Systems and methods of wave generation for transcutaneous vibration
AssigneeApollo Neuroscience, Inc.
InventorsDavid Mayer Lowell Rabin, Kathryn Fantauzzi, Raymond G. Pelletier
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Abstract
Systems and methods of assisting a subject to reach a target state include obtaining input of the target state of the subject; and generating a transcutaneous vibratory output to be applied to a portion of a body of the subject to assist the subject in achieving the target state, the transcutaneous vibratory output having variable parameters comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat, and a perceived intensity wherein the step of generating the transcutaneous vibratory output further comprises the step of modifying the variable parameters to correspond to the target state.
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A method of assisting a subject to reach a target state, comprising steps of:
- obtaining input of the target state of the subject;
- and
- generating, using a motor, a transcutaneous vibratory output to be applied to a portion of a body of the subject to assist the subject in achieving the target state, the transcutaneous vibratory output having variable parameters comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat, and a perceived intensity,
- wherein the step of generating the transcutaneous vibratory output further comprises the steps of:
- modifying the variable parameters to correspond to the target state;
- and
- multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope generated using the perceived beat with a wave pattern generated using the perceived pitch to produce the transcutaneous vibratory output.
A method of assisting a subject to reach a target state, comprising steps of:
- generating, using a motor, a first transcutaneous vibratory output to be applied to a portion of a body of the subject to assist the subject in achieving the target state, the first transcutaneous vibratory output generated by multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope generated using a perceived beat with a wave pattern generated using a perceived pitch, the first transcutaneous vibratory output having variable parameters comprising the perceived pitch, the perceived beat, and a perceived intensity;
- and
- during application of the first transcutaneous vibratory output to the portion of the subject's body, varying at least one of the variable parameters to generate a second transcutaneous vibratory output to be applied to the portion of the subject's body to assist the subject in achieving the target state.
A method of generating a tactile transcutaneous vibratory output signal for a stimulation device for applying the tactile transcutaneous vibratory output signal to a subject to achieve a target state, the tactile transcutaneous vibratory output signal comprising a first segment and a second segment, the method comprising steps of:
- assigning a first perceived pitch and a first perceived beat based to the first segment;
- assigning a second perceived pitch and a second perceived beat to the second segment;
- and
- generating, using a motor, the tactile transcutaneous vibratory output signal, wherein the tactile transcutaneous vibratory output signal comprises the first segment and the second segment, the first segment generated by multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope generated using the first perceived beat with a wave pattern generated using the first perceived pitch, and the second segment generated by multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope generated using the second perceived beat with a wave pattern generated using the second perceived pitch.
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