Multi-sense home entertainment chair transducer system
AssigneeD-Box Technology Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Roy, Michel Bérubé, Michel Jacques
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Abstract
The system produces movements in a home entertainment chair. It has a motor controller and a plurality of movement generator units for generating small amplitude and low frequency movements in the viewer's chair. The system is intended for home use and can be easily installed under each leg of a chair or of a sofa. The source of movement control signals can be derived from a video presentation soundtrack, and directional movement sensations can be created by inducing controlled movements in each leg of the viewer's chair.
Claims9
A home entertainment transducer system for generating movement having at least three legs, comprising:
- chair leg movement generator means for generating reciprocate movements at each one of said leg of a chair;
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- motor controlling means for processing a series of movement input codes and generate in response to each input code a sequence of power drive signals for powering said movement generator means to produce small amplitude reciprocate movements in said chair according to said movement codes;
- wherein said chair leg movement generator means comprises a unit for each said leg of said chair, each said unit comprising an electric motor;
- further wherein said chair leg movement generator means further comprises a shaft encoder means coupled to said electric motor for transmitting at least one of an angular speed and an angular position feedback to said motor controlling means.
A home entertainment transducer system for generating movement in a chair, the home entertainment transducer system comprising:
- movement actuator disposed between a fixed floor and said chair for generating reciprocate movements with a plurality of degrees of actuation;
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- motor controlling means for generating a series of signals for controlling said movement actuator in synchronization with a video program;
- wherein said movement actuator is disposed between said fixed floor and said chair to generate reciprocate movement with four degrees of actuation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.