TW200524557A - Action seating - Google Patents

Abstract

Action seating receives a wireless signal from source equipment and integrated control and generation of motion. The wireless signal is derived from audio and/or visual presentations including music, television, movies, training systems, video games, and the like. The wireless signal may be provided using an Infra Red (IR) link, Radio Frequency (RF) link, or signal superimposed on home power wiring to transmit a signal from the source equipment to the action seating. The integrated control may control, for example, absolute or relative levels of motion. In one embodiment, a concealable control panel deploys from an armrest, which control panel may include a display providing control parameter information.

Description

200524557 IX. Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a system for providing activity awareness, and more particularly to a seat, which includes a converter for generating seat activity and a connection with a seat. The wireless link to which the signal source is connected. [Previous technology] Various enhancements to entertainment experiences such as audio and audiovisual in recent years have been easily available. Dolby Sound Surround offers 5 or more independent channels to create a theater-like experience when watching home movies. Developed by Arnold Klayman, the sound response system (SRS) using psychoacoustic effects interprets sounds based on the human brain to create a more complete three-dimensional sound impression. In addition, providing a subwoofer channel to produce high-power, low-frequency signals that are both heard and felt at the same time can enhance the entertainment experience. Some efforts have been made to integrate the converter directly into the seat to provide a more direct experience of low frequency activities. For example, U.S. Patent No. 5,314,403, published on May 24, 994, "Equipment for Enhancing Music Enjoyment of Very Low Frequency Components" teaches an activity for enhancing the enjoyment of electronic reproduction music. The No. 403 patent describes a chair having a capsule filled with a liquid and connected to a converter, such as an electromagnetic driver assembly that responds to audio frequency electronic signals. Other equipment, such as 90245 E1 in California

Bass Shaker manufactured by AURA Sound Company, 2335 Alaska Avenue, Segund City, or Shacker manufactured by Guitaer Corporation, PO Box 82, WesterviUe, Ohio 4386, can be installed on existing seats to reproduce many Nature and people 200524557 "feel" for making sounds such as earthquakes, thunderstorms, rocket launches, waves, explosions, tornadoes, volcanoes, dinosaurs, sound effects, full-style music and other sound effects. Although existing devices already provide a degree of enhanced event experience, they cannot provide an integrated system. Existing equipment requires operating wires from the audio source to the equipment. In many cases, these operating wires are inconvenient or indecent. In addition, the lack of integrated control of such devices leads to reduced ergonomics and reduced user appeal. Therefore, there is a need to provide an integrated wireless event seat with an audio or audiovisual entertainment experience. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention addresses the above and other requirements by providing a movable seat, which receives a wireless signal from a signal source device. In response to wireless signals, mobile seating generates movements associated with audio and / or video performance, including music, television, movies, training systems, and video games. The wireless signal is provided by infrared (IR) connection, radio frequency (RF) connection, or by adding the signal to the power cord of the home, so that the signal is transmitted from the source device to the movable seat. The mobile seat may further include an integrated controller to control, for example, the degree of activity. In one embodiment perspective, the concealable control panel is extended from the armrest, and the control panel includes a display providing control parameter values. In one embodiment, the movable seat of the present invention includes at least one seat, a receiver that receives a wireless signal and generates an input signal, a signal processor that converts the input signal to at least one converter signal, and receives at least one Converter signal and at least one converter that responds to the converter signal to provide 200524557 bit motion ^ The preferred frequency range for seat activity is between 5 Hz and 400 Hz, and the signal processor may include circuitry to filter the input signal ( (Such as band-pass filtering) to get a better frequency range. The signal processor is further-coloring the converter signal to strengthen a part of the frequency range, for example, the lower frequency range is more strengthened than the high frequency range. . The movable seat may further include one or more amplifiers to amplify the converter signal ' to generate a higher order converter signal to provide converter power. This amplifier is often called a power amplifier. The active seat may also include a control center with a control panel and at least one controller that controls activity parameters, such as the degree of activity produced by the converter. The control center may further include a display to display control parameter information, or alternatively or selectively display various active meters ' such as the spectral content of a converter signal. The wireless signal can be provided to the movable seat by means of an infrared (⑽) connection, an RF (⑽) connection, or a wireless signal transmitted by a household power lead. A transmitter system may be suitable for receiving a source signal. The source signal originates from at least one member of a television, a stereo, an audio amplifier, an audio amplifier, a game instrument component, etc., and converts the source signal into a wireless signal and Send the wireless signal to the receiver. The source signal can be taken further from the output of the power amplifier speaker level. Such event seats can provide listener and / or audience activities: enhanced entertainment experience or enhanced gaming experience for game players. The invention can also provide a more realistic training experience. The invention facilitates the wireless connection between the source and the movable seat, eliminates the troublesome and visually unpleasant knots, the navigation line, and provides an integrated control panel 200524557 to eliminate Indecent additional control appearance. The invention further includes a method for sensing activity, including wirelessly receiving a wireless signal, processing the wireless signal to generate at least one converter signal, and using the converter signal to provide power for the at least one converter, at least one of the converters Mechanically integrated with seat surface. The invention includes deriving a wireless signal from an audio system, an audio video system, a musical instrument system, and the like. The present invention can further adjust the spectral content of the converter signal, such as using a graphic equalizer. [Embodiment] The following description is currently considered as the best mode for carrying out the present invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is used merely to describe the general principles of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the scope of the patent application. Furthermore, the movable seat 10 of the present invention can integrate various signal source devices such as the television 14 shown in FIG. 1 to provide an enhanced experience for the audience. The first wireless signal 12a is a wireless signal carried between the television 14 and the movable seat 10, and the mouth-to-shoulder requirement is troublesome and visually unpleasant. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a component in which the movable seat 10 is integrated with a signal source device, and the signal source includes the audio video system% Ua. The audio and video system, and the charger 11a system include an audio and video receiver 16, a speaker and a 3 讣, a low-rise TV 20, a monitor or TV 40, and a transmitter 24. Audio: Video Receiver! 6 Processing from TV antenna, cable, video tape, Gang etc., and providing speaker signals 38a and 3 to the speaker 3 6a and 36b, subwoofer signals to the subwoofer 9 200524557 20 'Video signal 42 is provided to monitor 40 and source signal 22 is provided to transmitter 24. Video signals can be in the form of s-terminal signals, color-difference terminals, and signals. The transmitter 24 may instead receive signals from the subwoofer 18, or some other signals that may be obtained from the audio video receiver 16. In addition, the audio and video receiver 16 may be replaced by one or more components, such as a preamp and a power amplifier. In this case, the source signal 22 may originate from the preamp, a CD player, a DVD player and more. You can also use a line output converter, h-level level attenuator, etc. to get the source signal _ number 22 from the speaker level signal. Furthermore, the movable seat 10 receiving a signal derived from any component of the signal source device is intended to fall within the scope of the present invention. Continuing with the description in FIG. 2, the transmitter 24 transmits the first wireless signal 12 & to the receiver / signal processor 26, which is electrically integrated with the movable seat 10. The receiver / signal processor 26 may be a single device or a device having a receiving function and a signal processing function that can be configured with two or more separate devices. The receiver / signal processor 26 receives and processes the first wireless signal 12a to generate a first low-order converter signal 28a and a second low-order converter signal 28b (e.g., a linear level signal). The first amplifier 27a and the second amplifier 27b receive signals 28a and 2 respectively, and generate a first high-order converter signal 29a and a second high-order transition state bluff 29b, respectively, where the signals 29a and 29b are similar to the speaker level signal. The signals 29a and 29b are supplied to the first converter 30a and the second converter 30b, respectively. The converters 30a and 30b are mechanically connected to the first cushion 34a and 10 200524557 by the first actuator 32a and the second actuator 32b, respectively, and convert the signals 29a and 29b into mechanical energy, causing the cushion 34a and 34b activities. The number of converters included in the movable seat can vary based on the size of the movable seat and the amount of activity provided, so the movable seat having any number of converters is intended to fall within the scope of the present invention. The number of low-order signals, amplifiers, and high-order converter signals can also vary. For example, a single low-order converter signal may be provided to one or more amplifiers, and a high-order converter signal output by one or more amplifiers may be supplied to one or more converters. Furthermore, signals of different sizes can be provided to the converter, and the converter is connected to the cushions which are substantially horizontal and substantially vertical, and signals of other sizes can also be provided to the side cushions. The converter can be connected to the cushion with a designated mechanical actuator, can be mechanically attached to the frame supporting the cushion, directly attached to the cushion, or in the cushion. Movable seats having any of the above combinations are intended to fall within the scope of the invention. The signals 28a and 28b generated by the signal processing by the receiver / signal processor 26 can be controlled by the control center 46 via a control signal 47. This control can include the active level (that is, the power provided to the converter), the relative level of power referred to the different converters, the spectral content of the power signal provided to the different converters (ie, the graphic equalizer), Any other control signals. 〃

The transmitter 24 is preferably a radio frequency (RF) transmitter. RF transmitters are well known in the art, such as the TERK 20s wireless personal audio and color video transmitter system produced by TERK Technology; μ 丄 on Dnve Commack, New York and jensen produced by Jensen Electronics ⑽ 11 200524557 wireless audio / video signal transmitter. This KF # sender can be used to source from L number. The X device transmits the wireless signal to the movable seat or the sub-zero of this transmitter, and the equivalent circuit can be integrated in the movable seat. ^ Figure 3 shows the components of the movable seat 10 integrated with the signal source equipment. The amusement system can include TV amusement 3 44, which can be one of the many amusement instruments available on the market

Any one of them. The television game instrument 44 may be connected to a television signal 62 or a monitor 60. The transmitter 24 receives the source from the TV game instrument 0 = No. 22, and transmits the wireless signal 12a to the receiver / signal processor

cry. ：： Provide other events ’event seats】. It is also possible to use amusement control to provide the function of video game amusement control. The amusement controller provides the first amusement controller 43a to the control center 46, and transmits the signal—to the receiving " signal processor 26. The receiver / signal processor 26 then generates a second wireless signal i 2b that can transmit the signal 24. Then the transmitter 24 produces the f4th: the amusement controller signals him, ㈣43b is sent to the TV game instrument s where the function of the signal 43b is equivalent to the signal 43a but indefinitely 4 4 5 and line 彳 5 1 2 b is eliminated The need to carry cables between the movable seat 10 and the TV game instrument π eliminates the need for amusement machines and TV games σ 4: 4 ^ / vy? T, line 丄. Beta cables are troublesome and visually unpleasant cables. None. Zb may instead contain audio or video entertainment control information. The example mobile seat implemented by the mobile sofa 10a is shown in Figure 4A. As shown in FIG. 4B, the movable sofa 10a may include a control center 46, which can be extended from the side of the sibling-arm 64a. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4C, the 12200524557 mobile sofa 10a may include a control center 46 which is rotated through the armrest cover 66 of the second armrest 64b. Various other hidden or visible embodiments of the control center may be used with the movable seat 10, and these various embodiments are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention. An exemplary control center 46 of the present invention is shown in FIG. The control center 46 includes a cup-shaped tray 48, and the control panel 50 includes a controller 52, a display 54 and a remote control tray 56. The control center 46 can be further advanced-including the socket 58 as a control for video games and the like. Various combinations of controllers, displays, trays, and sockets can be integrated into the control center 46, and these changes are contemplated by the present invention. For example, the control center 46 may include Γ joysticks to adjust the sound range and a display may be integrated with the joystick to describe the changes made. Figure 6 shows the results of the equalization of the example display + cry, _ table and chart. This " $ 疋 frequency color addition can be dominated by the controller 52 (Figure 5), and can be provided to the switch B B guide and turned on ... (Figures 2 and 3) signal frequency 2: the conversion can occur at ' For example, the amplifier 仏 or the 27_ system ul is the second signal processor 2 to the movable seat or the signal processor element ^ ^ (Figures 2 and 3). It can be used to add color to the frequency, for example, to strengthen the low frequency to the lowest frequency of the converter. Provides rate, and better two forces: Stronger than the highest frequency 1 to 1. Dou Zhi Gong More ... Stronger than the highest frequency greater than 3 to 71. Times the power. ^ Frequency can be added to the outline of the multi-color profile. As shown in Fig. 7 ... The relative enhancement of the activity "stored and selected for storage" further indicates the level of active seating and speaker level. 13 200524557 Figure 8A depicts an exemplary method according to the present invention. In block In 70, a signal source is obtained from a signal source device. A wireless signal is generated from the signal source, and in block 72, the wireless signal is wirelessly transmitted to an active seat. In block 74, the active seat receives the signal. In block In 76, a converter signal is generated from the wireless signal. Finally, in block 78, the converter is started by the converter signal. The method may also include obtaining a source signal from an audio device, an audiovisual device, or an amusement system. The method may Including adjusting the spectral content of the converter signal.

FIG. 8B describes the second method according to the present invention, and integrates the first method to implement. In block 8G, the control H number is obtained from the video game controller. In block 82, the control signal is converted into a second wireless signal and transmitted wirelessly. The signal source device at block 84 receives the second wireless {number. At block 86, the second wireless signal is converted back to a control signal. And finally, in block 88, a control signal is provided to a television game instrument. ^ By using some control methods that are electronically connected to the movable seat, the various functions of the signal source device are controlled in a manner that performs the second method.

The invention disclosed herein has been described in its specific embodiments and applications. 'Familiar with those skilled in the field of technology can be used in order to make various modifications and changes in the city without leaving the scope of the patent. The scope of the invention is set forth in the following. The information shown and described in detail herein has the ability to fully achieve the goals of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, and therefore broadly represents the main rjQ of the present invention. The scope of the present invention completely includes other embodiments of the skilled artisan, and is therefore limited by the scope of the additional application patents' unless it is clear that the bean is approved by 0 batches, which refers to the earlier component 14 200524557 It is not intended to mean, one and only, but rather "one or more". The household structure is equivalent to the requirements and architecture of the above-mentioned preferred embodiments and additional embodiments, which are generally known to those familiar with ordinary technology in the continuation technology, and are hereby incorporated by reference and are included in the scope of the patent of this application. · Furthermore, the present invention does not require the existence of equipment or methods to emphasize the solution of each problem, because this is included in the scope of patent application 2 and even there are elements, components or methods intended to contribute to the public. s 7L parts and components also whether the method steps are enumerated in the scope of patent application. However, 'familiar persons skilled in the art should recognize that various changes and modifications and important details can be made' without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the scope of the attached patent application. [Brief description of the drawings] The above and other viewpoints, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the more specific description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. Overview of movable seats;

Figure 2 depicts an entertainment system component including a movable seat; Figure 3 depicts an amusement system component including a movable seat; Figure 4A illustrates a sofa suitable for a movable seat; Figure 4B illustrates a sofa suitable for a movable seat The sofa has a control center deployed on the sofa armrest, and a control panel is rotated from the armrest; FIG. 4C shows a sofa suitable for a movable seat, which has a control center in the sofa armrest. Obtained by the way of armrest cover. Fig. 5 depicts a control center, which includes a cup tray, a control panel with control 15 200524557 and display capability, and a remote control tray. Fig. 6 shows an example in which the display μ · 1 is fixed Graphical equalizer, Figure 7 shows a second example, and the level of the speaker; Figure 8A depicts a display showing the level of activity-a method to provide integrated audio or video equipment moving seats; and Figure 8B depicts A method for providing the integration of movable seats and amusement equipment

Method 0 Throughout the drawings, the corresponding reference characteristics represent the corresponding components. [Description of main component symbols]

10 · Active Seat 1 〇a. Mobile Sofa 11a · Audio Video System 1 2a · First Wireless Signal 1 2 b 'Second Wireless Signal 14 · TV 1 6 · Audio Video Receiver 18 · Subwoofer Signal 20 · Subwoofer Speaker 2 2 • Source signal 24 • Transmitter 26 • Receiver / signal processor 16 200524557 27a • First amplifier 27b • Second amplifier 28a • First low-order converter signal 28b • Second low-order converter signal 36a, 36b Speaker 38a, 38b Speaker signal 40 TV 42 Video signal 29a First high-order converter signal 29b Second high-order converter signal 30a First converter 30b Second converter 32a First Actuator 32b · Second actuator 34a · First cushion 34b · Second cushion 4 6 · Control center 47 · Control signal 11 b · Play system 43a · Signal 44 · TV play instrument 62 · TV signal 60 · Monitoring Device 4 8 · cup tray 200524557 50 · control panel 52 · controller 54 · display 56 · remote control tray 5 8 · socket

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Claims (1)

200524557 X. Scope of patent application: 1. A system for providing seat activities, which includes: at least one seat; a receiver for receiving a wireless signal and generating an input signal; a signal processor, which is Converting an input signal into at least one converter signal; and at least one converter for receiving the at least one converter signal and providing seat activity, wherein the activity is responsive to the converter signal. 2. The system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the converter signal includes at least one low-order converter signal and at least one high-order converter signal and wherein the system includes at least one amplifier to amplify the low-order conversion signal. No. is the first-order converter signal. 3. The system according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, which further includes a tethering center 'to control the activity parameters generated by the converter. 4. A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control center includes at least one control panel having at least one controller. ^ • The system of item 3 of the patent claim, in which the control center includes a controller for adjusting the converter signal of at least one level. The system of claim 5 of patent scope, wherein the controller further adopts a controller to independently adjust at least two bands in the converter signal. 7. The system of claim 3, wherein the control center includes at least one display to display information about the control parameters. & as the scope of patent application! The system of this item, wherein the wireless signal is an infrared (IR) signal. (2) The system according to item [Patent Scope], wherein the wireless signal is a radio frequency (RF) signal. 10 · As the scope of the patent application, it is carried by household power wires. 11 · If the first movie in the scope of patent application is related. 12. If the scope of patent application is related to Le Yue. A system according to item 1, wherein the wireless signal passes through the system of item 1, where the wireless signal is related to the system of item 1, where the wireless signal and the system of claim 1 of the patent claim range, and the wireless signal is related to a musical instrument. 20 200524557 At least one amplifier, which is used to convert the low-order converter signal into a high-order converter signal; and a converter, which is used to convert the high-order converter signal into a seat activity. 16. A kind of providing activity A method for sensing, comprising: receiving a wireless signal; processing the wireless signal to generate at least one converter signal; and providing at least one converter power with a conversion signal, and one converter in Langzhong Kewu is mechanical The ground is integrated with the seat surface. /, People, they further include, they further include It further includes that it further includes the method of item 7 of the patent application scope, the k audio system transmitting wireless signals. Λ I8. The wireless signal is transmitted from the audiovisual system as in the method of the 16th patent application. Method of 16 items, 0 Method of 16 items, 19: as in the scope of patent application, transmitting wireless signals from amusement instrument system 20, as in the scope of patent application, adjusting frequency addition of converter signals XI. Schematic: as next page 21