Abstract: Described are systems, devices and methods that use vestibular stimulation to control and improve sleep. The systems, devices and methods described herein are the first to use either one or more than one method of vestibular stimulation from a plurality of different vestibular stimulations (e.g., electrical, thermal, acoustic, optical or tactile) to create illusory motions for affecting sleep. The described systems and methods are the first to utilize an algorithm to determine which stimulation technique to use, when to use a particular stimulation technique, and the unique characteristics to include in the stimulation technique.

Abstract: Systems and method for video communication using text-based compression in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for video communication using text-based compression, where the method includes receiving a file comprising captured audio-video content, encoding captured audio-video content to a text transcript using an encoder, transmitting initialization data, and the text transcript to a decoder, initializing a facial animation model and a text-to-speech (TTS) system using the initialization data, and reconstructing an animated version of the captured audio-video content using the text transcript, the facial animation model and the TTS system at the decoder.