Patent ID: 6290661
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A remote controlled massage device for use in a room having a ceiling, comprising:(a) a remote control unit comprising:(i) a housing;(ii) a microprocessor in the housing;(iii) a keypad for communicating user input to the microprocessor, the microprocessor being configured and programmed for generating output data in response to the user input; and(iv) a transmitter connected to the microprocessor and having a transducer for producing radiation signals corresponding to the output data, including radiation signals being reflectable from the ceiling;(b) a massage unit for contacting a user's body and comprising:(i) a cushion;(ii) electrically powered vibrator elements in the cushion;(iii) a detector supportable in an upwardly directed orientation relative to the cushion for receiving radiation signals including signals from the transmitter being reflected from the ceiling; and(iv) a micro controller system electrically connected to the vibrator elements for driving same in a plurality of modes having variant power levels in response to the detector, wherein the radiation signals are transmitted in plural identical packets, each packet having a header, a sequence number, program data, and an error code, the micro controller system being programmed for validating received packets using the error code and ignoring packets for which errors are detected.