Noise injury relief system
View Patent ↗A noise injury relief system is provided in the form of a portable handheld device configured for private therapeutic audio playback. The device includes an enclosure sized for pocket carry and having a front face with user controls and a cartridge insertion opening configured to receive a vaping cartridge. The front face includes an eleven-position slide switch for independently selecting internally stored recordings corresponding to eleven bells and a twelve-position slide switch positioned adjacent thereto for independently selecting twelve musical notes. An additional switch permits selection among different musical instruments for playback of the musical notes, and a volume control knob enables user adjustment of audio output. Internal audio signals are processed through a signal generator and transmitted wirelessly to a user audio device for private playback. The system is powered by an internal power supply and is configured for repeated use.
1 . A noise injury relief system, comprising:
an enclosure sized for pocket carry and having a front face and a top surface;
a cartridge insertion opening formed in the top surface of the enclosure and configured to receive a vaping cartridge;
an eleven-position mechanical slide switch mounted on the front face;
a twelve-position mechanical slide switch mounted on the front face adjacent the eleven-position mechanical slide switch;
a first internal audio storage module;
a second internal audio storage module;
an instrument-selection switch mounted on the front face;
a volume control knob mounted on the front face;
a main controller electrically coupled to the eleven-position mechanical slide switch, the twelve-position mechanical slide switch, the instrument-selection switch, and the volume control knob;
a signal generator electrically coupled downstream of the main controller; and,
a wireless transmitter electrically coupled to the signal generator, and,
wherein the eleven-position mechanical slide switch is configured to generate eleven discrete selection signals corresponding to eleven internally stored audio recordings;
wherein the twelve-position mechanical slide switch is configured to generate twelve discrete selection signals corresponding to twelve internally stored musical notes;
wherein the first internal audio storage module stores the eleven internally stored audio recordings corresponding to the eleven discrete selection signals;
wherein the second internal audio storage module stores the twelve internally stored musical notes corresponding to the twelve discrete selection signals;
wherein the instrument-selection switch is configured to modify playback characteristics of the twelve internally stored musical notes without altering the eleven internally stored audio recordings;
wherein the main controller is configured to select audio content from the first internal audio storage module or the second internal audio storage module in response to physical actuation of the eleven-position mechanical slide switch or the twelve-position mechanical slide switch, respectively;
wherein audio output selected by the main controller is passed through the signal generator prior to being transmitted by the wireless transmitter; and,
wherein the eleven-position mechanical slide switch, the twelve-position mechanical slide switch, the instrument-selection switch, and the volume control knob are dedicated physical controls provided on the front face of the enclosure.
2 . The noise injury relief system of claim 1 ,
wherein the enclosure has dimensions of two and one-half inches in width, five inches in height, and three-eighths of an inch in thickness;
wherein the enclosure includes rounded corners configured to facilitate insertion and removal of the noise injury relief system from a clothing pocket; and,
wherein the wireless transmitter is a Bluetooth transmitter configured to transmit the audio output to a wireless audio device for private playback.