Utilization of infant activated audio player
AssigneeResearch Institute At Nationwide Children's Hospital
InventorsNathalie Linda Maitre, Olena D. Chorna
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Abstract
One aspect of the present disclosure include a method of utilizing an oro-motor device to activate an audio device, the method includes providing an oro-motor device having a sensor and a nipple; producing a signal when the nipple portion present in an infants mouth when the nipple portion yields a first measured pressure over an age appropriate predetermined threshold applied to the nipple portion by the infant; responsive to the signal, playing an age appropriate audio recording for a predetermined duration on an audio device; and raising the age appropriate predetermined threshold to a raised threshold proportionally to a difference between the first measured pressure application to the nipple portion and the age appropriate predetermined threshold.
Claims20
A method of utilizing an oro-motor device to activate an audio device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an oro-motor device comprising a sensor and a depressible portion producing an output signal when said depressible portion is compressed yielding a first measured pressure over an age appropriate predetermined threshold applied to the depressible portion;
- responsive to said output signal, playing an age appropriate audio recording for a predetermined duration on an audio device;
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- increasing the age appropriate predetermined threshold to a raised threshold proportionally to a difference between the first measured pressure to the depressible portion and the age appropriate predetermined threshold.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine executable instructions for utilizing an oro-motor device to activate an audio device comprising:
- a language system in electronic communication with the audio device, a sensing device comprising a sensor, and an interface, the interface configured to receive user data and the sensing device configured to send signals to the language system, the language system providing at least one of:
- a first recommendation or a second recommendation for sensing device sensor usage;
- a sensor threshold and sensor readings of the sensing device;
- a duration of audio output;
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- specific parameters for audio output;
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- the language system based upon the signal from the sensing device, indicating the sensor threshold has been exceeded, sends instructions to the audio device to emit an appropriate audio recording that conforms to the specific parameters for audio output for the assigned duration of audio output.
A language system comprising an audio device coupled an oro-motor device, the system comprising:
- the oro-motor device comprising a nipple housing a sensor, wherein the sensor produces an output signal when said nipple portion compressed to a pressure over a first measured pressure over an age appropriate predetermined threshold;
- the audio device comprising a microcomputer in electrical communication with the oro-motor device, a microphone, a speaker, and an interface, the microcomputer comprising a language system, the language system responsive to a user input received via the interface, assigns a sensor threshold and sensor readings of the oro-motor device, assigns a duration of audio output, and identifies specific parameters for audio output, the language system based upon the output signal from the oro-motor device indicating the age appropriate predetermined threshold has been exceeded, sends instructions to the audio device to emit an appropriate audio recording that conforms to the specific parameters for audio output for the assigned duration of audio output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.