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US 2019/0357771 A1Published application
Systems and methods for delivering, eliciting, and modifying tactile sensations using electromagnetic radiation
AssigneePine Development Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Yu, Alexander A. Brownell
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Abstract
The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for directly and/or indirectly eliciting sensations utilizing electromagnetic radiation. In some embodiments, systems and methods for stimulation of excitable tissues using wavelengths of electromagnetic spectrum for inducing perceived cutaneous sensations are described. The systems and methods described enhance stimulation of the tissue. Utilizing these system and methods allows for increased control.
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A sensory stimulation system, comprising:
- an optical stimulation system to:
- generate an output operable to excite neural tissue;
- induce a tactile sensation in a user of an electronic device based upon a tactile application executable on the electronic device;
- and
- generate a simulated object;
- an interface component to selectively direct the output of the stimulation system onto a target area;
- and
- a controller in communication with the optical stimulation system and the interface component to generate a control signal to cause the optical stimulation system to modify one or more characteristics of the output of the stimulation system to induce a tactile representation of the simulated object.
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A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when implemented by the processor, causes the system to perform operations for stimulating a sensation, the operations comprising:
- receiving data associated with at least one of a target area and a simulated object;
- determining the one or more target areas to direct an output operable to excite neural tissue;
- generating the output operable to excite neural tissue to be directed at one or more target areas;
- generating the simulated object;
- and
- directing the output operable to excite neural tissue to the determined one or more target areas.
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A method, comprising:
- determining, by an interface component, one or more targeted areas to direct an output operable to excite neural tissue;
- generating, by an optical stimulation system, the output operable to excite neural tissue to induce a tactile sensation in a use of an electronic device based upon a tactile application executable on the electronic device;
- generating a simulated object;
- communicating, by a controller, between the optical stimulation system and the interface component to generate a control signal;
- and
- modifying, by the control signal, one or more characteristics of the output the stimulation system to modify one or more characteristics of the output of the stimulation system to induce a tactile representation of the simulated object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.