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Method and apparatus for changing brain wave frequency
Assignee: NEURO TRAIN LC
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Filing: 1990-03-22
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2010-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A method for changing brain wave frequency to a desired frequency determines a current brain wave frequency of a user, generates two frequencies with a frequency difference of a magnitude between that of the current actual brain wave frequency and the desired frequency but always within a predetermined range of the current actual brain wave frequency, and produces an output to the user corresponding to the two frequencies. One apparatus to accomplish the method has a computer processor, a computer memory, EEG electrodes along with an amplifier, a programmable timing generator responsive to the computer processor for generating the two frequencies, audio amplifiers and a beat frequency generator driving a visual frequency amplifier.
Inventors
- 👤 John L. Carter
- 👤 Harold L. Russell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/369; A61B5/375; A61M; A61M21/00; A61M2021/0005; A61M2021/0027; A61M2021/0033; A61M2021/0044; A61M2230/00; A61M2230/08; A61M2230/10; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61N2005/0635; A61N2005/0643; A61N2005/0645; A61N2005/0647; A61N2005/0648
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for stimulating a user, comprising in combination the steps of: determining a desired brain wave frequency; determining a current brain wave frequency of the user; generating a first signal at a first frequency; generating a second signal at a second frequency wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency; and producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for stimulating a user, comprising in combination the steps of: determining a desired brain wave frequency; determining a current brain wave frequency of the user; generating a first signal at a first frequency; generating a second signal at a second frequency wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency; and producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
168 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising: repeating the steps of determining a current brain wave frequency, generating a first signal, generating a second signal, and producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference until the current brain wave frequency is within a predetermined range of the desired brain wave frequency, further comprising: maintaining the difference between the first and second frequencies substantially equal to the desired brain wave frequency for a predetermined amount of time; and changing the desired brain wave frequency to a second desired brain wave frequency and repeating the steps of determining a current brain wave frequency, generating a first signal, generating a second signal, and producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference until the current brain wave frequency is within a predetermined range of the desired brain wave frequency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the step of producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference comprises sounding the first and second signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the second desired brain wave frequency substantially equals the original current brain wave frequency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising: repeating the steps of determining a current brain wave frequency, generating a first signal, generating a second signal, and producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference until the current brain wave frequency is within a predetermined range of the desired brain wave frequency, further comprising: maintaining the difference between the first and second frequencies substantially equal to the desired brain wave frequency for a predetermined amount of time; and producing no output detectable by the user for a second predetermined amount of time.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for urging the brain wave frequency of a user toward a desired brain wave frequency, the apparatus comprising in combination: means for determining a current brain wave frequency of the user; means for generating a first signal at a first frequency; means for generating a second signal at a second frequency Wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency; and means for producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for urging the brain wave frequency of a user toward a desired brain wave frequency, the apparatus comprising in combination: means for determining a current brain wave frequency of the user; means for generating a first signal at a first frequency; means for generating a second signal at a second frequency Wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency; and means for producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the means for producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference comprises means for sounding the first and second signals.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
132 words
An apparatus for urging the brain wave frequency of a user toward a desired brain wave frequency, the apparatus comprising in combination: a computer processor; a memory which can be written to and read from the computer processor; means for determining a current brain wave frequency of the user, which communicates with the computer processor; a programmable timing generator responsive to the computer processor and generating a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain Wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency; means detectable by the user for producing an output corresponding to the first and second signals.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
132 words
An apparatus for urging the brain wave frequency of a user toward a desired brain wave frequency, the apparatus comprising in combination: a computer processor; a memory which can be written to and read from the computer processor; means for determining a current brain wave frequency of the user, which communicates with the computer processor; a programmable timing generator responsive to the computer processor and generating a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain Wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency; means detectable by the user for producing an output corresponding to the first and second signals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the means detectable by the user is a means for sounding the first and second signals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the means detectable by the user comprises means for generating a beat signal equal to the frequency difference of the first and second signals.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the means detectable by the user further comprises light means responsive to the means for generating a beat frequency.
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