JP2003000729A - Electrotherapeutic apparatus and program preparing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrotherapeutic apparatus which can apply an electric stimulation to a patient accompanied with the tempo or the modulation of a music. SOLUTION: This electrotherapeutic apparatus is composed of a pair of conductive terminals 18 and 18, an electric signal generating circuit 16 for a medical treatment and a control unit 10. The pair of conductive terminals 18 and 18 are attached to the body of the patient and electrodes is embedded. The electric signal generating circuit 16 generates an electric signal for the medical treatment. The control unit 10 controls the operation of the electric signal generating circuit 16 for the medical treatment. The control unit 10 is made to form a control signal based on a sound signal which is input from a sound source A, and to control the operation of the electric signal generating circuit 16 by the formed control signal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric therapeutic device for treating a user by giving a therapeutic electric signal to the inside of the person to be treated, and more particularly to generating a therapeutic electric signal according to an acoustic signal. The present invention relates to an electrotherapy device that can be used, and a program creation method for creating a control program for controlling the generation of a therapeutic electrical signal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, by utilizing the contracting action and analgesic action of muscle by an electric signal of relatively low frequency,
2. Description of the Related Art Electrotherapy devices that have effects such as being able to relieve pain in muscles and joints have become widespread. Hereinafter, such an electric signal will be referred to as a therapeutic electric signal.
Since most of the electric signals for treatment are pulse signals and voltage signals, the electric signals for treatment are also described below as being pulse voltage signals.

Conventional electrotherapy devices often operate based on various operating modes preprogrammed by the manufacturer. As such an operation mode, for example, "striking", "vibration", "rubbing", etc. are prepared. The operation of the conventional electrotherapy device in these operation modes will be described below.

FIGS. 22 (a), (b), and (c) show the generation patterns of the therapeutic electric signal in the operation modes of "striking", "vibration", and "rubbing", respectively. In FIG. 22, h is the amplitude (pulse height) of the pulse which is the electric signal for treatment, w is the pulse width, i is the interval between pulses, and s is the period during which no pulse is generated (pause time). Each one is shown.

As shown in FIG. 22 (a), in the "beating" mode, pulses are generated so that the interval i between the pulses is, for example, about 0.7 s. In this way, the intermittent generation of the therapeutic electric signal causes the muscles to contract at appropriate intervals, so that the person to be treated receives a stimulus as if being beaten.

Further, as shown in FIG. 22 (b), in the "vibration" mode, the interval i is narrower than that in the "beating" mode, and pulses are generated so as to be, for example, about 30 ms. Therefore, the muscles of the person to be treated are in a state of loose convulsion. It should be noted that a certain rest time s is provided so that such a convulsive state does not continue.

Further, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), in the "rubbing" mode, the interval i is narrower than that in the "vibration" mode, and the pulse is generated so as to be about 20 ms, for example. In this way, since the pulse is continuously generated, the muscle is contracted without being relaxed for a predetermined period of time, so that the user is stimulated as if being slowly massaged. . It should be noted that the provision of the constant rest time s is the same as in the case of the "rubbing" mode.

The user can receive a desired stimulus by selecting the various operation modes as described above and adjusting the amplitude of the pulse, that is, the height of the voltage (about 0 to 70 V). Operate and use the electrotherapy device as possible.

[0009]

However, since the operation modes are pre-programmed by the manufacturer as described above, their types are limited. Therefore, the person to be treated may not be able to receive the desired stimulation.

In such a limited type of operation mode, the user may become accustomed to the stimulus associated with each operation mode, and the stimulus may not be felt as a stimulus.
In such a case, there is a problem that effective treatment cannot be expected.

In addition, in a complicated social environment such as recent years, not only physical fatigue but also mental fatigue is often strongly felt, but the conventional electrotherapy device stimulates the physical body. It is not enough to heal mental fatigue because it only gives.

On the other hand, when performing conventional sequence control, programming knowledge is required to create a control program, and since it is difficult to intuitively grasp the contents of the program, it takes time to create the program. Or there is a problem that errors are likely to occur.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to generate a therapeutic electric signal in accordance with music so that a stimulus rich in change can be given and a relaxation effect can be provided. It is to provide an electric therapy device capable of obtaining

Another object of the present invention is to provide a program creating method capable of easily creating a control program for an electrotherapy device.

[0015]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present inventors can apply a variety of stimuli to a user, and heal not only physical fatigue but also mental fatigue. We focused on the utility of music to develop an electrotherapy device. Various research reports have already been made on the utility of music. For example, there is a research report that making a dairy cow listen to music improves milk production and improves the taste of milk. Also, by placing sake in an environment where classical music flows, the taste of second-grade sake changed to that of special-grade sake. When tap water was placed in the same environment, the odor of chyle disappeared and became natural water. There are also research reports such as. It can be understood that dairy cows have such an effect because they can listen to music, but it remains questionable as to why such changes occur in liquids such as alcohol and water. Here, when the music is considered to be a wave propagating at a predetermined wavelength, the question is solved. In other words, liquor placed in an environment where music is played causes a natural vibration due to the action of the propagated waves, so that a cradle state similar to that stored in a warehouse for a long period of time occurs, resulting in a taste. It is believed to improve. In addition, in the case of water, it is considered that the propagation of waves causes the water clusters to be arranged in an orderly manner, and the clusters themselves become smaller clusters, resulting in a better taste.

By the way, about 70% of the human body is composed of water. Therefore, the change in water as described above also affects the human body. In other words, water plays a role in activating cells and discharging substances that are harmful to the body, so when humans are placed in an environment where music is played, The natural healing power can be improved. In addition, it also has the effect of relaxing mental fatigue due to the relaxation effect of your favorite music. Therefore, the present inventors considered that it is possible to realize an electrotherapy device capable of healing both physical and mental fatigue by utilizing music. In addition, we thought that it is possible to give a variety of stimuli to the person to be treated by generating a therapeutic electric signal along with music. Then, based on these findings, the following invention was made.

The electrotherapy device according to the present invention comprises at least a pair of electrodes, an electric signal generating circuit for generating a therapeutic electric signal transmitted to the electrodes, and a control device for controlling the operation of the electric signal generating circuit. The control device is configured to generate a control signal based on an acoustic signal input from a sound source, and control the operation of the electric signal generation circuit by the generated control signal. According to such an electrotherapy device, a therapeutic electric signal is generated on the basis of an acoustic signal, and thus a stimulus rich in change can be given to a user in accordance with music.

Further, in the above invention, the control device generates the control signal for causing the electric signal generation circuit to generate a therapeutic electric signal in accordance with a timing when the input acoustic signal reaches a predetermined threshold value. It is also possible to do so. Thereby, it is possible to easily realize that the therapeutic electrical signal is generated according to the acoustic signal.

Further, in the above invention, the control device may be provided with a frequency band selecting device having a filter for selecting and passing the frequency band of the input acoustic signal. As a result, it is possible to increase the variation of processing the acoustic signal. Further, for example, it becomes possible to extract and use each of the parts constituting the music.

In this case, the frequency band selection device includes a plurality of the filters, and it is also possible to synthesize the acoustic signal passed by a specific one of the plurality of filters. As a result, for example, it is possible to generate a therapeutic electrical signal corresponding to the acoustic signal related to the desired part.

Further, in the above invention, the control device stores a plurality of generation pattern information indicating a generation pattern of the therapeutic electrical signal in advance, and the plurality of storage pattern information stored based on the input acoustic signal. It is also possible to generate the control signal by combining the generation pattern information. Accordingly, it is possible to realize the generation of the therapeutic electric signal based on the acoustic signal by using the generation pattern information such as the operation mode prepared in advance.

In this case, the control device may be configured to switch the plurality of stored occurrence pattern information according to the timing when the input acoustic signal reaches a predetermined threshold value. As a result, it is possible to apply a variety of stimuli to the user, such as switching the operation mode according to the music, according to the music.

Further, in the above invention, the electric signal generating circuit includes a plurality of oscillators for generating a therapeutic electric signal having a specific frequency, and the control device controls each oscillator based on the input acoustic signal. It is also possible to determine the operation timing of the above and generate the control signal indicating the determined operation timing. Thus, the operation of each oscillator can be controlled in accordance with the acoustic signal, so that it is possible to easily realize the generation of the therapeutic electrical signal based on the acoustic signal.

The electrotherapy device according to the present invention includes at least a pair of electrodes, an electric signal generating circuit for generating a therapeutic electric signal transmitted to the electrodes, and a controller for controlling the operation of the electric signal generating circuit. The control device generates a control signal based on a composite acoustic signal that is input from a sound source and includes a plurality of acoustic signals that are associated with each other, and operates the electrical signal generation circuit based on the generated control signal. It is characterized in that it is configured to control. According to such an electrotherapy device, since the composite acoustic signal is composed of a plurality of acoustic signals that are associated with each other, it is possible to give a stimulus that is rich in variation to the user in accordance with music.

Further, in the above-mentioned invention, the therapeutic electric signal is a pulse-shaped electric signal, and the control device adjusts at least one of the amplitude and the width of the pulse according to the inputted composite acoustic signal. It is also possible to generate a control signal for generating the generated therapeutic electrical signal. This makes it possible to change the strength of the stimulation given to the user according to the music.

Further, in the above invention, the control device previously stores a plurality of generation pattern information indicating a generation pattern of a therapeutic electrical signal, and the plurality of storage pattern information stored based on the input composite acoustic signal. It is also possible to generate the control signal by combining the generation pattern information of the above. Accordingly, it is possible to realize the generation of the therapeutic electric signal based on the composite acoustic signal by using the generation pattern information such as the operation mode prepared in advance.

Further, in the above invention, the composite acoustic signal is composed of the plurality of acoustic signals and a control program signal generated so as to generate a therapeutic electrical signal corresponding to the acoustic signals. It is also possible that the device extracts the control program signal from the input composite acoustic signal and generates a control signal based on the extracted control program signal. In this case, since the control program signal corresponds to the audio signal, it is possible to give the user a comfortable stimulus that matches the tempo or intonation of the music in accordance with the music.

In the above invention, the sound signal and the control program signal may be input from the sound source to the control device via separate channels. As a result, it is possible to easily transmit the acoustic signal and the control program signal using the existing multiplexing method.

In the above invention, the composite acoustic signal may be an analog signal. Accordingly, the audio signal line of the existing sound reproducing device can be used as the transmission line.

The composite audio signal may be a digital signal. This makes it possible to easily create a control program and transmit a composite audio signal by using a general-purpose information processing device.

Further, in the above invention, the composite acoustic signal is a MIDI signal, and the control device controls the MIDI signal.
It is also possible to demodulate the signal. This allows the MID
Using the I system, the control program can be easily created in an audiovisual manner, and the composite audio signal can be easily transmitted.

In the above invention, it is also possible to provide a storage device for storing the generated control signal.
As a result, the control signal once generated can be easily reused. Therefore, the user can repeatedly receive the desired stimulus.

In this case, the storage device may store the acoustic signal corresponding to the generated control signal in association with the generated control signal. This makes it possible to generate a therapeutic electrical signal based on the generated control signal and reproduce an acoustic signal corresponding to the control signal as a sound.

In the above invention, the sound source may be an external sound source. As a result, the electrotherapy device of the present invention can be easily realized by using the existing device. Further, instead of using such a device, a configuration may be used in which a natural sound of the outside world or the like is used.

Further, in the above invention, a communication means for communicating with a computer managing the sound source via a communication network is provided, and the composite acoustic signal received by the communication means is input to the control device. It is also possible to adopt a configuration as described above. As a result, it becomes possible to obtain a desired composite acoustic signal via the communication network.

In the above invention, the sound source may be built in. As a result, the electrotherapy device of the present invention can be realized without preparing a special device.

Further, in the above invention, it is possible to provide a sound output means for converting the sound signal into sound and outputting the converted sound. As a result, the person to be treated is
In addition to receiving a stimulus according to the composite acoustic signal, it is possible to listen to music that matches the stimulus.
Therefore, a relaxation effect can be expected.

The program creating method according to the present invention is a method for creating a program for controlling the generation of a therapeutic electrical signal in an electrotherapy device by using a computer having a display means and an input means. A step of displaying a plurality of musical scores side by side on the display means, a step of displaying a musical score representing a predetermined music on one of the plurality of musical scores, and a reception of a note input by the input means. It is characterized by including a step of writing a note to another of the plurality of musical scores and a step of creating the program based on the written note. According to such a program creation method,
A control program that matches an acoustic work can be easily created audiovisually.

In this case, in the step of creating the program, the program may be created so that the waveform of the therapeutic electrical signal changes according to at least one of the pitch and the length of the received note. It is possible. This makes it possible to easily create a control program that changes the intensity of the stimulus according to the acoustic work.

[0040]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of an electrotherapy device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This electrotherapy device 1 has a relatively low frequency (about 3 to 1,000H).
(about z) is generated as described below, and the generated electric signal for treatment is transmitted to the person to be treated through the conductors 18 and 18 in which the electrodes are embedded, respectively. It is a medical device that can relieve pain in muscles and joints.

The conductors 18, 18 are formed by covering the electrodes with an adhesive resin that can adhere to the body of the user, and function as so-called adhesive pads. The person to be treated actuates the electrotherapy device 1 after fixing the conductors 18, 18 to appropriate positions on the body of the person to be treated.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electrotherapy device 1 has an operation unit 12 capable of key input and a display unit 13 composed of an LCD. The person to be treated sets the intensity of stimulation, the treatment time, etc. by operating the operation unit 12. The contents set by the user in this manner are displayed on the display unit 13.

Further, the electric therapy device 1 is a sound source C
A terminal for connecting to the D player A is provided, and an audio signal reproduced by the CD player A can be received through this terminal. Here, the acoustic signal is a signal that produces some acoustic effect when reproduced. The acoustic signal thus received is converted into sound by the speaker 19 and is output, and is used to generate a therapeutic electrical signal as described later.

Although the CD player A is used as the external sound source in FIG. 1, the electrotherapy device 1 of the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the CD player A is built in as shown in FIG. Such a configuration may be adopted.

The sound source is not limited to the CD player A, but may be, for example, a record player, an MD player, a MIDI sound source,
It may be a sound reproducing device such as a tape deck, a television tuner, a radio or the like. Further, the electric therapy device 1 may be provided with a microphone so as to utilize natural sound in the outside world.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the electrotherapy device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the electrotherapy device 1 has a control device 10,
The control device 10 includes a CPU 11, a frequency band selection device 21 having a plurality of filters (not shown) for selecting and passing a frequency band of an acoustic signal, and a waveform conversion for converting a waveform of the selected acoustic signal. And a device 20.

The frequency band selection device 21 uses, as the filter, for example, a high-pass filter that passes only frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency, a low-pass filter that passes only frequencies lower than a predetermined frequency, and only signals in a specific frequency band. It is equipped with a bandpass filter that allows it to pass.

The waveform conversion device 20 also includes a smoothing circuit. As shown in FIG. 4, the smoothing circuit has a rectifying function, for example, a half-wave rectifying and smoothing circuit 20a, or, as shown in FIG. 5, a full-wave rectifying and smoothing circuit 20b. 4 and 5, (a) shows the waveform of the acoustic signal,
(B) shows the above-mentioned circuit, (c) shows the output signal from the smoothing circuit, the code D is a diode, the code C
Indicates a capacitor, and R indicates a resistor. In addition, instead of the smoothing circuit, for example, a differentiating circuit, an integrating circuit, or the like may be used.

The control device 10 is connected to the operation unit 12 and the display unit 13 described above with reference to FIG. The operation unit 12 is used to issue various instructions to the control device 10, and the display unit 13 is used to display the processing content of the control device 10. Further, the control device 10 is connected to a clock circuit 14 that supplies a synchronization signal to the CPU 11 and a memory 15 that can store a predetermined amount of data.

Further, the control device 10 has an input terminal 22.
It is connected to the CD player A via. This CD player A is a well-known one, and a CD 60 on which digital acoustic data is recorded is loaded and driven, and the CD
The reproducing head 51 reads the acoustic data from 60, and the decoding circuit 52 decodes the read acoustic data,
The decoded acoustic data is configured to be passed through a bandpass filter 53 and then analogized by a D / A conversion circuit 54 and output as an acoustic signal. It is to be noted that the bandpass filter 53 is thus passed because noise generated when demodulating a digitized audio signal must be removed and only a human audible frequency, that is, a frequency of 20 Hz to 20 KHz must be passed. Is.

The analog audio signal output from the CD player A in this manner is an L channel and R channel stereophonic audio signal, and this audio signal is input to the input terminal 22. The audio signal input to the input terminal 22 in this manner is input to the speaker 19 and the control device 10 included in the electrotherapy device 1. Here, the speaker 19 converts the input audio signal into sound and outputs it. On the other hand, the control device 10
Generates a control signal for controlling the operation of the therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16 based on the input audio signal as described later.

The therapeutic electric signal generating circuit 16 is composed of an oscillating circuit such as a multivibrator and a blocking oscillating circuit. The frequency and pulse width can be adjusted by changing the resistance value in the oscillating circuit. it can. The control signal generated by the control device 10 is a signal for changing the resistance value in the circuit to change the pulse width and changing the power supply voltage of the circuit to change the pulse amplitude. Therefore, the therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16 is
When a control signal is input from the control device 10, a therapeutic electric signal having a pulse width and a pulse amplitude adjusted according to the control signal is generated. The electric signal for treatment thus generated is amplified to a predetermined level by the amplifier circuit 17 and then transmitted to the conductors 18, 18.

Next, the operation of the electrotherapy device 1 configured as described above will be described.

The person to be treated has the guide 1 at an appropriate position on the body.
Attach 8,18. As mentioned above, the conductor 18,1
Reference numeral 8 functions as an adhesive pad, and the adhesive forces the conductors 18, 18 to be fixed at the appropriate positions. Next, the strength of the stimulus, that is, the height of the voltage is input using the operation unit 12. Then, the desired CD 60 is loaded into the CD player A, the desired song is selected, and the play button is pressed.
As a result, the CD player A inputs the audio signal relating to the selected song to the speaker 19 and the control device 10 via the input terminal 22.

Then, the speaker 19 converts the input audio signal into sound and outputs it as described above. This allows the user to listen to the music recorded on the CD 60.

On the other hand, the audio signal input to the control device 10 is filtered by the frequency band selection device 21 to be one specific filter. The filter used here may be selectable by the user, or may be automatically selected. By selecting the filter in this way, it is possible to extract and use the audio signal of a desired part of each part of the music.

The audio signal thus filtered and passed by the frequency band selecting device 21 is converted by the waveform converting device 20 into a signal having a waveform as shown in FIG. 6 (a). The converted audio signal is C
It is output to PU11.

The CPU 11 generates a control signal for causing the therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16 to generate a therapeutic electrical signal at the timing when the audio signal received from the waveform converting device 20 reaches the preset threshold value T. , And outputs the generated control signal to the therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16. As a result, the electric signal generating circuit 16 for medical treatment is
The therapeutic electric signal is generated at the timing shown in (b). The electric signal for treatment is supplied to the amplification circuit 17
And is given to the inside of the body of the person to be treated through the guides 18, 18. As a result, the user can be stimulated according to the selected music while listening to the selected music through the speaker 19, so that a relaxation effect can be obtained. Therefore, not only physical fatigue but also mental fatigue can be healed.

Further, the CPU 11 can store the control signal thus generated in the memory 15 in accordance with an instruction from the user. In this case, the control signal and the corresponding audio signal are stored in association with each other. As a result, the user will receive a CD from the next time.
The player A can receive a desired stimulus while listening to the song without playing the song.

By the way, as described above, the frequency band selection device 21 does not filter the input audio signal by one specific filter but synthesizes the signals obtained by filtering by a plurality of filters. Is also possible. The content of the processing in this case is shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 (x) shows the audio signal passed by the low-pass filter of the frequency band selector 21, (y) the audio signal passed by the band-pass filter, and (z) the same. The audio signals passed by the high-pass filter are shown respectively. The frequency band selection device 21 synthesizes the plurality of audio signals passed in this way to generate an audio signal as shown in FIG. Then, the audio signal is output to the waveform conversion device 20. It should be noted that here, although the audio signals passed by the three filters of the low-pass filter, the band-pass filter, and the high-pass filter are synthesized,
By selecting a desired filter as this filter, it becomes possible to extract and use the audio signals of a desired plurality of parts of each part of the music. In the case of such a configuration, since a therapeutic electric signal is generated according to the audio signals of a plurality of parts, it is possible to receive a stimulus more matched to music.

Next, a modified example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing another configuration example of the therapeutic electric signal generation circuit 16. As shown in FIG. 8, the therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16 includes three oscillators (first oscillator 16a, second oscillator 16b, third oscillator 16c), and these oscillators 16a, 16b, 16c are Specific frequency (eg 100Hz, 1kHz, 5kHz
Etc.), respectively.

Further, in the present modification, the number of threshold values T set as described above is not one, but three threshold values T1, T1.
2, T3 are preset. The CPU 11 sets thresholds T1, T2, T to which the audio signal having the waveform as shown in FIG.
At the timing of reaching 3, the control signal is generated so that the first oscillator 16a, the second oscillator 16b, and the third oscillator 16c operate respectively. Then, the generated control signal is output to each of the oscillators 16a, 16b, 16c. As a result, the therapeutic electric signal generation circuit 16 generates a therapeutic electric signal having a different frequency at the timing when the output signal reaches each of the threshold values T1, T2 and T3, as shown in FIG. 9B. .

Next, another modification of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing another configuration example of the memory 15. As shown in FIG.
Are three control signals (a tapping mode control signal 15a, a tapping mode control signal 15a, for generating a therapeutic electrical signal related to each of the "beating", "vibration", and "rubbing" operation modes described with reference to FIG. The vibration mode control signal 15b and the kneading mode control signal 15c) are stored.

This modification is similar to the above modification,
It is assumed that three threshold values T1, T2, T3 are preset. The CPU 11 controls the hit mode control signal 15a from the memory 15 at the timing when the audio signal having the waveform as shown in FIG. 11A received from the waveform conversion device 20 reaches the preset thresholds T1, T2, and T3. Vibration mode control signal 15b, kneading mode control signal 15c
Are read out and the respective control signals are output to the therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16. As a result, the therapeutic electric signal generation circuit 16 switches the operation mode at the timing when the output signal reaches the threshold values T1, T2, T3 as shown in FIG. 11 (b). This will switch the operation mode according to the audio signal,
The person to be treated can receive a variety of stimuli.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of an electrotherapy device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the electrotherapy device 1 according to the second embodiment uses a MIDI (Musical Instrument) as a sound source.
nt Digital Interface) Sequencer A is used. This MIDI sequencer A is built in the electric therapy device 1,
It has a microcomputer 42 in which MIDI sequence software is installed and a CD-ROM drive 41 connected to the microcomputer 42. A CD-ROM 60 in which a MIDI message is recorded is mounted (loaded) in the CD-ROM drive 41. The control device 10 is connected to the MIDI sequencer A via the MIDI interface 30a.
The operation mode assigning circuit 31 and the audio signal converting circuit 30b, which are included in FIG. The CPU 11 is connected to the operation mode allocation circuit 31. further,
The speaker 19 is connected to the audio signal conversion circuit 30b, and the MIDI interface 30a and the audio signal conversion circuit 30b form a branch circuit 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the memory 15 stores in advance control signals for the beating mode control signal 15a, the vibration mode control signal 15b, and the kneading mode control signal 15c.

The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals are used and the description thereof is omitted.

By the way, the signal output from the MIDI sequencer A acts as a composite audio signal. In the present specification, the composite acoustic signal refers to a signal including an acoustic signal, specifically, a signal including a combination of a plurality of acoustic signals or a combination of an acoustic signal and a control program signal. Further, the control program signal means a signal composed of a program for controlling the generation of the therapeutic electric signal by the therapeutic electric signal generation circuit 16 so as to be intended. As described in the first embodiment, the acoustic signal means a signal that produces some acoustic effect when reproduced, but the control program signal is not included in the acoustic signal. That is, if the control program signal is also reproduced as sound, some acoustic effect will be produced, but since the present invention is intended to experience the acoustic effect together with electrical stimulation, the acoustic signal is Must have a sound effect that should be experienced, and on the other hand, since the control program is for causing an acoustic signal to act so that the user can experience such a sound effect, both Are to be clearly distinguished and are distinguishable.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the structure and conversion method of a MIDI message, (a) is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the MIDI message, and (b) is a correspondence relationship between channels in the MIDI message and musical instruments and operation modes. FIG. 4C is a table showing an example of the correspondence relationship between the MIDI signal and the control signal, and FIG. 7D is a view showing another example of the correspondence relationship between the MIDI signal and the control signal.

Referring also to FIG. 13, in the MIDI system, system control information is processed in message units. In this specification, this control information is MIDI
Call it a message. Therefore, the output MIDI message means a MIDI signal. The MIDI message is digital data composed of one status byte 101 and a plurality of data bytes 102, as an example is shown in FIG. MIDI messages include channel messages for channels and system messages for all devices in the system.
(A) shows a channel voice message that conveys performance information to an electronic musical instrument among the channel messages. For channel messages, status byte 10
The lower 4 bits of 1 represent an address meaning a channel (hereinafter, simply referred to as channel). Then, in this channel voice message, the data byte 102 represents audio data. The channel means a control channel for independently controlling a plurality of electronic musical instruments in the MIDI system, and as shown in FIG.
There are a number of channels. That is, the MIDI system can control a plurality of electronic musical instruments independently.
Here, for example, the drums, the synthesizer, the piano, and the bass are assigned to the channels 1 to 4, respectively, and the channels 5 to 16 are left empty. Also, the acoustic data is
Here, it is composed of volume data 104 representing the loudness of the sound, time data 105 representing the duration of the sound, and pitch data 106 representing the pitch of the sound. Then, a plurality of songs composed of such MIDI message arrays are recorded on the CD-R.
Recorded in OM60.

On the other hand, the microcomputer 42, which is connected to the CPU 11, selects a piece of music in accordance with an instruction input by the user using the operation unit 12 and is installed in the M.
The CD-ROM drive 41 is operated according to the IDI sequence software to sequentially read MIDI messages from the CD-ROM 60 and sequentially output the MIDI messages as MIDI signals. The output MIDI signal is input to the operation mode allocation circuit 31 and the audio signal conversion circuit 30b via the MIDI interface 30a. The operation mode allocation circuit 31 includes a decoding circuit 31a and a signal switching circuit 31.
b. The decoding circuit 31a is, for example, D
Comprised of SP (Digital Signal Processor), MID
The MIDI signal input from the I interface 30a is separated into a MIDI system control signal (hereinafter referred to as a MIDI control signal) including a status byte 101 and an audio signal including a data byte 102, and these are decoded into an analog signal. Convert (demodulate).
The signal switching circuit 31b is configured to include, for example, a multiplexer in which each operation mode is associated with each channel. Then, the correspondence table of the channels and the operation modes as shown in FIG. 13B is configured to be set by using the operation unit 12, and the MIDI control signal input together with the acoustic signal is set to the set correspondence. The acoustic signal is compared to the table and assigned to the relevant operating mode. Here, the acoustic signals of channels 1 to 3, that is,
The drum, synthesizer, and piano acoustic signals are assigned to the tapping mode, the kneading mode, and the vibration mode, respectively, and the channel 4 acoustic signal, that is, the bass acoustic signal is not assigned to any operation mode.
If the correspondence table is set to another content using the operation unit 12, the acoustic signal is assigned according to the newly set content.

The acoustic signals assigned to the respective operation modes as described above are input to the control device 10, where the control signals to be output to the therapeutic electrical signal circuit 16 are generated. More specifically, the control device 10 sets a correspondence table between the components of the MIDI signal and the components (pulse height and pulse width) of the electric signal for treatment (pulse height and pulse width) as shown in FIG. Is configured to allow
A control signal is generated based on the input MIDI signal and its corresponding table. Here, as shown in FIG. 13C, the volume data and time data of the MIDI signal are
Each is associated with the voltage (pulse height) and time (pulse width) of the therapeutic electrical signal, and the pitch data of the MIDI signal is not associated with the components of the therapeutic electrical signal. Therefore, the control device 10 adjusts the control signal so as to adjust the pulse height of the therapeutic electric signal according to the volume data of the MIDI signal and also adjust the pulse width of the therapeutic electric signal according to the time data. To generate. Of course, by operating the operation unit 12, for example, as shown in FIG. 5D, the pitch and time of the MIDI signal correspond to the pulse height and pulse width of the therapeutic electrical signal, respectively, and the MID
It is also possible to set the volume of the I signal so that it does not correspond to the constituent elements of the therapeutic electrical signal.

The control signal thus generated is input to the therapeutic electrical signal generating circuit 16, and the therapeutic electrical signal generating circuit 16 generates a therapeutic electrical signal in response to the control signal.

On the other hand, the audio signal conversion circuit 30b is composed of a so-called MIDI sound source. Here, the sound source according to the present invention means a source from which an acoustic signal is generated,
CD-ROM drive 41 in MIDI system
Since this is the case, the MIDI sound source is referred to as an audio signal conversion circuit 30b here so as not to confuse both. The audio signal conversion circuit 30b includes channels 1 to 16
16 types of electronic musical instruments (only sound sources) corresponding to the above, and a mixer connected to these electronic musical instruments. As a result, here, the MIDI signal is sequentially input to the drum, the synthesizer, the piano, and the bass respectively corresponding to the channels 1 to 4, and the audio signal, that is,
The L-channel and R-channel stereophonic analog audio signals are converted and output. The audio signals output from the drum, synthesizer, piano, and bass are combined into one audio signal by the mixer and output to the speaker 19.

Next, the operation of the electrotherapy device 1 configured as described above will be described.

As in the case of the first embodiment, the user, after attaching the conductors 18, 18 to appropriate positions on the body, uses the operating section 12 to determine the strength of the stimulus, that is, the height of the voltage. Enter. Then, the CD62 is the CD-ROM drive 4
Attach to 1, select the desired song, and press the play button.

Then, the microcomputer 42 drives the CD-ROM drive 41 to reproduce the selected song. The MIDI signal output along with the reproduction of this song is decoded by the decode circuit 3 via the MIDI interface 30a.
1a and the audio signal conversion circuit 30b.

The audio signal conversion circuit 30b converts and synthesizes the input MIDI signal and outputs an audio signal. As a result, this audio signal is transmitted to the speaker 19
The sound is converted into sound and reaches the ears of the user.

On the other hand, the decoding circuit 31a separates the input MIDI signal into a MIDI control signal and an acoustic signal, decodes them, and inputs them to the signal switching circuit 31b. Upon receiving the MIDI control signal and the acoustic signal, the signal switching circuit 31b assigns the acoustic signal to each operation mode based on the MIDI control signal and inputs the acoustic signal to the control device 10. The CPU 11 included in the control device 10 generates a control signal by inputting the input acoustic signal such that its constituent elements correspond to predetermined constituent elements of the therapeutic electrical signal, and inputs the control signal to the therapeutic electrical signal generating circuit 16. To do. The therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16 to which this control signal is input generates a therapeutic electrical signal according to the control signal. As a result, the operation modes of striking, vibrating, and rubbing are performed corresponding to the sounds of the drum, synthesizer, and piano of the song, and the intensity of stimulation depends on the volume and time of the sound of each instrument. Changes.

Thus, the user, while listening to the selected song through the speaker 19, hits, rubs, and vibrates in response to changes in the sound of the drum, synthesizer, and piano of the song. Can be stimulated. In addition, by operating the operation unit 12,
As shown in (d), when the pitch of the MIDI signal is made to correspond to the pulse height of the therapeutic electric signal, the intensity of the stimulation changes in correspondence with the pitch of the sound of each musical instrument. further,
By operating the operation unit 12, the correspondence between the musical instrument and the operation mode shown in FIG. 13B can be changed.

Therefore, it is possible to receive a stimulus that matches music and is rich in variety.

Next, a modified example of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system when an external MIDI sequencer is used, and FIG. 15 is a method for creating a control program including a control signal to be supplied to the therapeutic electric signal generating circuit 16 also for composing listening music. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a musical score, and FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a waveform of a therapeutic electrical signal.

This modification illustrates the case where the electrotherapy device 1 is caused to perform a desired operation by programming a control program with an external sound source. In such a case, when developing a suitable acoustic sensation program in the development stage of an electrotherapy device, when a user needs a dedicated acoustic sensation program for business use, and when tuning to acoustics with his / her own program It is assumed that the user's request for stimulation is met.

As shown in FIG. 14, in this modification, the electrotherapy device 1 has a MIDI interface 30 at the input terminal 22.
a is connected, and the subsequent stage is configured similarly to the case of FIG. On the other hand, the sound source A is an input device 5 such as a keyboard.
13, a display device 511, and a personal computer including an external storage device 512 such as a hard disk drive. The personal computer A is connected to the input terminal 22. The control device 10 included in the electric treatment device 1 is not connected to the personal computer A. Therefore, selection of a song is performed by operating the input device 513 included in the personal computer A, not the operation unit 12 included in the electrotherapy device 1.

When the control program is created, for example, DTM (DeskTop Music) software is installed in the personal computer A, and the musical score is displayed on the display device 511 as shown in FIG. 15 (a).
Display on top. Then, the input device 513 is operated to write a note on the musical score. Then, a MIDI message as shown in FIG. 13A is created corresponding to the written note. Here, as shown in FIG. 13D, it is assumed that the pitch corresponds to the pulse height of the therapeutic electrical signal. Then, as shown in FIG. 15B, the pitch and length of the note are set so as to correspond to the pulse height 201 ′ and the pulse width of the therapeutic electrical signal, respectively. in this case,
When a predetermined operation is performed on the personal computer A, a sound corresponding to the note is output from the speaker 19 of the electrotherapy device 1. In addition, the electrotherapy device 1 operates corresponding to the note. Therefore, composition and programming can be performed while confirming both the sound of the music to be composed and the operation of the electrotherapy device 1 to be programmed. According to this method, since programming can be performed audiovisually, anyone can easily create a control program.

Although the above description is for one musical instrument, this is performed for all musical instruments (here, four), and when programming (composing) is completed, the personal computer A is operated to Is stored in the external storage device 512 and saved. When the user wants to receive treatment using the control program, the user (the person to be treated)
The personal computer A is operated as a MIDI sequencer to select the song. Then, the personal computer A becomes the external storage device 5
The tune is read from 12 and sent to the input terminal 22. As a result, the electrotherapy device 1 operates in the same manner as described above. As a result, the user can receive a stimulus synchronized with the music by the desired control program.

Next, another modification will be described. In the above-described modification and embodiment, the music played by the user and the music used for controlling the generation of the therapeutic electric signal are the same, but in this modification, the music played by the user and the treatment are the same. This is separate from the music used to control the generation of the electric signal for use. Specifically, the music used to control the generation of the therapeutic electrical signal here is a control program itself using musical notes, and is not created for the purpose of producing a musical effect. Therefore, it cannot be heard by the person to be treated. Therefore, the original listening music is assigned to the channels 1 to 4 in the above-described embodiment, the control program is assigned to the other vacant channels, and the listening music channel ( Channel 1
Control is performed so that only the MIDI message of 4) and only the MIDI message of the channel of the control program are sent to the operation mode allocation circuit 30. This control is performed by sending out a predetermined control MIDI message from the personal computer A as a MIDI sequencer.

Next, a method of creating such a control program will be described. 16A and 16B are diagrams showing a method of creating a control program for generating a therapeutic electric signal by using a musical score, wherein FIG. 16A is a diagram showing a musical score of listening music, and FIG. 16B is a musical score for the control program. FIG. 3C is a diagram showing a waveform of a therapeutic electrical signal.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the control program is created, the score 201 of the music for listening and the score 202 for the control program are displayed side by side on the screen of the display device 511. Then, the score 202 of the control program is created while watching the notes shown in the score 201 of the music for listening. The pulse height 202 'of the electric signal for treatment corresponding to the score 202 of this control program is as shown in FIG. 16 (c). The personal computer A creates a control program based on the score 202 created in this way. Note that, as shown in FIG. 16C, the sound volume may correspond to the pulse height of the therapeutic electric signal, and in that case, the control program can be created in the same manner as above.

According to this modification, a control program for generating a therapeutic electric signal can be created in advance in accordance with music listened to by the user, so that a stimulus that better matches the music can be received. . Also, while listening to music,
By receiving a stimulus that matches the music, you can enjoy a comfortable stimulus that matches the tempo and intonation of the music, so you can expect a relaxation effect.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of an electrotherapy device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 18A and 18B are schematic diagrams showing the structure of the acoustic data recorded on the CD, where FIG. 18A is a diagram showing the entire acoustic data, and FIG. 18B is an enlargement of the subcoding portion of the acoustic data in FIG. FIG. 1, (c) is a table showing the meaning of the symbols, FIG.
9A and 9B are diagrams showing a process of processing the control program signal recorded on the CD of FIG. 17, wherein FIG. 9A is a diagram showing a demodulated control program signal, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing an expanded control program signal. , (C) and (d) are diagrams showing the correspondence between the value of the control program signal and the operation mode. Note that, in FIG. 17, the same symbols as those in FIG. 12 indicate the same or corresponding portions.

As shown in FIG. 17, in this embodiment, a CD player is used as the sound source A, and the sound source A is an external sound source. Since the CD player A is similar to the CD player A in the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof will be omitted.

The CD player A and the electrotherapy device 1 are connected via the input terminal 22. A buffer 36 is connected to the input terminal 22, and the operation mode assigning circuits 31 and C specialized in the present embodiment are connected to the buffer 36.
PU11 is connected in series. A mute circuit 37 is connected to the buffer 36, and the output of the mute circuit 37 is input to the speaker 19. The buffer 36 and the mute circuit 37 form a branch circuit 35. The other points are the same as those of the electrotherapy device according to the second embodiment.

The CD 62 in the figure is a special one as shown below. Referring also to FIG. 18, digitized acoustic data (frame) 309 is recorded on the CD 62. This frame 309 is obtained by sampling a series of audio signals at predetermined intervals, quantizing them, and coding them. A data string in which 98 frames are arranged on the time axis constitutes a sub-coding frame 300, and a data string in which a predetermined number of the sub-coding frames 300 are arranged constitutes one song. The frame 309 is configured by arranging a frame synchronization code 301, subcoding 302, and music data 303 in order from the beginning. The frame synchronization code 301 is for synchronizing the frames 309. Further, the sub-coding is composed of 8 bits of P to W, and among these, the lower 6 bits of R to W are user bits that can be freely used by the user. However, the bit S is assigned to the codes S0 and S1 for synchronizing the sub-coding frames 300 in the first two frames of the sub-coding frame 300. Here, this user bit is not used. The P bit is used as a boundary code between songs. The Q bit is used to represent the music number, elapsed time, etc. in 98 frame units. It is for this reason that the 98 frames are referred to as a sub-coding frame 300 with one unit. The song data 303 includes quantized and encoded music (song), and a predetermined number of frames 309 from the beginning of each song. This point is different from normal music CDs. The song data 303
(304) includes parity for error correction.

Referring also to FIG. 19, the control program signal 304 has a rectangular wave signal (in other words, a digital signal) as shown in FIG. 19B at a predetermined ratio (for example, 1/100 to 1 /). It is compressed in the order of 1000), and the compressed one is added to the beginning of the audio signal of each song, sampled together, quantized and encoded.

Therefore, the control program signals 311 and 312, which are compressed rectangular waves as shown in FIG. 19A, are added to the head of the audio signal decoded and analogized by the CD player A. Here, the CD player A is usually provided with the bandpass filter 53 for the reason described in the first embodiment. Therefore, since the signal of the frequency outside this band cannot be taken out, the control program signals 311 and 312 in the demodulated state have the frequency of 1 KHz (more accurately, the clock frequency). . With this frequency, even a rectangular wave can pass through the band pass filter 53 to the extent that the waveform is slightly drooped. The buffer 36 is composed of, for example, a DSP, and when the audio signal to which the control program signals 311 and 312 are added is input, the added control program signals 311 and 312 are separated from the song portion and stored in the internal memory. Save temporarily. Here, since the control program signals 311 and 312 are digital signals, they can be stored in the internal memory. Then, the stored control program signals 311 and 312 are timed to the start of the music of the audio signal and the operation mode allocation circuit 3
Enter 1. On the other hand, the input audio signal is directly input to the mute circuit 37. The mute circuit 37 outputs the input audio signal to the speaker 19 so as not to output it while the control program signal continues. As a result, the user cannot hear the sound generated by the control program signal. Further, since the control program signal is present, a delay occurs until the sound is actually output from the speaker 19 from the start of the reproduction of the CD 61, but since the duration of the control program signals 311 and 312 is about 10 seconds, the user to be treated may There is no sense of discomfort.

On the other hand, the operation mode allocation circuit 31 expands the input control program signals 311 and 312 at the above-mentioned predetermined ratio to restore the original length. Since the control program signals 311 ′ and 312 ′ that have returned to the original length are created in accordance with the corresponding music piece, they have substantially the same length as the music piece and are synchronized. Further, as shown in FIG. 19B, the control program signals 311 ′ and 312 ′ are created so that the L channel control program signal 311 ′ and the R channel control program signal 312 ′ represent binary numbers. ing. That is, both signals 311 ',
312 'changes at two levels of Low and High, and when "0" and "1" are made to correspond to the Low and High levels, respectively, the combination of both represents binary numbers. The operation mode allocation circuit 52 uses the binary numbers to allocate operation modes as shown in FIGS. 19 (c) and 19 (d), for example. That is, "00", "10",
The periods "01" and "11" are associated with the respective operation modes of "sync signal", "hit", "rubbing", and "vibration". As a result, the operation modes of “striking”, “rubbing”, and “vibration” are sequentially executed over the period shown in FIG. 19D, and the electrical signal for treatment is generated during the period of “synchronization signal”. do not do. The correspondence between this binary number and each operation mode can be set using the operation unit 12. The allocation signal of this operation mode is input to the CPU 11, and the CPU 11 generates and outputs a control signal based on the input signal.

Next, the operation of the electrotherapy device 1 configured as described above will be described. The person to be treated mounts the CD 62 on the CD player A, selects a desired song, and then turns on the start button. Then, the frame 309 of the music piece accompanied by the control program is sequentially read from the CD 62, decoded and analogized, and the audio signal 310 is converted into C.
It is input from the audio terminal (not shown) of the D player A to the buffer 36 of the electric therapy device 1. The buffer 36 temporarily stores the control program signals 311 and 312 located at the beginning of the input audio signal 310, and inputs them to the operation mode assigning circuit 31 at the start of the music, while it also receives the above-mentioned input. The audio signal 310 is directly input to the mute circuit 37. Mute circuit 37
Outputs the input audio signal to the speaker 19 while not outputting it for the duration of the control program signals 311 and 312. As a result, the sound of the selected song is transmitted from the speaker 19 to the user with the sounds of the control program signals 311 and 312 removed.

On the other hand, the operation mode allocation circuit 31 expands the input control program signals 311 and 312 and allocates the operation period of each operation mode based on the expansion.
The allocation signal is input to the CPU 11. CPU11
A control signal is generated so that a therapeutic electrical signal is generated based on the period and each operation mode according to the input allocation signal, and the control signal is output to the therapeutic electrical signal generation circuit 16.
As a result, in synchronization with the selected piece of music, electrical signals for treatment relating to the operation modes of hitting, rubbing, and vibrating at predetermined intervals are generated and sequentially given to the user.

As a result, the person to be treated can receive a stimulus synchronized with the music while listening to the selected music.
Further, the user can operate the operation unit 12 to change the order of the operation modes.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the connection between the electrotherapy device 1 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention and a communication network. 20, the electric therapy device 1 includes a communication interface (not shown) for communicating with the personal computer 71 or the mobile phone 72, and data communication with the personal computer 71 or the mobile phone 72 is performed through the communication interface. You can The personal computer 71 and the mobile phone 72 have means for connecting to the communication network NTW, which is the Internet, and can access the database 70 published on the communication network NTW.

Although the personal computer 71 and the mobile phone 72 are shown as the devices with which the electrotherapy device 1 communicates with, the communication network NT is not limited to these.
It goes without saying that any device that can be connected to W can be used. That is, PHS or PDA (Personal Digital A
ssistant) etc. can be used.

The database 70 has the second embodiment.
A plurality of treatment programs, which are the composite acoustic signals described in (3), are stored (treatment programs A, B, etc.).
The user operates the personal computer 71 or the mobile phone 72 to download a desired treatment program from these treatment programs. Then, the downloaded treatment program is output to the electrotherapy device 1. Thereby, the electric therapy device 1 can operate using the therapeutic program acquired via the communication network NTW.

The therapeutic program thus downloaded can be stored in the memory (not shown) of the electric therapy device 1. This makes it possible to save the trouble of downloading next time.

Next, a modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 21, the electric therapy device 1 according to the present modification has a built-in modem 80 as means for connecting to the communication network NTW. As a result, the database 70 published on the communication network NTW can be accessed without preparing a special device such as the personal computer 71 or the mobile phone 72 as described above. Therefore, the user can download the desired treatment program from the database 70 using only the electrotherapy device 1. As described above, the treatment program downloaded in this way can be stored.

Note that the DSU (Digi
tal service unit) to provide a communication network N via a digital circuit of a baseband transmission system.
Needless to say, the configuration may be such that it can be connected to the TW.

As described above, by using the communication network, the person to be treated can easily acquire the treatment program. On the other hand, the manufacturer of the electric treatment device 1 can easily provide a service such as creating a treatment program that can give a comfortable stimulus to the user and regularly providing the created treatment program to the user. You will be able to deploy.

[0111]

As described in detail above, according to the electrotherapy device of the present invention, a therapeutic electrical signal is generated in accordance with music, so that a variety of stimuli are given to the user. It is possible to obtain a relaxation effect.

Further, according to the program creating method of the present invention, the present invention has excellent effects such that a control program for an electrotherapy device can be easily created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a configuration of an electrotherapy device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another example of the configuration of the electrotherapy device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the electric therapy device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a rectifying / smoothing circuit in the control device shown in FIG. 3, in which (a) shows a waveform of an acoustic signal, (b) shows the above circuit, and (c) shows smoothing. It is a figure which shows the output signal from a circuit.

5 is a circuit diagram showing another example of a rectifying / smoothing circuit in the control device shown in FIG. 3, (a) showing a waveform of an acoustic signal, (b) showing the above circuit, and (c). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an output signal from a smoothing circuit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a waveform of a therapeutic electric signal generated by the therapeutic electric signal generating circuit, (a) showing an audio signal output from the waveform converting circuit;
(B) is a figure which shows the waveform of the said electrical signal for a treatment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the waveform of the therapeutic electrical signal generated by the therapeutic electrical signal generating circuit, (a) showing an audio signal output from the waveform converting circuit;
(B) is a diagram showing a waveform of the therapeutic electrical signal,
(X) is a diagram showing an audio signal passed by a low-pass filter included in the frequency band selection device 21,
(Y) is a diagram showing an audio signal which is also passed by a band pass filter, and (z) is a diagram showing an audio signal which is also passed by a high pass filter.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing another configuration example of the therapeutic electric signal generation circuit provided in the electric therapeutic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the waveform of the therapeutic electrical signal generated by the therapeutic electrical signal generating circuit, (a) showing an audio signal output from the waveform converting circuit;
(B) is a figure which shows the waveform of the said electrical signal for a treatment.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing another configuration example of the memory included in the electrotherapy device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the waveform of the therapeutic electrical signal generated by the therapeutic electrical signal generating circuit, (a)
Is a diagram showing an audio signal output from the waveform conversion circuit, and FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a waveform of the therapeutic electrical signal.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of an electrotherapy device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

13A and 13B are diagrams showing the structure of a MIDI message and a conversion method, wherein FIG. 13A is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a MIDI message, and FIG. 13B shows a correspondence relationship between channels in a MIDI message and musical instruments and operation modes. Table, (c)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a correspondence relationship between a MIDI signal and a control signal, and FIG. 7D is a diagram showing another example of a correspondence relationship between a MIDI signal and a control signal.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system when an external MIDI sequencer is used.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a method of creating a control program including a control signal to be supplied to the therapeutic electric signal generating circuit 16 also for composing listening music, FIG. [Fig. 4] is a diagram showing a waveform of a therapeutic electric signal.

16A and 16B are diagrams showing a method of creating a control program for generation of a therapeutic electric signal by using a musical score, wherein FIG. 16A is a diagram showing a musical score of listening music, and FIG. The figure which shows a musical score, (c) is a figure which shows the waveform of an electric signal for medical treatment.

FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of an electrotherapy device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of acoustic data recorded on a CD, (a) showing the entire acoustic data;
(B) is an enlarged view of the sub-coding portion of the acoustic data of (a), and (c) is a table showing the meaning of the codes.

19 is a diagram showing a process of processing the control program signal recorded on the CD shown in FIG. 17, (a) showing a demodulated control program signal, and (b) showing an expanded control program signal. And (c) and (d) are diagrams showing the correspondence between the value of the control program signal and the operation mode.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a connection between an electric therapy device 1 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention and a communication network.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing another example of the connection between the electric therapy device 1 and the communication network according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a conceptual diagram showing a generation pattern of a therapeutic electric signal according to each operation mode in a conventional electric therapy device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 electric therapy device 10 Control device 11 CPU 12 Operation part 13 Display 14 clock circuits 15 memory 15a Strike mode control signal 15b Vibration mode control signal 15c Rubbing mode control signal 16 Electric signal generation circuit for therapy 16a First oscillator 16b Second oscillator 16c Third oscillator 17 Amplification circuit 18 Michiko 19 speakers 20 Waveform converter 20a Half-wave rectifying and smoothing circuit 20b full-wave rectifying and smoothing circuit 21 Frequency band selector 22 Input terminals 30 branch circuits 30a MIDI interface 30b audio signal conversion circuit 31 Operation mode allocation circuit 31a decode circuit 31b Signal switching circuit 35 branch circuit 36 buffers 37 Mute circuit 41 CD-ROM drive 42 Microcomputer 51 playback head 52 decode circuit 53 bandpass filter 54 D / A conversion circuit 60,62 CD 71 PC 72 Mobile phone 70 Database 80 modem 101 Status byte 102 data bytes 104 Volume data 105 hours data 106 pitch data 201 'pulse height 201,202 sheet music 300 subcoding frames 301 frame sync code 302 subcoding 303 song data 304 control program signal 309 frames 310 audio signal 311 and 312 control program signals 311 ', 312' control program signal 511 display device 512 external storage device 513 input device A sound source NTW communication network T, T1, T2, T3 threshold

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yasuo Fujii             1-1726 Higashi-Nakajima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             No. Family Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Ryoichi Tokioka             1-1726 Higashi-Nakajima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             No. Family Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4C053 JJ06 JJ27

Claims (23)

[Claims] 1. At least a pair of electrodes, an electric signal generating circuit for generating a therapeutic electric signal transmitted to the electrodes, and a control device for controlling the operation of the electric signal generating circuit, wherein the control device is a sound source. An electrotherapy device configured to generate a control signal based on an acoustic signal input from the device, and to control the operation of the electric signal generating circuit by the generated control signal. 2. The control device generates the control signal for causing the electric signal generating circuit to generate a therapeutic electric signal in accordance with the timing when the input acoustic signal reaches a predetermined threshold value. The electrotherapy device according to claim 1. 3. The frequency control device according to claim 1, wherein the control device includes a frequency band selection device including a filter that selects and passes a frequency band of the input acoustic signal.
The electric therapy device described in. 4. The frequency band selection device comprises a plurality of the filters, and is arranged to synthesize an acoustic signal passed by a specific one of the plurality of filters. The described electrotherapy device. 5. The control device stores a plurality of generation pattern information indicating a generation pattern of a therapeutic electrical signal in advance, and stores the plurality of stored generation pattern information based on the input acoustic signal. The electrotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein the electrotherapy device is configured to generate the control signal by being combined. 6. The control device according to claim 5, wherein the control device is configured to switch the plurality of stored generation pattern information according to a timing when the input acoustic signal reaches a predetermined threshold value. Electric therapy device. 7. The electric signal generating circuit includes a plurality of oscillators for generating a therapeutic electric signal having a specific frequency, and the control device operates each oscillator based on the input acoustic signal. The electrotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein the timing is determined and the control signal indicating the determined operation timing is generated. 8. At least one pair of electrodes, an electric signal generating circuit for generating a therapeutic electric signal transmitted to the electrodes, and a control device for controlling the operation of the electric signal generating circuit, wherein the control device is a sound source. Is configured to generate a control signal based on a composite acoustic signal including a plurality of acoustic signals that are input from each other, and control the operation of the electric signal generation circuit by the generated control signal. An electrotherapy device characterized by the above. 9. The therapeutic electric signal is a pulse-shaped electric signal, and the control device adjusts at least one of an amplitude and a width of the pulse according to the input composite acoustic signal. The electrotherapy device according to claim 8, wherein the electrotherapy device is adapted to generate a control signal for generating an electric signal. 10. The control device stores a plurality of generation pattern information indicating a generation pattern of a therapeutic electric signal in advance, and the plurality of stored generation pattern information based on the input composite acoustic signal. The electrotherapy device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the control signal is generated by combining the control signals. 11. The composite acoustic signal comprises the plurality of acoustic signals and a control program signal generated so as to generate a therapeutic electrical signal corresponding to the acoustic signals. 9. The electrotherapy device according to claim 8, wherein the control program signal is extracted from the input composite acoustic signal, and the control signal is generated based on the extracted control program signal. 12. The electric therapy device according to claim 11, wherein the acoustic signal and the control program signal are configured to be input from the sound source to the control device via separate channels. 13. The electrotherapy device according to claim 8, wherein the composite acoustic signal is an analog signal. 14. The electrotherapy device according to claim 8, wherein the composite acoustic signal is a digital signal. 15. The electric therapy device according to claim 8, wherein the composite acoustic signal is a MIDI signal, and the control device is adapted to demodulate the MIDI signal. 16. The electrotherapy device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device that stores the generated control signal. 17. The electrotherapy device according to claim 16, wherein the storage device is configured to store an acoustic signal corresponding to the generated control signal in association with the generated control signal. 18. The electrotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein the sound source is an external sound source. 19. A communication means for communicating with a computer managing the sound source via a communication network is provided, and the composite acoustic signal received by the communication means is input to the control device. The electrotherapy device according to any one of claims 8 to 17, which is configured. 20. The electrotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein the sound source is incorporated. 21. An audio output means for converting the audio signal into an audio and outputting the converted audio.
22. The electrotherapy device according to claim 20. 22. A method of creating a program for controlling the generation of a therapeutic electrical signal in an electrotherapy device using a computer having a display means and an input means, wherein a plurality of musical scores are arranged on the display means. A step of displaying, a step of displaying a musical score representing a predetermined music on one of the plurality of musical scores, and a step of displaying a received musical note among the plurality of musical scores when the input of the musical note is accepted by the input means. A method for creating a program, comprising the steps of writing to another one and the step of creating the program based on the written note. 23. The step of creating the program creates the program such that the waveform of the therapeutic electrical signal changes in accordance with at least one of the pitch and the length of the received note. The program creation method described in.