Patent ID: 11899844
Assignee: NEUROHAPTICS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A device for motion sickness reduction associated with physical movement, comprising:
an annular-shaped headband configured to be worn about a horizontal circumference of a human head and comprising:
a plurality of transducers arranged about a circumference of the headband, each transducer being configured to provide haptic feedback to a wearer of the headband; and
a sensor configured to periodically measure motion of the headband;
a controller comprising a processor, a memory, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory which, when operating on the processor, cause the controller to:
receive motion data from the sensor, the motion data indicating a direction and a magnitude of the motion of the headband;
identify a first transducer of the plurality of transducers that is closest in direction to the direction of the motion;
operate the first transducer, the intensity of transducer operation corresponding to the magnitude of the motion;
while the magnitude of the motion meets or exceeds a threshold value, operate a plurality of additional transducers to either side of the first transducer, the intensity of operation of the plurality of additional transducers corresponding to the magnitude of the motion, but at a lower intensity than the operation of the first transducer;
while the magnitude of the motion falls below the threshold value, cease the operation of the plurality of additional transducers; and
repeat the operations of the controller set forth above as new motion data is received from the sensor.