Infrared control system for a massage chair

Details Infrared control system for a massage chair Infrared control system for a massage chair

1997-09-24

2001-09-18

DeMille, Danton D. (Department: 3764)

Surgery: kinesitherapy

Kinesitherapy

Vibrator

C601S057000, C601S070000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06290661

ABSTRACT:

REFERENCE TO APPENDIX
Attached hereto and incorporated herein is Appendix A (20 pages), which is a source code listing entitled “K5 CONTROL WAND CONTROL PROGRAM.” Also attached hereto and incorporated herein is Appendix B (44 pages), which is a source code listing entitled “K5 SYSTEM CONTROL CONTROL PROGRAM.” These assembly listings are subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction of the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, as otherwise authorized under applicable rules and procedures of the Office, but otherwise reserves all copyrights whatsoever.
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to remote controlled massage systems, and more particularly to remote controlled massage chairs.
Thus there is a need for a remote controlled massage chair that overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art.
SUMMARY
The present invention meets this need by providing a remote controlled massage appliance that is particularly versatile regrading operation of a remote controller thereof. In one aspect of the invention, a massage device includes a remote control unit having a housing, a microprocessor, a keypad interfaced with the microprocessor, and a transmitter interfaced to the microprocessor for radiating output data signals being reflectable from a ceiling under which the appliance is located; and a massage unit having a cushion, vibrator elements in the cushion, an upwardly oriented detector for receiving the signals refelected from the ceiling, and a micro controller system for driving the vibrator elements in a plurality of modes having variant power levels in response to the detector.
The output data can directly correspond to individual keystrokes, which can include keystrokes defining activation of particular ones of the elements, time-variant power level sequences, vibration intensity, and the relative speed of advancing in the sequences. The micro controller system can have storage for a plurality of massaging programs, the output data including direct correspondence with varient power levels of a single selected program.
Preferably the output data is transmitted in plural identical packets, each including a header a sequence number, program data, and an error code that is used for validation, packets not validated being ignored. Further, packets having sequence numbers matching the last-received valid packet are also preferably ignored.
Preferably the packets include device code data that is matched with a corresponding device code of the massage unit for permitting reliable operation in close proximity with counterparts of the massage device.


REFERENCES:
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