones, i.e. control of musical parameters either directly from microphone signals or by physically associated peripherals, e.g. karaoke control switches or rhythm sensing accelerometer within the microphone casing microphones per se H04R
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/376 using brain waves, e.g. EEG
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/411 Light beams key actuation detection using light G10H2220/305
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/455 Camera input, e.g. analyzing pictures from a video camera and using the analysis results as control data
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/178 by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 2210/1081 Earphones, e.g. for telephones, ear protectors or headsets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

An immersive device may include a floor reflective mirrored surface, a first wall reflective mirrored surface, a second wall reflective mirrored surface, a third wall reflective mirrored surface, a fourth wall reflective mirrored surface, and a ceiling reflective mirrored surface. The reflective mirrored surfaces may form a perimeter of and bound the reflective chamber. One or more light emitting elements may be configured to emit light into the reflective chamber. A processing unit may be in electrical communication with the light emitting elements. A sound device may be in communication with the processing unit, and the sound device may be configured to output sound to a user within the reflective chamber. An array of sensors, such as: digital camera, microphone, and electrophysiological monitoring devices that may be in communication with the processing unit, and are configured to change the experience of the user within the chamber depending upon the signals from the sensors on the user.

Claims

1. An immersive device, the immersive device comprising:

a floor sidewall having a floor reflective mirrored surface;

a first sidewall having a first wall reflective mirrored surface, the first sidewall coupled to the floor sidewall;

a second sidewall having a second wall reflective mirrored surface, the second sidewall coupled to the floor sidewall and coupled to the first sidewall;

a third sidewall having a third wall reflective mirrored surface, the third sidewall coupled to the floor sidewall opposite the first sidewall and coupled to the second sidewall;

a fourth sidewall having a fourth wall reflective mirrored surface, the fourth sidewall coupled to the floor sidewall opposite the second sidewall and coupled to both the first sidewall and third sidewall;

a ceiling sidewall having a ceiling reflective mirrored surface, the ceiling sidewall coupled to the first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls and the ceiling sidewall being positioned opposite to the floor sidewall;

an internal reflective chamber, wherein the floor reflective mirrored surface, first wall reflective mirrored surface, second wall reflective mirrored surface, third wall reflective mirrored surface, fourth wall reflective mirrored surface, and ceiling reflective mirrored surface form a perimeter of the internal reflective chamber;

a door configured to transition between an open position allowing access to the internal reflective chamber and a closed position blocking access to the internal reflective chamber;

a light emitting element configured to emit light into the reflective chamber;

a processing unit in electrical communication with the light emitting element;

a brain monitoring electrode configured to be placed in contact with a scalp of a person located within the reflective chamber, the brain monitoring electrode configured to measure brain waves and transmit a measured brain wave level to said processing unit which is configured to modulate the light emitting element in response to the measured brain wave level, the light emitting element configured to transmit light that is reflected by at least three of the sidewalls within the internal reflective chamber.

2. The immersive device of claim 1, further comprising a digital camera.

3. The immersive device of claim 1, further comprising a microphone.

4. The immersive device of claim 1, further comprising a movement sensor.

5. The immersive device of claim 1, further comprising a heartbeat sensor.

6. The immersive device of claim 1, wherein the brain monitoring electrode is configured to measure theta waves of a brain.

7. The immersive device of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is configured to convert the measured brain wave level into a musical instrument digital interface signal, and wherein the processing unit modulates the light emitting elements via the musical instrument digital interface signal.

8. The immersive device of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is configured to simultaneously:

operate a sound device to output sound to a user within the internal reflective chamber;

convert said measured brain wave level into a musical instrument digital interface signal; and

modulate the light emitted by the light emitting elements via the musical instrument digital interface signal.

9. The immersive device of claim 1, wherein a client device is in communication with the processing unit, the client device configured to modulate light emitted by the light emitting elements and to modulate a sound output by a sound device.

10. The immersive device of claim 1, wherein at least one of:

the floor reflective mirrored surface, first wall reflective mirrored surface, second wall reflective mirrored surface, third wall reflective mirrored surface, fourth wall reflective mirrored surface, ceiling reflective mirrored surface, and door reflective mirrored surface comprises metallized biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate.

11. The immersive device of claim 1, wherein the floor sidewall, first sidewall, second sidewall, third sidewall, fourth sidewall, and ceiling sidewall are each configured to block electromagnetic fields from entering the reflective chamber.

12. The immersive device of claim 1, further comprising noise cancelling headphones.

13. The immersive device of claim 1, further comprising a massage chair.

14. The immersive device of claim 1, further comprising a vibrational element installed in one or more sidewalls.

15. The immersive device of claim 1, wherein said processing unit is configured operate the light emitting element to project light onto the face and body of a user.