Silent Massage Preference Communication via Interactive Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication methods during massage sessions often disrupt the meditative state of massage patients due to verbal interactions, and there is a need for a system that allows silent communication of preferences and feedback between massage professionals and patients while minimizing external stimuli.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing interactive devices for patients to input and modify massage preferences, such as body zones, intensity, and duration, which are processed and displayed to the massage professional, enabling silent communication and alert notifications during the massage session, with the ability to save preferences for future sessions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If verbal communication is used between massage professional and patient, then feedback and preference communication is enabled, but the meditative state of the patient is disrupted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication of preferences and feedbackVSAvoiddisruption of meditative state

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary device (electronic device with display and input interface) that mediates communication between the massage professional and patient. The display shows massage parameters and feedback, while the input interface allows patient preferences to be communicated without verbal interaction, thus maintaining the meditative state while enabling information exchange.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If silent communication system is implemented, then the meditative state of patients is enhanced, but communication of massage preferences and feedback is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexternal stimuli during massageVSAvoidcommunication of preferences and feedback

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical/verbal communication system with an electronic communication system. The electronic device with display and input interface enables silent communication of preferences and feedback through visual and tactile interfaces, eliminating the need for verbal interaction while maintaining effective information exchange.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Manufacturing precision

If real-time communication during massage is enabled, then precision of massage delivery is improved, but external stimuli and disruptions increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprecision of massage deliveryVSAvoidexternal stimuli

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device serves as an intermediary that enables real-time communication of massage preferences and feedback without verbal interaction. The display shows current massage parameters and the input interface allows patients to communicate preferences silently, maintaining precision while minimizing external stimuli.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9283138B1Communication techniques and devices for massage therapy

Publication Date: 2016.03.15 KEITH ROSENBLUM

AI summary

A system to convey massage preferences of a first user to a second user, the first user to receive a massage from the second user, the system comprising a first interactive device, including an input module for receiving a set of preference inputs from the first user, the set of preference inputs describing a massage to be received by the first user, a process module for processing the set of preference inputs, and a transmission module for transmitting a representation of the set of preference inputs to a second interactive device, where the second interactive device includes an interface for displaying the representation of the set of preference inputs to a second user.