# US 11,908,443 B2 · Methods, systems, apparatuses, and devices for facilitating stress adaption in a workstation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,908,443 B2 - Document ID: US11908443B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/586,623 - Filed: 2022-01-27 - Published: 2023-03-09 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-08 - Assignees: Brelyon, Inc. - Applicants: Brelyon Inc. - Inventors: Alok Ajay Mehta; Barmak Heshmat Dehkordi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908443B2 ## CPC - G10K 11/17823: {Reference signals, e.g. ambient acoustic environment} - G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)} - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G10K 11/162: Selection of materials - G10K 11/17825: {Error signals} - G10K 11/17854: {the filter being an adaptive filter} - G10K 11/17857: {Geometric disposition, e.g. placement of microphones} - G10K 11/17873: {using a reference signal without an error signal, e.g. pure feedforward} - G10K 11/17879: {using both a reference signal and an error signal} - H04R 1/406: {microphones} - H04R 3/005: {for combining the signals of two or more microphones (specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407)} - H04R 5/023: {in a chair, pillow} - H04R 23/008: {using optical signals for detecting or generating sound} - G05D 23/19: characterised by the use of electric means {(G05D23/1393 takes precedence)} - G10K 2210/30231: Sources, e.g. identifying noisy processes or components - G10K 2210/3027: Feedforward - G10K 2210/3044: Phase shift, e.g. complex envelope processing - G10K 2210/3046: Multiple acoustic inputs, multiple acoustic outputs - G10K 2210/3221: Headrests, seats or the like, for personal ANC systems - G10K 2210/3224: Passive absorbers - G10K: SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES ## Abstract Disclosed herein is a system for facilitating stress adaption in a workstation. Accordingly, the system may include microphones disposed on the workstation. Further, the one or more microphones may be configured for generating first sound signals of first sounds associated with an environment of the workstation. Further, the system may include a processing device communicatively coupled with the microphones. Further, the processing device may be configured for analyzing the first sound signals, determining first sound characteristics of the first sounds, determining second sound characteristics of second sounds, and generating second sound signals for the one or more second sounds. Further, the system may include acoustic devices disposed on the workstation. Further, the acoustic devices may be communicatively coupled with the processing device. Further, the acoustic devices may be configured for emitting the second sounds based on the second sound signals. Further, the second sounds destructively interfere with the first sounds. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for facilitating stress adaption in a workstation, the system comprising: one or more microphones disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more microphones is configured for generating one or more first sound signals of one or more first sounds associated with an environment of the workstation; a processing device communicatively coupled with the one or more microphones, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more first sound signals; determining one or more first sound characteristics of the one or more first sounds based on the analyzing of the one or more first sound signals; determining one or more second sound characteristics of one or more second sounds based on the determining of the one or more first sound characteristics; and generating one or more second sound signals for the one or more second sounds based on the determining of the one or more second sound characteristics of the one or more second sounds; and one or more acoustic devices disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more acoustic devices is communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the one or more acoustic devices is configured for emitting the one or more second sounds based on the one or more second sound signals, wherein the one or more second sounds destructively interfere with the one or more first sounds; one or more motion sensors disposed in the workstation, wherein the one or more motion sensors is configured for generating one or more movement data based on detecting one or more movements of the workstation, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the one or more motion sensors, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more movement data; determining one or more movement characteristics of the one or more movements of the workstation based on the analyzing of the one or more movement data; and generating one or more commands based on the determining of the one or more movement characteristics; and a concentric light field near-head display coupled to the workstation, wherein the concentric light field near-head display is communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the concentric light field near-head display is associated with a field of view, wherein the concentric light field near-head display is configured for displaying one or more content on the concentric light field near-head display, wherein the concentric light field near-head display is configured for modifying the one or more content based on the one or more commands. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising: one or more first input devices disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more first input devices is configured for generating one or more first input data, wherein the one or more first input data comprises one or more regions in the space for one or more third sounds, wherein the one or more acoustic devices comprises two or more acoustic devices, wherein the two or more acoustic devices are disposed on the workstation in two or more locations of the workstation; and one or more sensors disposed in the workstation, wherein the one or more sensors is communicatively coupled with the one or more first input devices, wherein the one or more sensors is configured for: detecting a distance between the two or more acoustic devices and the one or more regions in the space based on the one or more first input data; and generating one or more sensor data based on the detecting of the distance between the two or more acoustic devices and the one or more regions in the space, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the one or more sensors, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more sensor data; determining a time delay for each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices for emitting the one or more third sounds based on the analyzing of the one or more sensor data; and generating two or more acoustic device commands for the two or more acoustic devices based on the determining of the time delay, wherein each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices is configured for emitting the one or more third sounds with the time delay corresponding to each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices based on the two or more acoustic device commands, wherein the one or more third sounds constructively interfere in the one or more regions in the space based on the emitting. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the workstation comprises a headrest, a seatback, a seat, a display chassis, and a wheelbase, wherein one or more of the one or more microphones and the one or more acoustic devices is integrated into the headrest. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the workstation further comprises one or more acoustic melamine materials, wherein the one or more acoustic melamine materials is integrated into one or more of the headrest, the seatback, and the seat, wherein the one or more acoustic melamine materials reduce the one or more first sounds. ### Claim 5 A system for facilitating stress adaption in a workstation, the system comprising: one or more microphones disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more microphones is configured for generating one or more first sound signals of one or more first sounds associated with an environment of the workstation; a processing device communicatively coupled with the one or more microphones, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more first sound signals; determining one or more first sound characteristics of the one or more first sounds based on the analyzing of the one or more first sound signals; determining one or more second sound characteristics of one or more second sounds based on the determining of the one or more first sound characteristics; generating one or more second sound signals for the one or more second sounds based on the determining of the one or more second sound characteristics of the one or more second sounds; and one or more acoustic devices disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more acoustic devices is communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the one or more acoustic devices is configured for emitting the one or more second sounds based on the one or more second sound signals, wherein the one or more second sounds destructively interfere with the one or more first sounds; two or more acoustic transducers disposed on two or more areas of the workstation; one or more input devices disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more input devices is configured for generating one or more input data, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the one or more input devices and the two or more acoustic transducers, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more input data; identifying one or more areas from the two or more areas of the workstation based on the analyzing of the one or more input data; identifying one or more acoustic transducers from the two or more acoustic transducers based on the identifying of the one or more areas, wherein the one or more acoustic transducers is disposed in the one or more areas of the workstation; and generating one or more commands for the one or more acoustic transducers based on the identifying of the one or more acoustic transducers, wherein the one or more acoustic transducers of the two or more acoustic transducers is configured for delivering one or more vibrations at one or more frequencies in the one or more areas based on the one or more commands. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5 further comprising two or more temperature control devices disposed in the two or more areas of the workstation, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the two or more temperature control devices, wherein the processing device is configured for: identifying one or more temperature control devices of the two or more temperature control devices based on the identifying of the one or more areas of the workstation; and generating one or more first commands for the one or more temperature control devices based on the identifying of the one or more temperature control devices, wherein the one or more temperature control devices is configured for one or more of heating and cooling the one or more areas of the workstation based on the one or more first commands. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more input devices comprises one or more pressure sensors, wherein the one or more pressure sensors is configured for generating one or more pressure data based on detecting an amount of pressure applied to the two or more areas of the workstation, wherein the one or more input data comprises the one or more pressure data, wherein the analyzing of the one or more input data comprises analyzing the one or more pressure data, wherein the identifying of the one or more areas is further based on the analyzing of the one or more pressure data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more input devices comprises one or more workstation configuration sensors, wherein the one or more workstation configuration sensors is configured for generating one or more workstation configuration data based on detecting one or more durations of one or more of a relative position and a relative orientation of one or more first portions of the workstation in relation to one or more second portions of the workstation, wherein the one or more input data comprises the one or more workstation configuration data, wherein the analyzing of the one or more input data comprises analyzing the one or more workstation configuration data, wherein the identifying of the one or more areas is further based on the analyzing of the one or more workstation configuration data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more input devices comprises one or more timers, wherein the one or more timers is configured for generating one or more timer events after one or more timer durations, wherein the one or more input data comprises the one or more timer events, wherein the analyzing of the one or more input data comprises analyzing the one or more timer events, wherein the identifying of the one or more areas is further based on the analyzing of the one or more timer events. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more input devices is configured for receiving one or more user inputs, wherein the one or more user inputs comprises one or more indications of the one or more areas, wherein the generating of the one or more input data is based on the receiving of the one or more user inputs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5 further comprising: one or more first input devices disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more first input devices is configured for generating one or more first input data, wherein the one or more first input data comprises one or more regions in the space for one or more third sounds, wherein the one or more acoustic devices comprises two or more acoustic devices, wherein the two or more acoustic devices are disposed on the workstation in two or more locations of the workstation; and one or more sensors disposed in the workstation, wherein the one or more sensors is communicatively coupled with the one or more first input devices, wherein the one or more sensors is configured for: detecting a distance between the two or more acoustic devices and the one or more regions in the space based on the one or more first input data; and generating one or more sensor data based on the detecting of the distance between the two or more acoustic devices and the one or more regions in the space, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the one or more sensors, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more sensor data; determining a time delay for each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices for emitting the one or more third sounds based on the analyzing of the one or more sensor data; and generating two or more acoustic device commands for the two or more acoustic devices based on the determining of the time delay, wherein each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices is configured for emitting the one or more third sounds with the time delay corresponding to each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices based on the two or more acoustic device commands, wherein the one or more third sounds constructively interfere in the one or more regions in the space based on the emitting. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the workstation comprises a headrest, a seatback, a seat, a display chassis, and a wheelbase, wherein one or more of the one or more microphones and the one or more acoustic devices is integrated into the headrest. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the workstation further comprises one or more acoustic melamine materials, wherein the one or more acoustic melamine materials is integrated into one or more of the headrest, the seatback, and the seat, wherein the one or more acoustic melamine materials reduce the one or more first sounds. ### Claim 14 A system for facilitating stress adaption in a workstation, the system comprising: one or more microphones disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more microphones is configured for generating one or more first sound signals of one or more first sounds associated with an environment of the workstation; a processing device communicatively coupled with the one or more microphones, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more first sound signals; determining one or more first sound characteristics of the one or more first sounds based on the analyzing of the one or more first sound signals; determining one or more second sound characteristics of one or more second sounds based on the determining of the one or more first sound characteristics; and generating one or more second sound signals for the one or more second sounds based on the determining of the one or more second sound characteristics of the one or more second sounds; one or more acoustic devices disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more acoustic devices is communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the one or more acoustic devices is configured for emitting the one or more second sounds based on the one or more second sound signals, wherein the one or more second sounds destructively interfere with the one or more first sounds; one or more optical microphones disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more optical microphones is configured for generating one or more signals based on detecting a variation of one or more light characteristics of one or more light reflected from one or more surfaces of one or more body portions of a user seated in the workstation, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the one or more optical microphones, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more signals; identifying one or more noise sounds in the environment based on the analyzing of the one or more first sound signals and the analyzing of the one or more signals; and determining one or more noise sound characteristics of the one or more noise sounds based on the identifying of the one or more noise sounds, wherein the determining of the one or more second sound characteristics of the one or more second sounds is further based on the determining of the one or more noise sound characteristics of the one or more noise sounds. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the processing device is further configured for: identifying one or more user sounds of the user in the environment based on the analyzing of the one or more first sound signals and the analyzing of the one or more signals; and generating one or more user sound signals of the one or more user sounds based on the identifying of the one or more user sounds, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with a communication device, wherein the communication device is disposed on the workstation, wherein the communication device is further configured for transmitting the one or more user sound signals to one or more devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 further comprising: one or more first input devices disposed on the workstation, wherein the one or more first input devices is configured for generating one or more first input data, wherein the one or more first input data comprises one or more regions in the space for one or more third sounds, wherein the one or more acoustic devices comprises two or more acoustic devices, wherein the two or more acoustic devices are disposed on the workstation in two or more locations of the workstation; and one or more sensors disposed in the workstation, wherein the one or more sensors is communicatively coupled with the one or more first input devices, wherein the one or more sensors is configured for: detecting a distance between the two or more acoustic devices and the one or more regions in the space based on the one or more first input data; and generating one or more sensor data based on the detecting of the distance between the two or more acoustic devices and the one or more regions in the space, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the one or more sensors, wherein the processing device is configured for: analyzing the one or more sensor data; determining a time delay for each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices for emitting the one or more third sounds based on the analyzing of the one or more sensor data; and generating two or more acoustic device commands for the two or more acoustic devices based on the determining of the time delay, wherein each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices is configured for emitting the one or more third sounds with the time delay corresponding to each acoustic device of the two or more acoustic devices based on the two or more acoustic device commands, wherein the one or more third sounds constructively interfere in the one or more regions in the space based on the emitting. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the workstation comprises a headrest, a seatback, a seat, a display chassis, and a wheelbase, wherein one or more of the one or more microphones and the one or more acoustic devices is integrated into the headrest. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the workstation further comprises one or more acoustic melamine materials, wherein the one or more acoustic melamine materials is integrated into one or more of the headrest, the seatback, and the seat, wherein the one or more acoustic melamine materials reduce the one or more first sounds. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17 further comprising two or more temperature control devices disposed in the two or more areas of the workstation, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the two or more temperature control devices, wherein the processing device is configured for: identifying one or more temperature control devices of the two or more temperature control devices based on the identifying of the one or more areas of the workstation; and generating one or more first commands for the one or more temperature control devices based on the identifying of the one or more temperature control devices, wherein the one or more temperature control devices is configured for one or more of heating and cooling the one or more areas of the workstation based on the one or more first commands. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more input devices comprises one or more pressure sensors, wherein the one or more pressure sensors is configured for generating one or more pressure data based on detecting an amount of pressure applied to the two or more areas of the workstation, wherein the one or more input data comprises the one or more pressure data, wherein the analyzing of the one or more input data comprises analyzing the one or more pressure data, wherein the identifying of the one or more areas is further based on the analyzing of the one or more pressure data.