KR20190051761A - Apparatus providing brain massage - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a massage device comprises a body structure, a massage module, a storing unit, and a controlling unit. The body structure forms an area for receiving at least a part of a user body, and defines an appearance of the massage device. The massage module provides a massage function to at least a part of the user body received in the area within the body structure. The storing unit includes a massage pattern information storing unit which stores information for a massage pattern operated by the massage module, and an audio information storing unit which stores information for a sound source and a binaural beat to be provided to a user. The controlling unit controls one or more operations of the massage device. The controlling unit includes: a massage pattern analyzing unit which analyzes the information for the massage pattern; and an audio optimizing unit which changes volume of the sound source and a frequency of the binaural beat depending on time based on massage pattern analyzing information analyzed from the massage pattern analyzing unit. The present invention can maximize a brain wave inducing effect.

Description

APPARATUS PROVIDING BRAIN MASSAGE [0002]

The present disclosure relates to a massage device, and more particularly to a massage chair that enhances concentration through brain massage.

Massage regulates the body's modulation of the subject by applying various types of mechanical stimulation to a part of the body, such as by nipping, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving a part of the body of the subject, It is a medical assistive therapy that helps circulation and relieves the tension of the subject.

The increase in demand for massage has led to an increase in demand for massage devices or massage devices that provide artificial massage functions due to economic and temporal reasons. That is, as the demand for relieving fatigue or stress is increased by unrolling the muscles that have been bundled through the massage, various massage devices in a time and cost-effective manner are being released. Any type of device, device or device that performs massage through a mechanical device without a separate masseur is referred to as a massage device.

As an example of such a massage device, a massage chair which can comfortably sit and receive a massage is mainly used. As the demand for massage devices increases, various functions are required to relieve fatigue so that the user can relax more comfortably in addition to performing general massage for the massage chair.

In general, the massage chair may include a massage module for directly massage the user's body and a control mechanism for controlling the operation of the massage device. A typical massage module may provide the user with artificial stimulation in a manner that inflates the airbag using air pressure with body parts such as neck, arms, hips, legs, feet, etc., but there can be various driving massage devices . For example, there may be a massaging device in which a massage roller is mounted on a raising and lowering rail, and then moved in a rail direction along the user's body by rotation of the driving motor to provide stimulation to the user. As another example, there may be a massaging device of the type in which the massage roller is mounted on a support that rotates about a rotation axis, and then rotates a certain part by rotation of the drive motor and provides a massage function.

Further, as the functions that can be implemented by the massage device have been added, massaging devices capable of providing various types of massage stimulation such as a thermal massage function and a low frequency massage function have been developed. In the case of a thermal massage device, a heating line may be installed in a specific type of panel. The low frequency massage device can apply the massage function by stimulating the electromagnetic wave by applying the fine electromagnetic wave to the human body.

As described above, as the functions that can be implemented by the massage device are diversified, functions for analyzing the user's brain waves or checking the biorhythm of the user during massage are also being developed recently. In response to these attempts, it is required to develop a technique for stimulating the user's brain waves while controlling the massage or controlling the user's biorhythm through the stimulation of the brain waves.

U.S. Patent Publication No. US2008-0269652 suggests a technical feature that a massage device analyzes a user's brain waves while performing a massage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present disclosure has been developed in response to the foregoing background, and one of the various purposes of the present disclosure is to provide a massage chair that enhances concentration through brain massage.

One of the various purposes according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is to maximize the massage effect and the EEG induction effect provided to the user.

A massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure is disclosed. The massage device comprising: a body structure defining an area for receiving at least a portion of a user's body and defining an appearance of the massage device; A massage module for providing a massage function with at least a portion of the body of the user received in the region within the body structure; A massage pattern information storage unit for storing information on a massage pattern operable by the massage module, and an audio information storage unit for storing information on a sound source and a binaural beat that can be provided to the user A storage unit; And a controller for controlling one or more operations of the massage device. Here, the control unit may include: a massage pattern analyzing unit for analyzing information on the massage pattern; And an audio optimization unit for changing the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bits with time based on the massage pattern analysis information analyzed from the massage pattern analysis unit.

A method performed in a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure is disclosed. The method comprising: receiving a massage mode selection input from a user; Determining massage pattern information corresponding to the received massage mode; Changing a volume of a sound source to be provided to the user and a frequency of a binaural bit with time based on the determined massage pattern information; And providing the user with an audio output in which a sound source having a temporally changed volume and a binaural bit having a temporally changed frequency are mixed together with a massage operation according to a massage pattern corresponding to the received massage mode can do.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium including encoded instructions is disclosed. The computer program, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, causes the one or more processors to perform an audio optimization algorithm according to a massage pattern. The audio optimization algorithm comprising: receiving a massage mode selection input from a user; Determining massage pattern information corresponding to the received massage mode; Determining, based on the determined massage pattern information, to change the volume of the sound source to be provided to the user and the frequency of the binaural bits with time; And determining to provide the user with an audio output in which a sound source with a temporally changed volume and a binaural bit with a temporally changed frequency is mixed with a massage operation according to a massage pattern corresponding to the received massage mode Operation.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a massage chair that enhances concentration through brain massage can be provided.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage effect and the brain wave inducing effect provided to the user can be maximized.

Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following examples, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. It will be apparent, however, that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing one or more aspects.
1 illustrates an exemplary conceptual diagram of a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 2 shows an exemplary block diagram of a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 3 shows a flow diagram of exemplary operations implemented by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 illustrates a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 6 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 8 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary manner of changing the frequency of a binaural beat and the volume of a sound source according to a particular massage mode, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 illustrates an exemplary manner of changing the frequency of a binaural beat and the volume of a sound source according to a particular massage mode in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Various embodiments and / or aspects are now described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will also be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details. The described aspects are illustrative and some of the various ways of practicing the various aspects of the principles may be employed, and the described teachings are intended to include both such aspects and their equivalents.

Also, the term " comprising " means that the features and / or components are present, but should not be construed to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, components, and / or groups thereof. Also, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise or to the contrary, the singular forms in this specification and claims should generally be construed to mean " one or more. &Quot;

Furthermore, the terms " information " and " data " used in this disclosure may be used interchangeably with each other.

The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be embodied in various forms through a combination of embodiments within the scope of the claims.

The sound sources in this disclosure may be any audio (including, but not limited to, a variety of types of music such as classical music, jazz music, musical instrument playing music and pop music, natural sounds such as water sounds and new sounds, audio format information. In addition, the binaural bits in this disclosure may refer to certain types of audio information that can control brain waves.

In one embodiment, the volume of the source in this disclosure may refer to the overall volume of the mixed source mixed with binaural bits and any music. As another example, the volume of the source in this disclosure may refer to the volume of music (e.g., classical music, natural sounds, etc.) prior to mixing with the binaural beat.

In one embodiment, the frequency of the binaural bits in this disclosure may refer to a tone-beat frequency, which may be expressed in hertz (Hz). As another example, the frequency of the binaural bits in this disclosure may mean a tone frequency or a beat frequency.

Massage patterns in this disclosure include: (1) the total massage time provided to the user in accordance with a particular mode, (2) a massage type indicating the type of epidermal stimulation provided in the massage module, (3) And / or (4) a massage intensity indicative of the intensity of the mechanical stimulus provided in the massage module.

Brain massage in the present disclosure means an action of inducing a stimulus to a subject's brain waves by transmitting an acoustic signal of any form to a subject such as a binaural beat, for example, for improving the concentration of the subject or relieving stress. can do.

A massage device in this disclosure may mean any form of equipment, device, device, and device capable of providing any type of mechanical stimulation to at least a portion of a user's body. In the present disclosure, a massage chair will be described as a representative example of a massage device.

Regarding the additional function of the massage device, any type of sound source may be used in which a variety of music such as classical music is mixed with a binaural beat for the purpose of improving concentration or relieving stress. Massage Chair In connection with an attempt to provide a sound source to the user, the massage device may provide an automatic massage mode with a preset massage pattern for special purposes such as inducing sleep or for convenience. In order to maximize the effect of this automatic massage mode, the healing sound source also needs to be optimized to the massage pattern.

In the process of optimizing the healing sound source, it is possible to change the elements such as the volume of the healing sound source and the frequency band of the binaural bit according to the progress of the massage pattern, So as to be mixed with each other. As the number of automatic massage mode and healing music provided by the massage device becomes larger, the workload becomes larger to perform this process manually. Therefore, an algorithm that can perform the optimization process in the massage device itself is needed.

The present disclosure provides an algorithm for optimizing a healing sound source mounted on a massage device for the purpose of improving concentration and relieving stress to an automatic massage pattern of a massage chair, thereby performing brain massage and maximizing the effect of the massage provided by the user .

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary conceptual diagram of a massage device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

A massage device 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a body structure 101 that defines an area for receiving at least a portion of a user's body and defines the contour of the massage device, A massage module 102 for providing a massage function to at least a portion of an accommodated user's body, an audio output portion 103 for providing a user with an arbitrary type of audio output, And an input unit 104.

The shape and construction of the massage device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is exemplary only, and various types of massage devices 100 may also be used within the scope of the present disclosure, as long as they do not depart from the scope of rights defined by the claims of this disclosure. Range. ≪ / RTI >

The body structure 101 may define and define any type of space for accommodating the user. The body structure 101 may have an external shape corresponding to the shape of the user's body. As shown in Figure 1, for example, the body structure 101 may have a chair or bed shape capable of receiving a user's body or a portion of the body. For example, portions of the body structure 101 that are in direct contact with the user's body may be made of a relatively soft material such as leather, cloth, and cotton to enhance the wearer's comfort. In addition, portions of the body structure 101 that are not in direct contact with the user may be made of a relatively hard material such as plastic and / or metal to ensure stability and stability of the device. The portion of the body structure 101 that is in contact with the ground surface may be any material for increasing the frictional force or any member for increasing frictional force to enhance the fixity with the ground (e.g., any member for increasing the contact force with the ground) A sliding portion, a joining portion, a contact portion, etc.), and a movable wheel portion for enhancing the mobility of the device may also be provided at the lower end of the body structure 101.

The body structure 101 may include, for example, a head sheet that can be in contact with a user's head, a back sheet that can be in contact with a back portion of the user, a hip sheet that can contact the user's butt portion, And a leg massage portion that can accommodate the user's leg and foot portion and provide stimulation to those portions, and the like.

The body structure 101 includes an outer panel having a fixed shape, and the user contacts contacting the inside of the outer panel are moved relative to the outer panel in various forms such as sliding movement, hinge movement, pivot movement and / or tilting movement May be possible. The relative movement of each component in the body structure 101 can be different for each massage mode or massage pattern (e.g., about 20 degrees from the ground in the first step, about 40 degrees from the ground in the second step, And in the third step, about 170 degrees from the ground), the massage effect can be maximized. That is, since the attitude to receive massage is variably controlled according to each massage mode or massage pattern, the massage effect provided to the user can be maximized.

Additionally, the body structure 101 may comprise one or more pressure sensors. In this case, the contact area and the contact position between the user and the body structure 101 are sensed, and the position and / or the area of the contact areas with the user in the body structure 101 can be changed according to the body shape of the user. For example, if it is determined that the leg length of the user is longer than the current state of the body structure 101, the frame (e.g., the frame of the leg massage part) where the user's leg is located in the body structure 101 may be extended .

The massage module 102 may be configured and positioned within the massage device 100 to provide any type of mechanical stimulation to the user contained in the body structure 101. 1, the massage module 102 may provide mechanical stimulation at various locations while moving along a rail-shaped structure formed within (or outside) the massage device 100. In this example, the massage module 102 may have a ball shape or a roller shape.

The massage module 102 may externally apply pressure through an air pressure control system, apply vibration to the exterior using a vibration motor, and move the arbitrary type of treatment object or projection through the solenoid system It may also provide stimulation to the massage area. In addition, the protrusion or the treatment member described above may be formed of a magnet, so that iron powder present in the blood of the human body is affected by magnetism, and blood circulation can be further promoted.

The massage module 102 may provide a massage function of at least one of tapping, kneading, tapping, and acupressure according to the principles of operation described above.

The audio output unit 103 may provide the user with an audio output of any form. The audio output unit 103 outputs a sound source and a binaural bit optimized for the massage pattern provided by the massage device 100 to the user, thereby performing a brain massage corresponding to the massage pattern and stimulating the brain. The audio output unit 103 may output acoustic signals received via a network (not shown) or stored in an internal / external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output unit 103 may output a sound source under the control of the user terminal through a network connection with the user terminal. The audio output unit 103 may also output any type of acoustic signal that occurs in connection with the operation of the massage device 100. [

In one embodiment, the audio output unit 103 includes a sensor audio output unit disposed at the top of the seat portion that contacts the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front ends of the seat portion left and right armrests, and / Such as a rear audio output unit attached to the output unit. In this case, the user can enjoy a stereophonic sound such as 5.1 channel while being provided massage in the massage device 100.

In addition, the audio output unit 103 may transmit an output of a sound signal to a separate headphone or an earphone so as to be directly led into the user's ear.

The massage device 100 may include an input 104 for receiving any selection associated with control of massage device operation from a user. As shown in FIG. 1, the input unit 104 may refer to a button and / or a display formed integrally with the massage device 100. In another example, the input 104 may include a user terminal or remote control that is located remotely of the massage device 100 and is capable of communicating with the massage device 100.

The input unit 104 may include, for example, selecting a massage mode, selecting a massage type, selecting a massage intensity, selecting a massage time, selecting a massage site, selecting a location and operation of the body structure 101, Selection of on-off of the thermal function, selection of whether or not the thermal function is operated, selection related to sound reproduction, and the like.

In addition, the input unit 104 may include buttons in the form of a hot key and / or selection buttons for performing direction selection, cancellation, inputting, and the like in accordance with a predetermined user setting function or a function preset by itself can do. The input unit 104 may include a touch sensor that can convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific region or a capacitance occurring in a specific region into an electrical signal. The touch sensor may detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the intensity of pressure against the touch.

Also, the input unit 104 may detect an input through utterance of a user by utilizing a speech recognition technique. In addition, the input unit 104 may be implemented from at least one of a keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / static), a jog wheel, and a jog switch, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the input unit 104 may include a display for displaying an operation state of the massage device 100, or a current state of the user. A display according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) A flexible display, and a three-dimensional display (3D display). Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. Depending on the implementation of the input 104, there may be more than one display. In addition, the above-described display may be located at any position of the massage device 100 separately from the input unit 104. [

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the massage device 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may further comprise a network connection for communicating with an external massage device and / or a user terminal via any type of network. The network connection unit may include a wired / wireless connection module for network connection. For example, WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) For example, a digital subscriber line (XDSL), a fiber to the home (FTTH), a power line communication (PLC), or the like may be used as the wire connection technology. In addition, the network connection unit can transmit / receive data to / from any device / terminal located in the vicinity, including a short-range communication module. For example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

That is, the network according to the present disclosure may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Wi-Fi, a wireless broadband (Wibro), a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax) Packet Access, IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS). Examples of local area communication technologies according to embodiments of the present disclosure include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and the like. The wired communication technology according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include USB communication, Ethernet, serial communication, optical / coaxial cable, and the like. It will be clear to those skilled in the art that the description as described above is merely exemplary in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, and that the scope of the present disclosure is not so limited.

Additionally, although not shown in FIG. 1, the massage device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure may include one or more illumination portions in the form of point light, first light, and / or surface light. The illumination unit can provide information corresponding to the operation status, any event occurrence, and the like in the massage device 100 as illumination. For example, the illumination unit may include an LED (Light Emission Diode) to inform the user of the occurrence of the event through the blinking of the LED. In addition, the illumination unit may vary the type of light emission, the intensity of light emission, and / or the blinking period depending on the type of event.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of a massage device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

2, the massage device 100 may include an input unit 104, a storage unit 202, a control unit 205, a massage module 102, and an audio output unit 103. In addition, the storage unit 202 may include a massage pattern information storage unit 203 and an audio information storage unit 204. The control unit 205 also includes a massage pattern analysis unit 206, an audio analysis unit 207, an audio optimization unit 208, an audio mixing unit 209, a massage operation control unit 210, 211).

The components / modules / units depicted in FIG. 2 are exemplary and, depending on the implementation, the massage device 100 may further include additional components, or some of the components described above may be omitted.

Since the input unit 104, the massage module 102, and the audio output unit 103 in FIG. 2 have been described above with reference to FIG. 1, they will not be described in the following description of FIG.

The storage unit 202 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) A magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The massage device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage 202 on the Internet.

The storage 202 may store temporarily or permanently any type of data related to the operation of the massage device 100. [ The storage unit 202 includes a massage pattern information storage unit 203 for storing massage pattern information that can be operated by the massage module, and an audio information storage unit 203 for storing information on sound sources and binaural bits that can be provided to the user. (204).

The massage pattern information storage unit 203 may store information on the massage pattern. The information on the massage pattern is information that divides the massage provided to the user according to various criteria, for example, (1) information on the total massage time provided to the user according to the specific mode, (2) (3) information about a massage part or massage position indicating the position of the massage module, and / or (4) a massage indicating the intensity of the mechanical stimulus provided in the massage module And intensity information.

The massage pattern information storage unit 203 stores the massage pattern information according to a specific massage mode (for example, a concentration mode, a meditation mode, a recovery mode, a stretching mode, a sleep mode, a vitality mode, a golf mode, a hip mode, You can store information in advance against the massage pattern.

The massage pattern information storage unit 203 may store information on the massage patterns described above through various index values. For example, information about a massage pattern may be stored in a tabular form in a relational database that includes columns and rows. In addition, the massage pattern information storage unit 203 may store the degree of change of the volume of the sound source and the degree of change of the binaural beat frequency between patterns to be changed, respectively, when the massage pattern is changed.

For example, the massage pattern information storage unit 203 may store a scoring value for the volume value of the sound source and a scoring value for the frequency of the binaural bit for each massage pattern. In this example, the massage pattern information storage unit 203 can score the volume of the sound source when the massage portion is " neck " to 1 and the volume of the sound source when the massage type is " tapping " to 0.5. In addition, the massage pattern information storage unit 203 can score the volume of the sound source to 0.5 when the massage part is " waist " and the volume of the sound source when the massage type is " kneading " In these examples, if the massage pattern is changed from "massage part: neck and massage type: tapping" to "massage part: waist and massage type: kneading", how to adjust the volume of the sound source with the difference value of each scoring value To be changed. In the above examples, the volume value of the sound source may be reduced by 0.75 from the previous value of 1.5 (1 + 0.5) to 0.75 (0.5 + 0.25). The unit of the volume value of the sound source may be in dB, but the relative value (i.e., the decrease by 0.75 is reduced by 0.75% from the previous value) or the absolute value (i.e., the decrease by 0.75 is reduced by 0.75 dB from the previous value) ). In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency change for the binaural bits may also be implemented in the same manner as the scoring example described above. The degree of change of the volume value of the sound source and the degree of change of the frequency of the binaural bit in the above-described example can be performed by the audio optimization unit 208 to be described later.

The audio information storage unit 204 may store various types of audio information such as a binaural beat, a musical instrument playing sound source, a natural sound, and a classical music. The audio information storage unit 204 may also store audio information in the form of a table in a relational database including, for example, columns and rows.

The audio information storage unit 204 may also store audio information according to a specific automatic massage mode (e.g., concentration mode, meditation mode, recovery mode, stretching mode, sleep mode, energetic mode, golf mode, .

In addition, the audio information storage unit 204 and the massage pattern information storage unit 203 may be interlocked with each other so that information about each other may be mapped in advance. For example, if the massage portion of the massage pattern is a lower half portion, it can be mapped in advance to output the classical music. In this example, a meta table storing separate meta information for separately managing the mapping information between the massage pattern information and the audio information may be generated.

The massage pattern information storage unit 203 and the audio information storage unit 204 may store massage pattern and audio information in a customized manner. For example, the massage device 100 receives the massage pattern and audio information of a specific user for a predetermined period of time, and periodically updates the massage pattern information, so that the user does not need to input his or her massage pattern or audio information separately. (For example, only through a hot key input), massage patterns and audio information reflecting the user's preferences may be stored.

2, the massage pattern information storing unit 203 and the audio information storing unit 204 are distinguished from each other. However, according to the embodiment, the massage pattern information storing unit 203 and the audio information storing unit 204 are provided in one storage unit Lt; / RTI >

The control unit 205 may control the overall operations of the massage device 100 and the operations of components within the massage device 100. [ The control unit 205 may analyze the information about the massage pattern, for example, and may change the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bit with time based on the massage pattern analysis information, The audio information to be provided to the user can be generated by mixing the inner bit and the sound source. In addition, the control unit 205 can control the operation of the massage module 102 and the operation of the audio output unit 103. [

Embodiments described in this disclosure, or particularly those described in connection with the control unit 205, may be embodied in, for example, computer readable storage media or any similar storage medium, such as software, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, May be implemented by the control unit 205 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code may be stored in the storage unit 202 and executed by the control unit 205. [

The massage pattern analyzing unit 206 can generate massage pattern analysis information by analyzing information on the massage pattern stored in the massage pattern information storing unit 203. [

For example, the massage pattern analysis information may include massage phase identification information that identifies each of a plurality of massage phases that are determined based on the massage mode received from the user. The massage phase identification information may include time data for the massage phase. For example, if the overall massage time for a particular massage mode is 20 minutes and the massage phase is identified as 4 steps, the massage time for each step may be assigned as 5 minutes. Thus, through the massage phase identification information, it can be identified that the massage phase of the second phase is in progress if the current massage time is 12 minutes. In this example, if the massage mode input from the user is a concentration mode, the first of the plurality of massage stages includes the step of transitioning the user's state from the arousal state to the stable state, The last step may include the step of transitioning the user's state from the steady state to the awake state. In the above example, if the massage mode input from the user is a meditation mode, the first of the plurality of massage steps includes the step of transitioning the user's state from the arousal state to the stable state, The remaining steps may include steps to guide the user's state to an increasingly deeper steady state as the next step is taken.

In another example, the massage pattern analysis information may include a plurality of massages, including at least one of tapping, kneading, and acupressure, determined based on a massage mode received from a user or determined by a massage type selection input received from the user Type identification information that identifies the type of massage. In this massage type identification information, time data representing time information for each massage type may be assigned. For example, in sleep mode, a "tapping" massage type can last for the first 0 to 5 minutes.

In another example, the massage pattern analysis information includes massage position identification information (e.g., neck, shoulder, back, waist, hips, legs and / or feet) identifying a user's body location that is provided with a massage function by the massage module . This massage location identification information may be determined based on the massage mode received from the user or may be determined by the massage location selection input received from the user. The massage position identification information may include time information about the massage position, and may have previously allocated time information for each massage position.

As another example, the massage pattern analysis information may include massage intensity identification information (e.g., level of massage being divided into upper / middle / lower / strong / middle / weak) identifying the strength of the massage provided to the user by the massage module Information that divides the intensity of the massage or the massage or the like). The massage intensity identification information can be determined based on the massage mode received from the user or determined by the massage intensity selection input received from the user. Since the massage intensity identification information includes time data for the massage intensity, the time value of the massage that lasts for each massage intensity can be analyzed.

The massage pattern analyzing unit 206 may also be configured to divide the massage mode to provide to the user based on the massage mode received from the user into a plurality of massage steps and to determine the time data for each of the divided massage steps So that the massage pattern analysis information can be generated. The massage pattern analysis information includes time data of various types of massage patterns, so that points at which the massage patterns are changed can be distinguished, for example, through a time stamp.

The audio analysis unit 207 can generate audio analysis information by analyzing the audio information stored in the audio information storage unit 204. [ The audio analysis unit 207 can generate sound source analysis information by analyzing a sound source that can be provided to a user. For example, the audio analysis unit 207 may convert a particular sound source into a plurality of steps (e. G., Voicing / w / o / before / Steps). That is, the audio analysis unit 207 may generate sound source analysis information by dividing the sound source available to the user into a plurality of steps and determining time data for each of the divided sound source steps. Such sound source analysis information may include inflection points that change in time with respect to a specific sound source.

The audio optimizing unit 208 may change the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bits over time based on the massage pattern analysis information analyzed from the massage pattern analyzing unit 206. [ For example, the audio optimizing unit 208 may determine, based on time data in the massage phase identification information, a point in time from a previous massage phase to a next massage phase in a plurality of massage phases, At the time of movement, it may be determined to change the volume of the sound source to be reproduced and / or the frequency of the binaural bit.

The audio optimizing unit 208 determines the time at which the massage type is changed in the plurality of massage types implemented by the massage module based on the time data in the massage type identification information, And / or to change the frequency of the binaural bit.

The audio optimizing unit 208 determines, based on the time data in the massage location identification information, the point at which the massage location is changed at the plurality of massage locations implemented by the massage module, It may decide to change the frequency of the volume and / or binaural bits. The audio optimization unit may further change the volume of the sound source to increase as the massage position in the massage position identification information is closer to the face of the user. Therefore, when the position of the massage module is close to the user's ear, the audio information to be outputted to the user can be prevented from being canceled by the noise according to the operation of the massage module, so that the user can be provided with optimal audio information without noise have.

The audio optimizing unit 208 determines, based on the time data in the massage intensity identification information, the moment when the massage intensity changes at a plurality of massage intensities implemented by the massage module, The frequency of the volume and / or binaural bits can be varied. The audio optimizing unit 208 may additionally change the volume of the sound source to increase as the massage intensity in the massage intensity identification information is higher. Accordingly, when the massage intensity performed by the massage module is increased, it is possible to prevent the audio information to be output to the user from being canceled by the noise due to the operation of the massage module, so that the user is provided with the optimum audio information without noise .

The audio optimizing unit 208 is configured to determine the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bits based on the massage pattern analysis information analyzed from the massage pattern analysis unit 206 and the sound source analysis information analyzed from the audio analysis unit 207 It can be changed according to time.

The audio optimizing unit 208 compares the time data included in the analyzed massage pattern analysis information from the massage pattern analysis unit 206 with the time data included in the analyzed sound source analysis information from the audio analysis unit 207, At least one of the steps and the source steps may be determined to determine the transition points at which the transition is made, and to change the frequency of the sound source volume and / or the binaural bit at the determined transition points.

The audio optimizing unit 208 may determine various transition points based on the massage time, the massage type, the massage site, the massage intensity, the pitch of the sound source, the source flow and / or the total play time, By changing the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bit, it is possible to provide the user with sound optimized for the massage pattern and the music pattern, and the brain massage can be performed.

The audio optimizing unit 208 determines a first change causal factor between the sound source time steps at each of the time points at which the first time stamps included in the analyzed audio analysis information are assigned from the audio analysis unit 207, 206 may determine a second change cause factor between the massage steps at each of the time points to which the second time stamp included in the analyzed massage pattern analysis information is assigned. That is, in the case of massage pattern analysis information, a number of factors such as massage type, massage part, massage intensity, massage step may be included, and the audio analysis information may also include the sound level of the sound source, Time, and so on. Thus, each of the first time stamp and the second time stamp may include both change points between these factors. Therefore, how much the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bit should be changed at the timestamp points must be determined with the change factors at the change points.

For example, if only the massage part is changed at the second time stamp point, the value of the massage part in the previous massage pattern is compared with the value of the massage part in the subsequent massage pattern so that the volume of the sound source and / The amount of change of the frequency of the frequency can be determined. That is, the audio optimizing unit 208 determines the change intensity before and after the change based on the determined first change cause factor, and determines the change intensity before and after the change based on the determined second change cause factor, The amount of change of the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bit can be determined at a time point when the time stamp is assigned and at the time point when the second time stamp is assigned. Here, the first change causal factor includes: a factor selected from: negative pitch information, flow information of a sound source, and reproduction time information of a sound source, and the second change cause factor includes: massage flow information, massage type Information about the massage, massage information, and massage intensity information.

In an exemplary embodiment according to the functions of the control unit 205 described above, the audio analysis unit 207 divides the sound source into a plurality of time steps based on the progress flow of the sound source by analyzing the sound sources available to the user And a first time stamp is assigned to each of the plurality of divided time points, thereby generating sound source analysis information. The massage pattern analysis unit 206 then determines a plurality of massage steps representing the states of the user induced by the massage in accordance with the massage mode received from the user, 2 time stamps can be assigned to generate massage pattern analysis information. In addition, the audio optimization unit 208 may be configured such that at the time the first timestamp is assigned and at the time the second timestamp is assigned (i.e., the first timestamp and the second timestamp are assigned, ), The volume of the sound source to be reproduced and / or the frequency of the binaural bit.

The audio mixing unit 209 may mix audio and binaural bits that have been changed by the audio optimizing unit 208 to generate audio information to be provided to the user. The mixing operation and the audio information generating operation of the audio mixing unit 209 may alternatively be replaced by the audio optimizing unit 208. [

The massage operation control unit 210 can control the operation of the massage module 102. [ For example, the massage operation control unit 201 may transmit a signal to the massage module 102 to control the operation position, the operation strength, the operation type and / or the operation time of the massage module 102, and the like. Accordingly, the massage module 102 can provide the massage function to the user under the control of the massage operation control unit 210. [

The audio playback control unit 211 can control the operation of the audio output unit 103. [ For example, the audio reproduction control unit 211 may transmit a signal to the audio output unit 103 to control the type, intensity, and / or duration of a sound source output from the audio output unit 103 . Accordingly, the audio output unit 103 can output the audio information to the user under the control of the audio reproduction control unit 211. [

FIG. 3 shows a flow diagram of exemplary operations implemented by massage device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The operations depicted in FIG. 3 are exemplary and, in some implementations, some of the operations of FIG. 3 may be omitted or additional operations may be added.

According to one embodiment, the massage device 100 may receive 301 a massage execution selection request input from the user via the input 104 and / or a massage execution request input in accordance with the massage mode. For example, the input from the user may be made directly by the input buttons incorporated in the massage device 100 or by a pre-designated hot key button, or may be inputted wirelessly by an external terminal (or remote controller) or the like. When the user selects the automatic massage mode, operations for analyzing and processing the data stored in the massage pattern storage unit 203 and the audio information storage unit 204 may be executed (302 and 303).

The massage pattern information storage unit 203 can open (305) any type of data for massaging pattern analysis to the massage pattern analysis unit 206. That is, the massage pattern analyzing unit 206 can access the data stored in the massage pattern information storing unit 203 to generate massage pattern analysis information.

The massage pattern information storage unit 203 stores information about the specific mode stored in the massage pattern information storage unit 203 (for example, information on the massage mode) or massage pattern information according to the user's selection to the massage module 102 By direct delivery, the dynamic stimulus generation operation of the massage module 102 may be controlled (304). The step 304 may be performed by the massage action control unit 210.

The massage pattern analyzing unit 206 may transmit the massage pattern analyzing information to the audio analyzing unit 207 (306). In another embodiment, massage pattern analysis unit 206 may communicate massage pattern analysis information to an audio optimization unit. The massage pattern analyzing unit 206 analyzes the characteristics of the massage patterns such as the total massage time, the massage step, the massage type, the massage part (massage position), the massage intensity, Can be delivered to the optimizing unit.

The audio information storage unit 204 may transmit the audio information, such as the binaural bit, the musical instrument performance sound source, and the natural sound, to the audio analysis unit 207 (307). In addition, the audio information storage unit 204 may transmit audio information such as a binaural bit, a musical instrument playing sound source, and a natural sound to the audio mixing unit 209 (309).

The audio analysis unit 207 may generate and transmit audio analysis information to the audio mixing unit 209 (308). In one embodiment, the audio analysis information may include information that divides the audio information into a plurality of steps, or may include audio information in the form of a volume of the sound source and / or a frequency of the binaural bit changed over time It is possible. Some of the operations of the audio analysis unit 207 (e.g., changes in the volume of the sound source and / or the temporal change of the binaural beat frequency) may be implemented by the audio optimization unit.

The audio mixing unit 209 may mix the music and the binaural bits based on the optimized elements delivered from the audio analysis unit 207 or the audio optimization unit to produce one type of acoustic signal. The acoustic signal is transmitted to the audio output unit 103 (310), and the user who is provided with the massage function can control the user to listen to the music of the optimized element. Further, the control of the audio output unit 103 may be implemented by the audio reproduction control unit 211. [

The massage module 102 may provide the user with massage actions (i.e., mechanical stimuli) under the control of the massage pattern information storage unit 203 and / or the massage action control unit 210. [

In embodiments according to the examples shown in FIG. 4, the overall massage time of the massage mode may be determined to be, for example, 20 minutes or 30 minutes. If the total massage time is 20 minutes (for example, the concentration mode), five minutes are allocated to each massage stage, and a total of four massage stages may exist. When the total massage time is 30 minutes (for example, meditation mode), 5 minutes are allocated to the first massage stage and 10 minutes respectively to the second massage stage and the fourth massage stage, respectively. Accordingly, as the massage steps for each massage mode are temporally divided, points for changing the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bit according to time can be distinguished. In this example, if the sound source volume in the first massage stage is 10, the sound source volume is increased by 1-2 in the second massage stage, the sound source volume is kept the same as the second massage stage in the third stage, In the 4 massage stage, the volume of the sound source can be reduced by 1-2 in the second massage stage. Also, if the frequency of the binaural bit in the first massage stage is 10-20 Hz, 5-10 Hz in the second stage, 3-7 Hz in the third stage, and 2-5 Hz in the fourth stage The frequency of the binaural bit can be changed. The unit of the sound source volume here may be in dB, but may be a relative value (e.g., 1-2% reduction in the current size by 1-2%), or an absolute value (e.g., 1-2, it may be interpreted as a decrease of 1-2 dB).

Also, in the example of the massage type, the massage device 100 increases the sound source volume by 0.1-0.5 more than other types of massage types when the massage type is beat, and when the massage type is acupressure, The frequency of the binaural bit can be reduced by 0.1-1 Hz.

In addition, in the example of the massage part, the massage device 100 increases the volume of the sound source by 0.1-0.5 as compared with that of the lower half of the massage part, and when the frequency of the binaural beat is lower Can be reduced by 0.1-1 Hz.

In addition, in the example of the massage intensity, the massage device 100 can increase the sound source volume by 0.1-0.5 when the massage strength is " medium " The frequency of the binaural bit can be reduced by 0.1-1 Hz compared to the case of " middle ".

As described above, the massage device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure may utilize time values for various types of massage patterns to determine the frequency of the binaural beat and / Points can be determined. This allows the user to be provided with the optimal sound source and binaural bit according to the pattern of receiving the massage, so that the increased massage effect can be provided to the user. Further, in the case of providing massage by varying the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, compared with the case of receiving massage through a conventional massage device, When you have a massage for a period of time, the development of beta waves, which are related to agility, arousal, concentration, and cognition, can be significantly reduced.

4-8 are flow diagrams of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by the massage device 100 in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. 4 to 8 may be implemented as separate embodiments, but the embodiments by any combination of these individual embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art It will be self-evident. In addition, although the embodiments of FIGS. 4-8 are described in a manner that encompasses the forms of " steps ", the terms " , And / or " command " as well as " means " for functionally expressing the steps.

4 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The steps shown in FIG. 4 are illustrative, and there may be additional steps, or some of the steps may be omitted. Also, for the parts described above in Figs. 1 to 3 among the descriptions of the steps described in Fig. 4, the parts described in Figs. 1 to 3 will be referred to. In order to clarify the description, .

As shown in FIG. 4, the massage device 100 may receive a massage mode selection input from a user (401).

In response to the massage mode selection input, the massage device 100 may determine massage pattern information corresponding to the received massage mode (402). That is, the massage device 100 stores information about a massage pattern previously stored for each massage mode received from the user (for example, the total time of the massage, the stage of the massage, the type of massage, the strength of the massage, (not shown). The information on the massage pattern may mean a massage pattern value to which a time value is assigned, as described above. The massage device 100 may change the frequency of the binaural beat and / or the volume of the sound source at the time value at which the massage pattern changes (403).

For example, if the massage pattern information indicates that the current massage step according to the total massage time is "one step", the massage part is the "hip", the massage type is the "shiatsu" and the massage intensity is " The values for the volume and frequency change of the sound source can be scored and stored in information units. Then, when the massage pattern is changed, for example, when the massage stage is changed to the " second stage ", the same massage pattern information as the massage stage (i.e., the massage stage of the first stage) Value and the scoring value assigned to the second step, and the frequency of the sound source volume and / or the binaural bit may be changed by the difference. The scoring values assigned to the massage pattern information are compared with each other at a point of time when another type of massage pattern information (for example, a massage portion is changed from "hip" to "neck" Or how much to change the frequency of the binaural bits.

Then, the massage device 100 provides a massage output corresponding to the massage pattern corresponding to the received massage mode, as well as an audio output in which a sound source having a temporally changed volume and a binaural bit having a temporally changed frequency are mixed (404).

5 illustrates a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 100 may receive a massage mode selection input from a user (501). In response to this massage mode selection input, the massage device 100 may identify 502 a plurality of massage stages corresponding to the received massage mode. The plurality of massage stages herein may mean, for example, a step of dividing the total time of the massage by the flow (for example, dividing the flow of the massage related to the change of the user's state: the massage flow step).

The massage device 100 may determine when to move from the previous massage steps to the next massage step in the identified massage steps when the identification of the massage steps is complete (503). That is, the massage device 100 may determine the point of change between the massage steps.

The massage device 100 may then change 504 the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bit at the determined shift time. Here, the massage device 100 can determine what the cause factor of change is at the determined moving time point. For example, when it is determined that the steps divided from the flows according to the concentration mode are changed from the second step to the third step, the scoring value assigned to the second step is compared with the scoring value assigned to the third step , The massage device 100 may determine the volume of the sound source and / or the amount of change in the binaural beat frequency based on the difference value between the scoring values.

Figure 6 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 100 may receive a massage mode selection input from a user (601). In response to this massage mode selection input, the massage device 100 may identify a plurality of massage types corresponding to the received massage mode (602). The plurality of massage stages herein may refer to steps separated by factors related to the type of massage, such as tapping, acupressure, kneading, and the like.

The massage device 100 may determine when to move from the previous massage type to the next massage type in the identified massage type when the identification of the massage types is complete (603). That is, the massage device 100 may determine the point of change between the massage types.

The massage device 100 may then change 604 the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bit at the determined point of change. Here, the massage device 100 can determine what change cause factor is at the determined change time point. For example, if the point of change is at the time of changing from a massage type for "kneading" to a massage type for "knocking", the scoring value assigned to "kneading" is compared with the scoring value assigned to " , The massage device 100 may determine the volume of the sound source and / or the amount of change in the binaural beat frequency based on the difference value between the scoring values.

7 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 100 may receive a massage mode selection input from a user (701). In response to this massage mode selection input, the massage device 100 may identify 702 a plurality of massage positions corresponding to the received massage mode and determine the time data for each of the identified massage positions. The plurality of massage locations herein may refer to steps separated by factors related to the site of massage, for example neck, hips, waist, legs, and the like.

The massage device 100 may change the time from the previous massage position to the next massage position on the basis of the time value at the identified massage positions or massage portions when the identification of the massage positions or massage portions is completed (703). That is, the massage device 100 can determine the point of change between the massage positions.

The massage device 100 may then change 704 the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bit at the determined point of change. Here, the massage device 100 can determine what change cause factor is at the determined change time point. For example, if the point of change is the point at which the massage is changed from a massage position for the " neck " to a massage position for the " leg ", the scoring value assigned to & Based on the difference value between the scoring values, the massage device 100 may determine the volume of the sound source and / or the amount of change in the binaural beat frequency.

Figure 8 shows a flow diagram of a method of providing an exemplary massage function performed by a massage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 100 may receive a massage mode selection input and / or a massage intensity selection input from a user (801). In response to this massage mode selection input and / or massage intensity selection input, the massage device 100 can identify a plurality of massage strengths corresponding to the received massage mode and determine time data for each of the identified massage strengths (802). The plurality of massage intensities herein may be, for example, indicators indicative of strength of a massage, and may refer to steps separated by factors related to levels of strength, strength, weakness, and the like. The steps for these massage intensities may include time data assigned for each step. This time data may mean a time value in which massage is maintained for each massage intensity.

The massage device 100 may determine a massage intensity change time point that changes from a previous massage intensity to a next massage intensity based on a time value at identified massage intensities when the identification of the massage intensities is complete 803 ). That is, the massage device 100 can determine the point of change between the massage intensities.

The massage device 100 may then change 804 the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bit at the determined point of change. Here, the massage device 100 can determine what change cause factor is at the determined change time point. For example, if the point of change is the point at which the massage intensity stage for " about " is changed to the massage intensity level for " strong ", the scoring value assigned to " strong " Based on the difference value between the scoring values, the massage device 100 may determine the amount of change in volume and / or binaural beat frequency of the sound source.

FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary manner of changing the frequency of a binaural beat and the volume of a sound source according to a particular massage mode, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, massage pattern information and audio information according to an automatic massage mode (e.g., concentration mode, meditation mode, recovery mode, stretching mode, sleep mode, energetic mode, golf mode, Lt; / RTI >

For example, the sleep mode refers to a massage mode in which the user changes the type of massage to focus on the kneading and pressure in the shoulder pad, thereby inducing the user to gradually enter the sleep state. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, when the volume of a sound source and / or the frequency of a binaural bit change over time based on massage pattern and / or audio information, the sleep latency, (Mean 13 minutes), and the bodily sleep time was also increased by 10% (mean 40 minutes). .

For example, the rest mode may refer to the whole body massage mode that proceeds from the shoulder to the lips, followed by the waist massage in the order of the chiropractor (i.e., there is a massage area and massage type specificity). In the case of providing massage by varying the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, compared with the case of receiving massage through the conventional massage device, When a massage is given, the occurrence of beta waves, which are related to agility, arousal, concentration and cognition, can be significantly reduced.

For example, the examinee mode or the concentration mode may refer to a concentrated mass of the waist massage centered on the waist for a massage applicant for a long time. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural bit are varied to provide massage, it is found that the degree of concentration maintenance and the degree of concentration improvement are improved as compared with the existing massage.

For example, a golf mode may refer to a massage mode for releasing muscles that are intensively tapped on the shoulder and waist in relation to the massage position. In addition, the hip-up mode may mean a massage mode for inducing hip-up by applying kneading or acupressure (i.e., massage type) intensively to the hip and pelvis (i.e., massage position).

As described above, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to analyze massage pattern information and / or audio information based on a pre-stored massage mode for a specific purpose, By varying the in- noreal frequency over time, the technical effect of maximizing the healing goal of the user that the mode desires to accomplish can be derived.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, if the massage mode input from the user is a concentration mode, the first of the plurality of massage steps comprises the step of transitioning the user's state from an arousal state to a steady state, And a final one of the plurality of steps may include transitioning the state of the user from the stable state to the awakening state.

As described above, in the concentration mode for 15 minutes (i. E. During the three phases), the user is guided from the awake state to the first steady state and the second steady state in a manner similar to the sleep mode, , During the fourth step), the user may be guided from the stabilization phase to the awakening phase. Since the frequency of the binaural bit and the volume of the sound source are changed stepwise as described above, it is possible to efficiently guide the user to a desired target state at the concept of the concentration mode. Thus, the user can be provided with an optimal massage effect according to a desired mode.

If the massage mode entered by the user is in the meditation mode, the first of the plurality of massage steps includes the step of transitioning the user's state from the arousal state to the stable state, and the remaining steps of the plurality of steps are And a step for leading the state of the user to a deeper stable state toward the step.

For example, in the case of the meditation mode, the volume of the sound source and the frequency of the binaural beat can be adjusted so that the excited sympathetic nerve is relaxed for 30 minutes and the mind and body are relaxed. The meditation mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can guide the user's state to a more stabilized state by controlling the frequency of the binaural bit and the volume of the sound source as the time passes.

The steps shown in Fig. 9 are exemplary steps only, and fewer steps or more steps may also be included in the scope of the present disclosure.

The points (e.g., time stamps) that identify the steps may be represented by 901, 902, 903, 904, and 905 in FIG.

The binaural bit frequency and / or the volume of the sound source may be determined between the respective points to achieve the same purpose (for example, to guide the user's state to a specific state). The binaural bit frequency and / or the volume of the sound source may be changed at the time when the divided period is changed, and the binaural bit frequency and / or the volume of the sound source may be changed during each divided period.

As described above, the frequency of the binaural bit and the amount of change in the volume of the sound source can be determined by a method of comparing a previous value with a later value between factors that change depending on what factor is changed at the change point.

10 illustrates an exemplary manner of changing the frequency of a binaural beat and the volume of a sound source according to a particular massage mode in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 10, the massage pattern analysis information may include first time stamps (1000: 1002, 1003, 1004) as points at which each massage steps are transitioned. Also, the sound source analysis information may include second time stamps (2000: 2002, 2003, 2004) as points where the respective sound source steps are transitioned. Here, the first and second are used to distinguish the timestamps according to different factors. The first time stamps 1000 may include all massage time information included in the massage pattern analysis information (i.e., state information of the user according to the massage), massage type information, massage part information / massage position information, and / Lt; / RTI > may include information related to the time value for the points at which < RTI ID = 0.0 > In addition, the second time stamps 2000 may include points at which the pitch of the sound source included in the sound source analysis information, the flow of the sound source, the playback time of the sound source (or the step of dividing the sound source according to the playback time) Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

Although the points 1001 and 2001 and the points 1005 and 2005 in FIG. 10 are shown as start and end points that are not time stamp points that are change points between steps, according to the implementation, the points 1001, 2001, The same start and end points may also be points to which time stamps, which are frequency change points of the tone generator volume and / or binaural bits, are assigned.

Based on these timestamp information 1000, 2000, the massage device 100 can determine the change point information 3000 to change the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bits. In the example in FIG. 10, the volume of the sound source and / or the frequency of the binaural bits at the points 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, and 3006 may be changed.

In addition, the massage device 100, at each of the change points, can determine what the changed factor is. For example, the first change point 3001 may indicate a point where the first sound source level is changed to the second sound source level. The massage device 100 can identify what change factor is changed from the first sound source stage to the second sound source stage based on the sound source analysis information. For example, according to the sound source analysis information, the change cause factor causing the change from the first sound source stage to the second sound source stage may be the sound level of the sound source (for example, the sound level is changed from low to high). In this case, the scoring value of the frequency of the pre-allocated binaural bit and the scoring value of the volume of the sound source when the pitch of the sound is " low " and the scoring of the frequency of the binaural bit when the pitch of the sound is " By comparing the values and the scoring values of the volume of the sound source with each other, the massage device 100 can determine how much to change the frequency of the binaural bits and the volume of the sound source (i.e., the amount of change).

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, since the sound source volume and the binaural frequency are changed according to the characteristics of the automatic massage mode provided in the massage chair, the optimal healing sound source is provided to the user, And / or the effect of brain massage can be maximized.

The various illustrative steps, operations, logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein are used interchangeably and are intended to include a general purpose processor, May be implemented through a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, Or may be performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the general purpose processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

In one or more exemplary designs, the techniques described may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or may be coded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium includes both computer readable storage medium and computer readable transmission medium including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another.

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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