Method and system for providing a musical or voice or sound audio perception enhanced by means of tactile stimuli
AssigneeI & G Tech S.A.S. Di Amadio Giancarlo & C.
InventorGiancarlo Amadio
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a musical or voice or sound audio perception enhanced by means of tactile stimuli are described. A signal representative of the musical or voice or sound audio is received and tactile stimuli is simultaneously generated. The tactile stimuli (ST) is modulated on the based of the received signal to generate modulated tactile stimuli (STM). The modulated tactile stimuli are applied to a listener, together with a sound diffusion of the musical or voice or sound audio so that the listener can enjoy the musical or voice or sound audio by both auditory stimuli and tactile stimuli.
Claims12
A method for providing a musical or voice or sound audio perception enhanced by means of tactile stimuli, wherein said tactile stimuli comprise pressure waves and acoustic vibrations perfectly synchronized with said audio, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a signal representative of said musical or voice or sound audio, wherein the received signal is a sound signal coming from an audio or sound source, directly perceived by the listener
- and wherein the step of receiving comprises:
- detecting said sound signal and generating a respective electric or electronic signal representative of the detected sound signal;
- generating one or more tactile stimuli by generating pressure waves and acoustic vibrations by means of a source of pressure waves and acoustic vibrations, wherein said pressure waves and acoustic vibrations are perfectly synchronized with the said audio;
- modulating said one or more tactile stimuli on the basis of said electric or electronic signal to generate one or more modulated tactile stimuli;
- applying said one or more modulated tactile stimuli on a listener, together with a sound diffusion of the musical or voice or sound audio, so that the listener can enjoy the musical or voice or sound audio both by means of auditory stimuli and by means of tactile stimuli.
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