MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO VIBRATORY ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An entertainment system comprises:
- a portable media device configured and operable to simultaneously produce a audible output signal, and a plurality of individual vibratory output signals based on individual recorded tracks of a musical piece; and
a plurality of actuators positioned at various locations on a user'"'"'s body, each actuator configured and operable to receive one of the plurality of individual vibratory signals and to vibrate based on the received vibratory signal.
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Abstract
An entertainment system is provided, the system comprising a portable media device configured to simultaneously produce an audible output signal and a plurality of vibratory output signals, the audible output signal representing a multi-track recording comprising a plurality of individual recorded tracks, each vibratory output signal based on at least one individual recorded track; and a plurality of actuators positioned at various locations on a user'"'"'s body, each actuator configured to receive a respective one of the vibratory signals and to vibrate based on the received signal. A method of mixing a multi-track vibratory recording is also provided, the method comprising utilizing an entertainment system to feel vibrations representing individual recorded tracks on different locations of a user'"'"'s body; and for each actuator, selecting at least one of the tracks based on suitability for driving the actuator, and providing, to the actuator, a vibratory signal derived from the selected track.
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20 Claims
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1. An entertainment system comprises:
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a portable media device configured and operable to simultaneously produce a audible output signal, and a plurality of individual vibratory output signals based on individual recorded tracks of a musical piece; and a plurality of actuators positioned at various locations on a user'"'"'s body, each actuator configured and operable to receive one of the plurality of individual vibratory signals and to vibrate based on the received vibratory signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An entertainment system comprises:
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a portable media device configured and operable to produce at least an audible output signal of a musical piece; and a plurality of actuator modules positioned at various locations on a user'"'"'s body, each actuator module configured and operable to vibrate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method of mixing a musical piece comprises:
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utilizing an entertainment system including a plurality of actuators that are configured and operable to vibrate based on vibratory signals derived from individual tracks of the musical piece to feel vibrations on the body of the user of a plurality of tracks in the musical piece; and selecting individual tracks of the musical piece to maximize separation of vibration.
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