Claims
- 1. An apparatus for the transmission of information to a human subject by the medium of electric stimuli selectively presented to the subject's skin by the application of closely spaced-apart signals to electrodes attached to the subject's skin, which comprises:
- a central processing unit (CPU);
- a stimulator coupled to the central processing unit for issuing pulse signals having the parameters of the information to be transmitted;
- a plurality of electrodes for generating electrocutaneous stimuli to the subject in response to said pulse signals, wherein each of said electrodes includes an input for receiving the pulse signals;
- an analog switch connected to each of said electrode inputs;
- a first single isolator having its input connected to said stimulator and its output connected to the input of each analog switch of said electrodes.
- a decoder having its input coupled to the CPU for sequentially controlling the "ON-OFF" operation of the respective analog switches; and
- second isolators connecting said analog switches with said decoder so that the electric stimuli are selectively turned on and off by the CPU coupled to the decoder in pulsed intervals, whereby said analog switches are turned selectively.
- 2. The apparatus set forth in claim 1, wherein said first single isolator is an analog isolator having a low-voltage power source.
- 3. The apparatus set forth in claim 1, wherein said second isolators are photocouplers.
- 4. The apparatus set forth in claim 1, wherein the analog switches are sequentially controlled in less than 15 ms.
Priority Claims (1)
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51-159080 |
Dec 1976 |
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REFERENCE TO COPENDING APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part application of our copending application U.S. Ser. No. 864,711 filed Dec. 27, 1977, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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