US 12,295,900 B1
Systems, methods, and devices for percussive massage therapy with voice activation
Jaime Sanchez Solana, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Therabody, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Therabody, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,841.
Int. Cl. A61H 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 40/279 (2020.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 23/006 (2013.01) [G06F 40/279 (2020.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0153 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5043 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5048 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
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1. A percussive massage device comprising: a housing; a motor positioned in the housing;
a switch configured to operate the motor;
a microphone; a speaker; and
a controller comprising at least one processor and a memory, wherein the controller is coupled to the switch, the microphone, and the speaker, and wherein the controller is configured to:
receive, from the microphone, a voice input of a user of the percussive massage device;
perform, by the at least one processor, speech recognition of the voice input, utilizing an active massage setting of the percussive massage device when the voice input was received as context information to improve accuracy of the speech recognition;
use the active massage setting of the percussive massage device to denoise the voice input to improve the accuracy of the speech recognition;
determine, by the at least one processor, an audio output based on the speech recognition of the voice input; and
transmit an audio signal to the speaker to transmit the audio output to the user of the percussive massage device.