APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR GENERATING TACTILE SENSATION THROUGH NON-INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION USING ULTRASONIC WAVES

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a tactile sensation through non-invasive brain stimulation by using ultrasonic waves. The apparatus includes: an ultrasonic transducer module for inputting the ultrasonic waves to stimulate a specific part of the brain of a specified user non-invasively through at least one ultrasonic transducer unit; a compensating module for acquiring information on a range of tactile perception areas in the brain of the specified user and compensating properties of ultrasonic waves to be inputted to the specified user through the ultrasonic transducer unit by referring to the acquired information thereon; and an ultrasonic waves generating module for generating ultrasonic waves to be inputted to the specified user through the ultrasonic transducer unit by referring to a compensating value decided by the compensating module.

主权项

1. An apparatus for creating a tactile sensation through non-invasive brain stimulation by using ultrasonic waves, comprising:
at least one support fixture for fixing the apparatus to a head of a specified user; a brain activity monitoring sensor supported by at least one support fixture, said brain activity monitoring sensor for acquiring information on a range of tactile perception areas in the brain of the specified user; at least one processor in electronic communication with the brain activity monitoring sensor, said processor for determining a compensating value for ultrasonic waves to stimulate a specific tactile sensation upon being inputted to the specified user through the ultrasonic transducer unit based on the acquired information thereon; said at least one processor further for determining properties of ultrasonic waves to stimulate the specific tactile sensation upon being inputted to the specified user by referring to the compensating value determined by the at least one processor; and at least one ultrasonic transducer unit supported by at least one support fixture and in electronic communication with said at least one processor to receive said properties of said ultrasonic waves, said ultrasonic transducer unit for generating and inputting the ultrasonic waves having said properties into the brain of the specified user to stimulate the specific tactile sensation within the brain of the specified user non-invasively.