# US 12,397,170 B2 · Device for acting on at least parts of a body > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,397,170 B2 - Document ID: US12397170B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/600,649 - Filed: 2020-04-02 - Published: 2022-05-26 - Granted: 2025-08-26 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-03 - Assignees: Jk-Holding GmbH - Applicants: Jk-Holding GmbH - Inventors: Jürgen Gerstenmeier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12397170B2 ## CPC - A61N 5/0614: {Tanning} - A61B 5/0022: {Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet} - A61B 5/4836: {Diagnosis combined with treatment in closed-loop systems or methods (A61B5/0036 takes precedence)} - A61H 9/0021: {Hydraulic massage} - A61N 5/0616: {Skin treatment other than tanning} - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - A61B 2017/00203: {with speech control or speech recognition} - A61B 2562/0271: Thermal or temperature sensors - A61B 2562/029: Humidity sensors - A61H 2009/0035: {with cabin for the whole body} - A61H 2039/005: {by means of electromagnetic waves, e.g. I.R., U.V. rays} - A61H 2201/0207: heated - A61H 2201/10: with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy - A61H 2201/102: with aromatherapy - A61H 2201/1654: Layer between the skin and massage elements, e.g. fluid or ball - A61H 2201/5007: computer controlled - A61H 2201/5025: Activation means - A61H 2201/5038: freely programmable by the user - A61H 2201/5046: Touch screens - A61H 2201/5048: Audio interfaces, e.g. voice or music controlled - A61N 2005/0615: {using UV light sources having a specific spectrum} - A61N 2005/0626: {Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods} - A61N 2005/0633: {Arrangements for lifting or hinging the frame which supports the light sources} - A61N 2005/0637: {in a horizontal position} - A61N 2005/0651: {Diodes} - A61N 2005/0652: {Arrays of diodes} - A61N 2005/0654: {Lamps} - A61N 2005/0655: {Tubes} - A61N 2005/0661: {ultraviolet} - A61N 2005/0663: {Coloured light} - G10L 2015/223: {Execution procedure of a spoken command} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract The invention relates to a device for acting on at least parts of the body of a user, in particular with medical-cosmetic radiation and/or by mechanical influence, comprising means for acting (22, 23) on the human body, which have adjustable operating parameters, and a controller (38), which is connected to the means for acting (22, 23) and sets the operating parameters. A device for acting on at least parts of the body of a user, which device can be set to the needs of the user, in particular even during operation, is provided according to the invention in that at least one microphone is provided, by means of which voice inputs of the user for controlling the operating parameters can be captured, and in that the microphone is connected to an evaluation unit, which converts voice inputs captured by the microphone into control commands for the means for acting (22, 23). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for acting on at least parts of the body of a user, in particular with medical-cosmetic radiation and/or by mechanical influencing, comprising means for acting on the human body, which comprise adjustable operating parameters, and a controller connected to the means for acting, which sets the operating parameters, wherein at least one microphone is provided, by which speech inputs of the user for controlling the operating parameters can be captured, and in that the microphone is connected to an evaluation unit through a first input, the evaluation unit being configured to convert speech inputs captured by the microphone into control commands for the means for acting, wherein the evaluation unit comprises: a memory unit having the control commands stored therein, a software program stored in the memory unit as a set of instructions for execution by the evaluation unit, the software program being programmed to: activate the evaluation unit upon speech input of a key word, as soon as the evaluation unit is activated by the key word, prompt the controller to reduce operating parameters linked to a volume development and operating parameters linked to a noise development, so that the microphone is not interfered with by noises when detecting a following next speech input, and reverse the reducing a pre-settable time after an end of the speech input, compare a following next speech input for correspondence with a stored control command and obtain a value of the correspondence from the comparison, and if the value of the correspondence exceeds a predetermined threshold value of the correspondence associated with the control command, then the controller outputs the control command to the means for acting. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a loudspeaker is provided, and in that the evaluation unit confirms successfully recognized speech inputs with an acoustic signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the evaluation unit is activatable by speech input of a keyword. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the evaluation unit is activatable by touching a touch-sensitive display screen (40). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a button is provided next to the microphone, and in that the evaluation unit is activatable by actuating the button. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a display and a loudspeaker are provided, and in that optical and/or acoustic explanations of the speech commands are displayable via the display and the loudspeaker. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operating parameters are selected from the group comprising face lamps, body lamps, LEDs, body ventilation, face ventilation, temperature, moisture feed, music playback, volume, aroma feed, red light, blue light, waterjet strength, massage intensity, massage program, light program. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein, in addition to the designation of the operating parameter, a parameter variable is predefinable which is selected from the group comprising plus, minus, maximum, minimum, standard, on, off. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the body parts are selected from the group comprising the skin, the connective tissue, the musculature, the bones. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein speech parameters of the user are stored on a memory unit and after reading in the data are usable for setting the evaluation unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the controller also sets means other than the means for acting on the human body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the device is designed as a hydromassage device with a membrane-like recumbent surface for the user, comprising at least one activatable massage nozzle underneath the recumbent surface, which can direct a massage waterjet against the membrane-like recumbent surface to massage the user lying thereon. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the means for acting are selected from the group comprising fluorescent tubes emitting UV light, fluorescent tubes emitting visible light, LEDs emitting UV light, LEDs emitting visible light, high-pressure lamps emitting UV light. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a portable mobile terminal having a microphone is connectable to the device, and in that the microphone of the mobile device captures the speech inputs of the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the means for acting are housed in a self-supporting housing, on which the microphone is arranged. ### Claim 16 A device for acting on at least parts of a body of a user with medical-cosmetic radiation, comprising a self-supporting housing, in which an assembly emitting medical-cosmetic radiation for acting on the human body with adjustable operating parameters is housed and a controller connected to the assembly for acting, which sets the operating parameters, wherein at least one microphone is provided on the housing, by which speech inputs of the user for controlling the operating parameters can be captured, and the microphone is connected to an evaluation unit through a first input, the evaluation unit being configured to convert the speech inputs captured by the microphone into control commands for the assembly for acting, the evaluation unit comprising: a memory unit having the control commands stored therein, a software program stored in the memory unit as a set of instructions for execution by the evaluation unit, the software program being programmed to: activate the evaluation unit upon speech input of a key word, as soon as the evaluation unit is activated by the key word, prompt the controller to reduce operating parameters linked to a volume development and operating parameters linked to a noise development, so that the microphone is not interfered with by noises when detecting a following next speech input, and reverse the reducing a pre-settable time after an end of the speech input, compare a following next speech input for correspondence with a stored control command and obtain a value of the correspondence, if the value of the correspondence exceeds a predetermined threshold value of the correspondence associated with the control command, then the controller outputs the control command to the means for acting. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The device of claim 16, wherein the housing comprises a stationary housing part and a movable housing part, wherein the movable housing part is coupled via a linkage axis (A) with the stationary housing part. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the stationary housing part forms a recumbent surface for the user, and in that the movable housing part is pivotable down to the stationary housing part to form a tube. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the microphone is arranged on the movable housing part. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The device of claim 19, wherein the microphone is arranged at an axial end of the movable housing part. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the microphone is arranged in a drilled hole of a stable plastic shell forming the movable housing part and at least predominantly transparent to medical-cosmetic radiation. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the microphone is arranged outside the region of direct irradiation with medical-cosmetic radiation. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the microphone is arranged in the region of a frame section reinforcing the housing part. ### Claim 24 A method for acting on at least parts of a body of a user, in particular with medical-cosmetic radiation and/or by mechanical influencing, the method comprising providing means for acting on the human body, which comprise adjustable operating parameters, providing a controller connected to the means for acting, which sets the operating parameters, wherein the user specifies at least some of the operating parameters by speech input, and in that the speech inputs captured by at least one microphone are convertable by an evaluation unit into control commands for the means for acting, activating the evaluation unit upon speech input of a key word, as soon as the evaluation unit is activated by the key word, prompting the controller to reduce operating parameters linked to a volume development and operating parameters linked to a noise development, so that the microphone is not interfered with by noises when detecting a following next speech input, and reverse the reducing a pre-settable time after an end of the speech input, comparing a following next speech input for correspondence with a stored control command and obtaining a value of the correspondence, and if the value of the correspondence exceeds a predetermined threshold value of the correspondence associated with the control command, outputting the control command, via the controller, to the means for acting. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the operating parameters stored in the evaluation unit are selected from the group comprising face lamps, body lamps, LEDs, body ventilation, face ventilation, temperature, moisture feed, music playback, volume, aroma feed, red light, blue light, waterjet strength, massage intensity, massage program, light program. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein parameter variables are stored in the evaluation unit for the stored operating parameters, which are selected from the group comprising plus, minus, maximum, minimum, standard, on, off. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the software program is further programmed to: if the value of the correspondence does not exceed the predetermined threshold value of the correspondence associated with the control command, then prompt questions, via a loudspeaker of the device, to the user to further clarify the speech input. ### Claim 28 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, comprising: a loudspeaker for providing acoustic signals to the user, the loudspeaker connected to the evaluation unit through a second input that is separate from the first input that connects the microphone to the evaluation unit, the second input configured to transmit the acoustic signals to the evaluation unit; and wherein the acoustic signals are inverted by the evaluation unit after entering the second input, so that the acoustic signals captured randomly by the microphone are expressly not understood as a control command.