Patents Assigned to Sony IDS 50N3272.02
  • Publication number: 20040267118
    Abstract: A method for creating sensory experiences operates by scanning the acoustical signal across the human neural cortex to create the desired sensory perceptions. The acoustic signal is scanned in a predetermined pattern. The pattern is then modified to fill in spaces in the predetermined pattern so that over a short time period, the desired signal is scanned across the intended region of the neural cortex. In one exemplary embodiment, the pattern begins with an array of points on the cortex. Thus, an acoustic signal in an array of points is directed towards the cortex. The acoustic pattern is then shaped to expand in radius about each point. Thus, the acoustic signal scans the visual cortex in an array of expanding circles. Varying the signal at each point along the radius as it expands produces neural firing differences in the neural tissue. When the circles expand to where they begin to touch, the pattern changes to fill in the areas between the original array of points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics Inc., Sony IDS 50N3272.02
    Inventor: Thomas Patrick Dawson