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Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING SOUND TO TACTILE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/064708
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A Sound translating system configured to touch human skin comprising: a sound converter configured to process sound waves to a plurality of sound bands, wherein each sound band of the plurality of sound bands is represented by at least one electrical signal having specific electrical characteristics, wherein the sound converter is further configured to transmit the at least one electrical signal; at least one device comprising a plurality of actuators, wherein at least one actuator of the plurality of actuators is configured to convert the at least one electrical signal to mechanical vibration, wherein the mechanical vibration of each actuator stimulate tactile of one of a plurality of zones on the human skin, wherein the at least one actuator is dedicated to at least one predefined zone of the plurality of zones; and wherein, the predefined zone complies with a map used to allocate sound bands to zones on the human skin.

Inventors:
SHVARTZBERG SHAIE (IL)
ROM URI (IL)
SHVARTZBERG MOR (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2016/051107
Publication Date:
September 08, 2017
Filing Date:
October 13, 2016
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Assignee:
ALTO S2V LTD (IL)
International Classes:
A61F11/04; G09B21/04; B06B1/04; G06F3/01; G08B6/00; G10L21/16; G10L21/18
Domestic Patent References:
WO2014027228A22014-02-20
Foreign References:
US5388992A1995-02-14
US20110215913A12011-09-08
US20160012688A12016-01-14
Other References:
See also references of EP 3363006A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GOLDRAICH, Margarit et al. (IL)
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