System and method for providing a tactile stimulation in response to a predetermined alarm condition
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1. A tactile stimulation system, comprising:
- a detector configured for receiving an input representative of at least one predetermined physical property, the detector providing an output when one or more of the detected physical properties falls outside a predetermined range; and
a tactile alarm configured to be placed directly or indirectly in contact with a skin surface on a subject to whom an output of the tactile alarm is to be provided and being in communication with the output of the detector and to be actuated in response to the predetermined physical property falling outside its predetermined range;
wherein the tactile alarm provides tactile stimulation to the subject in response to an activation signal when the predetermined property falls outside its predetermined range such that the provided tactile stimulation is varied in application frequency, in intensity or spatially over the skin surface proportionally with the predetermined property as it varies outside the predetermined range.
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Abstract
A tactile alarm system for use in environments having a plurality of audio and/or visual alarms each in communication with a detector measures a predetermined physical property. The system includes one or more tactile alarms each connected to a different person and each configured to provide tactile stimulation to the person when one or more predetermined physical properties falls outside a predetermined range.
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1. A tactile stimulation system, comprising:
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a detector configured for receiving an input representative of at least one predetermined physical property, the detector providing an output when one or more of the detected physical properties falls outside a predetermined range; and a tactile alarm configured to be placed directly or indirectly in contact with a skin surface on a subject to whom an output of the tactile alarm is to be provided and being in communication with the output of the detector and to be actuated in response to the predetermined physical property falling outside its predetermined range; wherein the tactile alarm provides tactile stimulation to the subject in response to an activation signal when the predetermined property falls outside its predetermined range such that the provided tactile stimulation is varied in application frequency, in intensity or spatially over the skin surface proportionally with the predetermined property as it varies outside the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of employing a tactile stimulation system comprising a detector configured for receiving input representative of a predetermined physical property, the detector providing an output when the detected physical property falls outside a predetermined range, and a tactile alarm configured to be placed directly or indirectly in contact with a skin surface on a subject to whom an output of the tactile alarm is to be provided and being in communication with the output of the detector and to be actuated in response to the predetermined physical property falling outside its predetermined range;
- wherein the tactile alarm is configured to provide a tactile stimulation signal to the subject in response to the predetermined property falling outside its predetermined range, the method comprising;
detecting a physical property and generating detector signals indicative of the property; disposing a tactile alarm on a subject wherein the tactile alarm is in communication with the detector signals and wherein the tactile alarm is activated in response to the physical property falling outside its predetermined range; and configuring the tactile alarm to provide tactile stimulation which varies in intensity, in frequency or spatially across the skin surface proportionally with the physical property as it varies outside the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- wherein the tactile alarm is configured to provide a tactile stimulation signal to the subject in response to the predetermined property falling outside its predetermined range, the method comprising;
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17. A tactile stimulation system, comprising:
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a plurality of detectors configured for receiving input representative of a plurality of predetermined physical properties, each detector providing an output when one or more of the detected physical properties falls outside a predetermined range; a tactile alarm configured to be placed directly or indirectly in contact with a skin surface on a subject to whom an output of the tactile alarm is to be provided and being in communication with the output of one or more of the detectors and to be actuated in response to selected ones of the plurality of predetermined physical properties falling outside their respective predetermined ranges; and wherein the tactile alarm is divided into physically discrete segments wherein each segment corresponds to a predetermined property and provides tactile stimulation to the subject independently of other segments in response to an activation signal that corresponds to the predetermined property of the segment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A tactile stimulation system, comprising:
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a plurality of detectors receiving input representative of a plurality of predetermined physical properties, each detector providing an output when one or more of the detected physical properties falls outside a predetermined range; and a plurality of tactile alarms each configured to be placed directly or indirectly in contact with a skin surface on a plurality of subjects to whom an output of the tactile alarm is to be provided and being in communication with the output of one or more of the detectors and to be actuated in response to ones of the plurality of predetermined physical properties falling outside their respective predetermined ranges; wherein each tactile alarm is divided into segments wherein each segment corresponds to a predetermined physical property to provide a tactile stimulation to the subject independently of other segments when an activation signal provided in one segment corresponds to a particular property falling outside its predetermined range.
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