- Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 9,786,201
- Filed: 8 October 2015
- In the name of: Not Impossible LLC
- Title: Wearable Sound
- What’s claimed: “A system for transforming audio information to a haptic language, comprising: a signal processor (20) configured to receive an audio input (10) and simultaneously generate a plurality of electrical driving signals (30) according to a predefined mapping from audio signals comprising portions of said audio input to each of said plurality of electrical driving signals; a wearable article (40, S1-S6); and a network of a plurality of vibratory motors (M1-M4) incorporated into the wearable article, wherein the plurality of electrical driving signals generated by the signal processor are used to drive the plurality of vibratory motors according to a predefined mapping of audio signals comprising portions of said audio input to a plurality of different regions of the article.”
- Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to Not Impossible LLC’s vibrotextile technology that translates sound onto the skin through vibration. The company says this technology was inspired by the deaf community, which they claim “provides all users a unique and nuanced music experience.” For more information, see here.
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