Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-12
2002-04-09
Fletcher, Marlon T. (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S706000, C084S600000, C084SDIG002, C381S150000, C381S151000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06369312
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for expressing a piece of music in accordance with a vibration or acoustic vibration that can be felt and sensed by a human being's body and/or an acoustic signal in an audio range and an apparatus therefor.
2. Description of the Related Art
The “vibratory music” in the description of this specification means a type of music composed, in combination, of an acoustic sound (sound) in the audio range and a body sensible vibration according to a specified frequency (hereinafter referred to as vibratory music S) or composed solely of the body sensible vibration according to the specified frequency (hereinafter referred to as a vibratory music V). Also, the “body sensible acoustic vibration” means the vibration whose low sound portion is converted into a body sensible vibration so that it may be sensed by a body, out of sound signals that should be heard through a speaker (headphone, earphone or the like). The “body sensible vibration” means the vibration, which is felt by the body in a tangible vibratory manner and in the range of about 16 to 150 Hz to be used mainly as the vibratory music. The “acoustic sound (simply sound)” means an acoustic wave in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz of the sound signal such as apiece of music emitted from the speaker. Furthermore, the “sound vibration” means the vibration in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz given to tip fingers in the tangible vibratory manner as a replacement/assistant means for the acoustic sensation for the audio sense handicapped people. However, inherently, it means what is converted from the sound signal to be emitted as a sound by the speaker or the like into the vibration normally in the full range. Furthermore, the “vibration transmitting medium” in the description of the specification refers to what transfers to the body the vibration generated from a transducer, or the transducer itself, and includes a chair on which the transducer is mounted, furniture such as a bed, a floor or a receiver tool that may be held by a hand.
When the human being hears sound, it is known that he or she may sense a sound wave transferred through the air and the vibration (bone conduction or the like) sensed by the body through the transmission to the inherent substance. In this connection to “the human being senses the vibration”, its origin is derived from his or her embryo. Also, it is known that if he or she senses the similar embryo sound as vibration, this is effective for curing the mental aspect even when he or she grows up through the growth and development of his or her mind and body. Also, it is studied that the psychological and physiological effect individually occurs according to a variety of body sensible acoustic vibrations.
In view of the above-described studies of the body sensible acoustic vibrations, the present inventors have found that if the “auditory sense vibration psychology and physiology and effects thereof” are applied, although those according to the body sensible vibrations are different from the normal music, there is a possibility of expressing like a piece of music according to a vibration in a certain sense. Then, the vibratory music herein after referred to as “Visic” using the body sensible vibration as the medium has been proposed. The Visic is art according to the body sensible vibration and expresses beauty appealing the tangible vibration sense of the body in combination with the body sensible vibration based upon a constant theory such as strength, length, frequency, waveform, overlap and the like of vibration. In comparison with the conventional music, a factor for working to the physiologic sense of the human being is remarkable in the vibratory music, Visic, and it is easy to obtain a sense of relaxation, ecstasy or intoxication. Also, a rate for appealing to the root of the human being is high.
The present invention relates to a system for enjoying and manufacturing the Visic, i.e., a method for body sensing the vibration as the Visic and an apparatus for the Visic.
The body sensible acoustic apparatus means a listening system for a piece of music while feeling the vibration to the body by converting mainly a low sound component of the piece of music into the body sensible acoustic vibration through the transducer simultaneously with the sound on the basis of the bone conduction theory by Dr. Hideo Itokawa.
Then, a number of clinical cases according to a passive musical and medical treatment according to the body sensible acoustic apparatus (for example, called a trade name “Body Sonic” are reported in the medical field such as a psychological internal region, an aged people medical region, a hospice medical region, an artificial dialysis, a component blood transfusion, a surgical region, a dental region or the like.
The effect of the body sensible acoustic vibration to the brain is different according to which part of the body receives the vibration. In view of relaxation, the effect is remarkable in the case where the body sensible acoustic vibration is applied to the entire body. On the other hand, in the case where the language is identified according to the vibration, the finger tips are most excellent in the identification ability and it is known that the language identification ability may be obtained by applying the vibration to the finger tips (For instance “a Velbo-tonal System” by Prof. P. Guberina of SUVAG Center in Zagreb Univ.). This method is suitable for identification of the language but it is impossible to obtain the comfort, intoxication or relaxation effect. Namely, in vibrations, there are also a left brain vibration and a right brain vibration.
In the conventional researches, the main subject is the distinction ability of the vibrations and the identification ability and it is reported that the fingertip portions are most sensitive in the tangible vibration sense of the vibration. However, these researches lack the observation of the effect of the intoxication or relaxation accompanied with the body sensible acoustic vibration.
The transducer as the body sensible acoustic apparatus is a device for translating an audio signal into a vibratory output. In its appliance, in order to cause the transducer to come into contact with the body, the device is installed in a chair, a bed, a floor or the like.
In the case where the transducer is fixed to the floor surface and driven, a movable coil mounted on a case of the transducer is vibrated so that the vibration is outputted to the case. As a result, the vibration is transmitted to the floor surface on which the case of the transducer is mounted. If the user stands on the floor surface, he or she may feel from his or her feet in a body feeling manner. In this case, since a rhythmical signal is inputted into the transducer, it is possible for the user to feel the dynamic vibration from his or her feet.
Also, in the case where the transducer is installed in a chair for spectators in a movie theater, an acoustic sound is outputted from speakers in conformity with the context projected on the screen and simultaneously therewith, the low sound component of this acoustic sound is converted into a signal for the mechanical vibration so that the chair on which the spectator seat himself or herself is vibrated in accordance with this signal. If the condition of the audio signal is met, it is possible to enhance the reality of the documentary sound such as an explosion sound accompanied with the shock sense or rumbling of the ground.
On the other hand, in some cases, in a specific method for using the body sensible acoustic vibration, the transducer is installed in a reclining seat installed in a quiet room, and the vibration of the transducer is transmitted to the body of the user who sit on the reclining seat. In these cases, a signal to be inputted into the transducer is an audio signal such as a piece of music or an electronically synthetic signal. This is applied selectively to the user in conformity with his or her mental and physical conditions
Acouve Laboratory, Inc.
Berkowitz Marvin C.
Fletcher Marlon T.
Nath Gary M.
Nath & Associates PLLC
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