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Title:
TONGUE STIMULATION FOR COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION TO A USER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/167750
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Example devices and methods of tongue stimulation for communication of information to a user are disclosed herein. In an example, a tongue stimulation device may include a body configured to be placed entirely within a mouth of the user and atop the tongue of the user. An array of electro-tactile elements may be distributed on the body, wherein each of the electro-tactile elements is configured to stimulate an area of the tongue adjacent the electro-tactile element. A wireless receiver coupled to the body may be configured to receive stimulation information wirelessly from outside the mouth of the user. At least one processing unit coupled to the body may be configured to transform the received stimulation information into a stimulation signal for each of the electro-tactile elements, and to provide the stimulation signals to the electro-tactile elements.

Inventors:
WILLIAMS JOHN D (US)
MORITZ JOEL A (US)
HENRY CHARLES S (US)
FLOYD STEVEN D (US)
VAN LUKE T (US)
GURULE KENDALL (US)
ADKINS JACLYN A (US)
SWIGART MATTHEW J (US)
BAILEY TRAVIS S (US)
STONE-ROY LESLIE M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2015/024142
Publication Date:
March 10, 2016
Filing Date:
April 02, 2015
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Assignee:
UNIV COLORADO STATE RES FOUND (US)
International Classes:
A61F6/08; A61N1/00
Foreign References:
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US6430450B12002-08-06
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US5792210A1998-08-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JOHNSON, Samuel Wade et al. (Kansas City, Missouri, US)
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