INAUDIBLE METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR JOINTLY TRANSMITTING AND PROCESSING, ANALOG-DIGITAL INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting information comprising:
- transmitting, in a first direction over a communication link, a forward subframe containing feature information and user information;
transmitting, in a second direction over the communication link, a backward subframe including customer data, wherein such customer data comprise at least one of body resistance, capacitance, inductance, current, voltage, electromagnetic field distribution and response, user information, and feature information, and wherein the forward subframe and backward subframe are transmitted over the same communication link.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to jointly transmitting and processing analog-digital information using Inaudible Synchronous Online User-optimized Processing (iSOUP), wherein digital and analog information can be transmitted via one connection. iSOUP may be implemented in real-time MP3 anti-piracy, customized MP3 songs, Internet customized medical devices, Internet customized consumer electronics, Internet controlled psychoacoustic and physiological tests, tinnitus treatment devices, anti-piracy MP3 players, assistive listening MP3 players, healthcare sensor networks, Bluetooth sensors, audio-visual hearing aids (HAs) and cochlear implants (CIs), audio-touch HAs and CIs, Bluetooth HAs and CIs, automated fitting of HAs and CIs. The invention has applicability in copyright protection, data hiding, hearing aid remote controls, children learning devices, musical special effects generators, multiuser multimedia devices, Internet treatment and disease surveillance, wireless medical devices, wireless telemetry, multimedia rehabilitation devices, hearing aids and other implants.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting information comprising:
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transmitting, in a first direction over a communication link, a forward subframe containing feature information and user information; transmitting, in a second direction over the communication link, a backward subframe including customer data, wherein such customer data comprise at least one of body resistance, capacitance, inductance, current, voltage, electromagnetic field distribution and response, user information, and feature information, and wherein the forward subframe and backward subframe are transmitted over the same communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a forward subframe, comprising feature information and user information, over a communication link; a receiver configured to receive a backward subframe over the communication link, wherein the backward subframe includes customer data, wherein such customer data comprise at least one of body resistance, capacitance, inductance, current, voltage, electromagnetic field distribution and response, feature information, and user information, and wherein the forward subframe and backward subframe are respectively transmitted and received over the same communication link. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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