Inducing tactile stimulation of musical tonal frequencies
AssigneeSo Sound Solutions, LLC
InventorsRichard Barry Oser, Suzannah Long
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Abstract
Transducers and resonators are embedded in body support structures in contact with a user to for the purpose of conveying musical sound energy to a user's body at selected frequencies and in selected patterns. Body support structures include beds, pillows, chairs, and other structures typically used to support people. The sound may be audio tones and/or music. The transducers and resonators may be incorporated into a foam component or in a coil spring component of the body support structure. Latex-type foams and beds made with springs are candidate body support structures for receiving transducer's and resonators. Electro-active polymers are also used as transducers.
Claims6
A method of inducing tactile stimulation of musical tonal frequencies using a rigid diaphragm structure comprising:
- providing said rigid diaphragm structure;
- forming at least one first curved structure in a portion of said rigid diaphragm structure, said first curved structure having a curvature and thickness that causes said first curved structure to have a resonant, sympathetic frequency that responds to a first set of predetermined musical tonal frequencies;
- forming at least one second curved structure in a portion of said rigid diaphragm structure, said second curved structure having a curvature and thickness that causes said second curved structure to have a resonant, sympathetic frequency that responds to a second set of predetermined musical tonal frequencies that is different from said first set of predetermined musical tonal frequencies;
- attaching a first transducer to said rigid diaphragm structure that vibrates in a frequency range that corresponds to said first set of predetermined frequencies;
- attaching a second transducer to said rigid diaphragm structure that vibrates in a frequency range that corresponds to said second set of frequencies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.