Method and apparatus mechanically providing and/or using modulated audio effects into the interior of human flesh

• US 20060183961A1
• Filed: 01/20/2006
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Earle Jennings, John Larsen, Robert Spence, Song Park
• Original Assignee: Earle Jennings, John Larsen, Robert Spence, Song Park
• Inventors: Spence, Robert, Larsen, John, Jennings, Earle, Park, Song
• Granted Patent: US 7,715,789 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/13
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0236 using sonic waves, e.g. using loudspeakers

Abstract

Method affecting the interior of human flesh, providing modulated power signal to at least one solenoid to create a modulated solenoid action delivered through a mechanical interface to the human flesh to create a modulated audio effect into the interior. Providing the modulated power signal may include receiving an audio signal to create the modulated power signal, which may include fetching a down-converted audio signal and the audio signal from a memory device and/or frequency-down-converting the audio signal to create the down-converted audio signal. Receiving the audio signal may further include solenoid amplifying the down-converted signal to create the modulated power signal. The modulated audio effect into the interior of the human flesh, the modulated power signal and the down-converted audio signal are products of this method. Apparatus implementing the solenoid amplifying, receiving the audio signal, frequency-down-converting the audio signal in a variety of configurations.

Claims

1. A method of affecting the interior of human flesh, comprising the steps:

providing a modulated power signal to at least one solenoid to create a modulated solenoid action; and

said solenoid delivering said modulated solenoid action through a mechanical interface to said human flesh to create a modulated audio effect into said interior of said human flesh.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step providing said modulated power signal, comprises the step:

receiving an audio signal to create said modulated power signal, comprising at least one member of the group consisting of the steps;

fetching a down-converted audio signal and said audio signal from a memory device;

fetching a down-converted audio signal and said audio signal from an augmented audio file in said memory device; and

frequency-down-converting said audio signal to create said down-converted audio signal; and

wherein the step receiving said audio signal, further comprises the step;

solenoid amplifying said down-converted audio signal to create said modulated power signal;

wherein said memory device includes at least one instance of at least one member of the group consisting of;

a non-volatile memory device, a volatile memory device coupled to a battery backup, a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, and a network storage device communicating across a network;

wherein said network includes at least one physical transport layer belonging to the group consisting of a wireline physical transport and a wireless physical transport.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step solenoid amplifying further comprises the steps:

gating at least one high power source by said down-converted audio signal to create at least one modulated power component signal; and

providing said at least one modulated power component signal through at least one back ElectroMagnetic Force (EMF) snubbing circuit to create said modulated power signal and suppress back electromagnetic force from said solenoid.

4. The modulated audio effect into said interior of said human flesh, said modulated power signal, said down-converted audio signal as products of the process of claim 3.

5. An apparatus for implementing the step of solenoid amplifying of claim 3, comprising:

means for solenoid amplifying said down-converted audio signal to create said modulated power signal, further comprising;

means for gating said at least one high power source by said down-converted audio signal to create said at least one modulated power component signal; and

said at least one back EMF snubbing circuit receiving said at least one modulated power component signal to create said modulated power signal through suppressing said back electromagnetic force from said solenoid.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

a power supply providing said at least one high power source to said means for gating;

wherein said power supply, comprises at least one instance of at least one member of the group consisting of;

a battery to create a first high power source;

a direct current source driven by an alternating current line to create a second high power source;

a fuel cell to create a third high power source; and

a battery charger providing a fourth high power source electrically coupled with said battery to support creating said first high power source.

7. An apparatus supporting the step receiving said audio signal of claim 2, comprising means for receiving said audio signal to create said modulated power signal, further comprising at least one member of the group consisting of:

means for fetching said down-converted audio signal and said audio signal; and

means for frequency-down-converting said audio signal to create said down-converted audio signal.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the means for receiving, further comprises at least one member of the group consisting of:

said means for fetching including said memory device; and

said means for frequency-down-converting including said memory device providing said audio signal.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the means for frequency-down-converting comprises at least one instance of at least one member of the group consisting of:

means for Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filtering of an input window of an input First In First Out (FIFO) to alter an output window feeding an output FIFO to create said down-converted audio signal;

wherein said audio signal feeds said input FIFO; and

means for recognizing at least one pattern based upon said input window to create a pattern classification driving an output generator to alter said output window feeding said output FIFO to create said down-converted audio signal.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprises:

an output control modifying said down-converted audio signal;

wherein the means for frequency down-converting, further comprises at least one member of the group consisting of;

said output control accessing a coefficient table driving an FIR coefficient for said means for FIR filtering to modify said down-converted audio signal;

said output control asserting a pattern parameter to said means for recognizing to modify said pattern classification; and

said output control asserting an output parameter to said output generator to modify said down-converted audio signal.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said output control provides at least one member of the group consisting of:

a tone count for said means for FIR filtering to frequency down convert said audio signal to create said down-converted audio signal;

said pattern parameter indicating an input frequency band pass filter to be applied by said means for recognizing; and

said output parameter indicating a maximum attack and decay rate for said output generator.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the means for frequency-down-converting further comprises:

a computer accessibly coupled to a memory and directed by a program system including program steps residing in said memory;

wherein said program system, comprises at least one program step of the group consisting of;

FIR filtering said input window of said input FIFO to alter said output window feeding said output FIFO;

recognizing said at least one pattern based upon said input window to create said pattern classification; and

performing said output generator based upon said pattern classification to alter said output window feeding said output FIFO.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said program system, further comprises the program steps:

said audio signal feeding said input FIFO; and

said output FIFO creating said down-converted audio signal.

15. The augmented audio file comprising a representation of at least one of said audio signal and a representation of said down-converted audio signal, which is a frequency-down-converted version of said audio signal for use in the method of claim 2.

16. A hand held vibrating massager, comprising:

at least one of said solenoids of claim 1 delivering said modulated solenoid action through said mechanical interface to said human flesh.

17. The hand held vibrating massager of claim 16, a head section containing said solenoid situated at an angle to a handle;

wherein said angle is greater than ninety degrees of arc.

18. The hand held massager of claim 17, wherein said angle is at least one hundred and sixty degrees;

and wherein said angle is at most two hundred degrees.

19. The hand held vibrating massager of claim 17, wherein said head section couples through a mid section to said handle;

and

wherein said angle is comprised of a first angle between said head and said mid section plus a second angle between said mid section and said handle.

20. The hand held vibrating massager of claim 19, wherein said mid section includes at least one member of the group consisting of:

the capability to expand and contract;

the capability to change said first angle; and

the capability to change said second angle.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

a piece of furniture including at least one of said solenoids of claim 1 delivering said modulated solenoid action through said mechanical interface to said human flesh;

wherein said piece of furniture is an instance of at least one member of the group consisting of;

a chair;

a sofa;

a bed; and

a cushion.

14. An apparatus supporting the step providing said modulated power signal, comprising:

means for providing said modulated power signal to said at least one solenoid.