System and method for providing feedback control in a vestibular stimulation system
First Claim
1. A system for altering a user'"'"'s motional response to sound, the system comprising:
- a current source;
a sound source including at least one set of sounds;
an information source including information associated with at least one characteristic of the at least one set of sounds;
a sound device configured with a sound producing structure and in communication with the sound source;
a feedback sensor device configured to detect motions associated with a user;
a control program configured to receive data representative of the detected motions and to receive the information, the control program having a control algorithm configured to generate control data based on the data representative of the detected motions and the information;
a controller configured to run the control program and output control signals based on the control data; and
electrical contacts configured to contact flesh of the user and deliver a current from the current source to a vestibular system of the user in response to the output control signals.
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Abstract
A method is generally described which includes a method for altering a user'"'"'s motional response to sound. The method includes receiving a sound produced by a sound device capable of producing sound and the sound device in communication with a sound data source. The sound data source includes information associated with at least one set of sounds. The method also includes detecting movement by a feedback sensor device and compared to information from an information source including information associated with at least one characteristic of the at least one set of sounds, and the comparison information being provided to a control program, the control program having a control algorithm configured to generate control data based on the comparison. Further, the method includes receiving current, by a vestibular system, from electrical contacts coupled to a current source, the current delivered being based on the control data and output control signals. Further still, the method includes causing alteration of the created movement in response to the current.
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94 Claims
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1. A system for altering a user'"'"'s motional response to sound, the system comprising:
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a current source; a sound source including at least one set of sounds; an information source including information associated with at least one characteristic of the at least one set of sounds; a sound device configured with a sound producing structure and in communication with the sound source; a feedback sensor device configured to detect motions associated with a user; a control program configured to receive data representative of the detected motions and to receive the information, the control program having a control algorithm configured to generate control data based on the data representative of the detected motions and the information; a controller configured to run the control program and output control signals based on the control data; and electrical contacts configured to contact flesh of the user and deliver a current from the current source to a vestibular system of the user in response to the output control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for altering a user'"'"'s motional response to sound, the method comprising:
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receiving a sound produced by a sound device capable of producing the sound and the sound device in communication with a sound data source, the sound data source including information associated with at least one set of sounds; detecting movement by a feedback sensor device and comparing the detected movement to information from an information source including information associated with at least one characteristic of the at least one set of sounds to produce comparison information, and the comparison information being provided to a control program, the control program having a control algorithm configured to generate control data based on the comparison;
receiving a current, by a vestibular system, from electrical contacts coupled to a current source, the current delivered being based on the control data and one or more output control signals; andcausing alteration of created movement in response to the current. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 81, 82)
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55-59. -59. (canceled)
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69-80. -80. (canceled)
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83. A method for altering a user'"'"'s motional response to sound, the system comprising:
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producing a sound from a sound device capable of producing the sound and the sound device in communication with a sound data source, the sound data source including sound data associated with at least one set of sounds; detecting motions, by a feedback sensor device, the motions associated with a user; providing information from an information source including information associated with at least one characteristic of the at least one set of sounds, providing the information to a control program configured to receive data representative of the detected motions and to receive the information; generating, by the control program, control data based on the data representative of the detected motions and the information, the control program configured to receive data representative of the detected motions and to receive the information, the control program having a control algorithm configured to generate the control data based on the data representative of the detected motions and the information; running the control program by a controller configured to one or more output control signals based on the control data; and delivering a current from the current source to electrical contacts configured to contact flesh of the user, to a vestibular system of the user in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94-121. -121. (canceled)
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