Osim International Ltd

Daito Electric Machine Industry Company Limited

Singapore Productivity and Standards Board

Kia Tong Tan

Gilbert Realuyo

Tsuyoshi Sato

Evan Chee

Elwyn Kwang Ling Ng

Sain Keat Ken Chuang

Yasushi Sone

Che Lock Chia

Xiaoming Zeng

Yeung Lau

Chye Hock Ron Sim

Rui Zou

Kiran Buch

A system and/or massage apparatus to obtain massage data from the massage apparatus (such as a massage chair) for control of a virtual representation of the massage apparatus in a simulated environment is developed. The system and/or massage apparatus is especially suited for a simulated and/or interactive environment such as virtual reality/augmented reality environment. The actual motion(s) of one or more physical massage mechanisms of the massage apparatus is obtained in the form of data signal(s), processed, rendered and displayed in the simulated and/or interactive environment as three-dimensional content. A user interface in the simulated or interactive environment may be used in a real-time or near real-time basis to provide a seamless experience to a user.

System and method for controlling a massage apparatus

Disclosed is a massage apparatus including a processor configurable to receive a first dataset associated with a physiological parameter of an individual to derive a first emotional indication of the individual; wherein the first emotional indication and the first dataset are configured as inputs to derive a second emotional indication of the individual.

Massage apparatus, system and method capable of deriving a parameter of an individual

Methods of driving a massage chair are described for dispensing effective massage to reduce stress and relieve pain in an effective manner. The massage chair includes a backrest, a seat, two massage arms assembled with the backrest and having at least two contact members, a plurality of bottom airbags disposed in the seat, and a plurality of lateral airbags disposed at a left and a right side of the seat. The method includes defining a coordinate reference including a lengthwise axis extending along a length of the backrest, a transversal axis extending from a left toward a right side of the backrest, and a front-rear axis extending from a front toward a rear of the backrest, and driving the massage arms to perform certain sequences of massage actions to provide relief in the neck and shoulder areas, the lower back, and thigh and hip.

Method of driving a massage chair

A massage apparatus includes a massage system, a scent-emitting module, and a microcontroller respectively connected with the massage system and the scent delivery module, the microcontroller being operable to activate the massage system to apply a massage action and to activate the scent-emitting module to emit an aromatic scent.

System and method of applying a massage and emitting an aromatic scent

A massage chair includes a backrest, and two sets of massage arms assembled with the backrest and spaced apart from each other along a transversal axis of the backrest, each set including a first and a second massage arm that respectively have a first and a second contact member and are movable relative to each other. The method includes positioning the two sets of the massage arms such that at least the first contact members of the first massage arms contact a desired region of a user's body, actuating the two sets of the massage arms to perform a sequence of kneading pulses or a continuous kneading displacement from a wide state to a narrow state to apply a gripping action on the user's body, and stopping the two sets of the massage arms in the narrow state for a period of time to maintain the gripping action on the user's body.

Massage chair and method of driving the same

A method of providing massage related services comprises providing a massage apparatus, establishing a connection between a terminal device and a server computer, transferring a massage program executable on the massage apparatus from the server computer to the terminal device, establishing a connection between the terminal device and the massage apparatus, and transferring the massage program from the terminal device to the massage apparatus. Once the new massage program is downloaded in the massage apparatus, a graphical user interface displayed by a remote controller of the massage apparatus can be updated with a new icon associated with the new massage program. The new massage program then can be executed either from the remote controller or the terminal device. In some embodiments, a massage apparatus and a system including the massage apparatus are also described.

System and method for providing massage related services

A pneumatic massaging device comprising a first inflatable part () to be in contact with a foot of a user, wherein said first inflatable part comprises at least two inflatable chambers (). The first of said at least two inflatable chambers is designed such that it is in contact with the plantar arch () and sole regions of the foot and the second of said at least two inflatable chambers is designed such that it is in contact with the sole region (), lateral region () or vamp region () of the foot. The pneumatic massaging device is designed such that the first inflatable part () may further comprise a third inflatable () chamber. This third chamber is designed such that it is in contact with the sole of the foot. Furthermore, the first inflatable part () may also comprise a plurality of inflatable chambers wherein said plurality of inflatable chambers is designed such that it is in contact with or adjacent to the sole of the foot.

Pneumatic massaging device

An electronic ballast circuit for igniting, supplying and dimming a gas discharge lamp which comprises an oscillation control circuit, an IR2155 self-oscillating half-bridge driver, a dimming control circuit, a load circuit including at least one gas discharge lamp and an over-current protection circuit, wherein the oscillation control circuit controls a current through the lamp by pulse width modulation of a drive signal during a pre-heating stage and the normal operation to control the dimming of the gas discharge lamp.

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Kia Tong Tan