Coordinated system of multiple transducers

Abstract

Delivering vibratory therapy to a user may include using a system with a first transducer adapted to emit a first transcutaneous vibratory output; a second transducer adapted to emit a second transcutaneous vibratory output; and a processor in electronic communication with a user interface, the first transducer, and the second transducer, wherein the user interface accepts a user target state. The processor may be programmed to (i) generate a first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern comprising a first perceived pitch, a first perceived beat, and a first intensity; (ii) generate a second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern comprising a second perceived pitch, a second perceived beat, and a second intensity; (iii) cause the first transducer to emit a first transcutaneous vibratory output based on the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern; and (iv) cause the second transducer to emit a second transcutaneous vibratory output based on the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system to deliver vibratory therapy to a user comprising:
 a first transducer adapted to emit a first transcutaneous vibratory output;   a second transducer adapted to emit a second transcutaneous vibratory output;   a processor in electronic communication with a user interface, the first transducer, and the second transducer, wherein the user interface accepts a target state of the user, the processor programmed to:   (i) generate a first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern comprising a first perceived pitch, a first perceived beat, and a first intensity;   (ii) generate a second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern comprising a second perceived pitch, a second perceived beat, and a second intensity;   (iii) cause the first transducer to emit a first transcutaneous vibratory output based on the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern; and   (iv) cause the second transducer to emit a second transcutaneous vibratory output based on the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to generate the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern and the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern based on the target state. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transducer is adapted to be worn on a first part of a body of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second transducer is adapted to be worn on a second part of a body of the user. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern and the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern are emitted simultaneously. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern and the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern are emitted sequentially. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern and the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern are emitted in an alternating pattern. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to cause the second transcutaneous vibratory output to stop while the first transcutaneous vibratory output is emitted. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to modify the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern by varying the first perceived pitch. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is further programmed to modify the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern by varying the second perceived pitch. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to modify the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern by varying the first perceived beat. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is further programmed to modify the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern by varying the second perceived beat. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to modify the vibratory therapy by varying at least one of the first intensity and the second intensity. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern and the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern are coordinated with one another. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transducer is in electronic communication with the second transducer. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first transducer and the second transducer comprise a processor. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor of the first transducer is programmed to modify the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern based on data received from at least one of the second transducer, the user interface, a sensor in communication with the system, or a third party data source. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface is on a mobile device. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transcutaneous vibratory output is generated by multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope based on the first perceived beat with a wave pattern based on the first perceived pitch. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein multiplicatively combining is in accordance with the relationship:
   [sin(2.0*π*freq_perceived_pitch* t )]*[sin(π*freq_perceived_beat* t )].
   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transcutaneous vibratory output is generated in part by a first oscillation at a first frequency, and a second oscillation at a second frequency that differs from the first frequency by less than 10 Hz. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second transcutaneous vibratory output is generated by multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope based on the second perceived beat with a wave pattern based on the second perceived pitch. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein multiplicatively combining is in accordance with the relationship:
   [sin(2.0*π*freq_perceived_pitch* t )]*[sin(π*freq_perceived_beat* t )].
   
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second transcutaneous vibratory output is generated in part by a first oscillation at a first frequency, and a second oscillation at a second frequency that differs from the first frequency by less than 10 Hz. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first transducer is located in a first portion of an object and the second transducer is located in a second portion of the object. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the object is at least one of a collar or a harness structured to fit a non-human animal. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising, one or more additional transducers, wherein the one or more additional transducers are structured to emit a transcutaneous vibratory output in coordination with the first transducer and the second transducer. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to modify at least one of the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern or the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern based on data received from at least one of the first transducer, the second transducer, the user interface, a sensor in communication with the system, or a third party data source.