Product identification using electroencephalography
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1. An electroencephalograph (EEG) point of sale system, comprising:
- an EEG device that is configured to detect a plurality of electrical signals representing brain waves;
a database of brain wave profiles representing a plurality of items to be identified, wherein the brain wave profiles comprise electrical signals corresponding to the brain waves recorded during a training of the EEG point of sale system; and
a live signal analyzer that compares electrical signals from the EEG device with stored brain wave profiles in the database to identify entries in the database representing items that match the electrical signals from the EEG device, where items whose stored brain wave profiles match the electrical signals are considered identified items.
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Abstract
An EEG POS system has an EEG device that detects electrical signals representing brain waves. A database of brain wave profiles represents a plurality of items to be identified. A live signal analyzer compares electrical signals from the EEG device with stored brain wave profiles in the database to identify entries in the database representing items that match the electrical signals from the EEG device, where items whose stored brain wave profiles match the electrical signals are considered identified items. A POS terminal is coupled to the live signal analyzer in order to log and tally items for a transaction.
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1. An electroencephalograph (EEG) point of sale system, comprising:
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an EEG device that is configured to detect a plurality of electrical signals representing brain waves; a database of brain wave profiles representing a plurality of items to be identified, wherein the brain wave profiles comprise electrical signals corresponding to the brain waves recorded during a training of the EEG point of sale system; and a live signal analyzer that compares electrical signals from the EEG device with stored brain wave profiles in the database to identify entries in the database representing items that match the electrical signals from the EEG device, where items whose stored brain wave profiles match the electrical signals are considered identified items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a programmed processor, electroencephalograph (EEG) data generated by an EEG device when a user is exposed to an item that is to be identified; comparing, via the programmed processor, the EEG data to a plurality of brain wave profiles stored in a database, the stored brain wave profiles corresponding to identifiable items, wherein the brain wave profiles comprise electrical signals corresponding to the brain waves recorded during a training using the EEG device; ascertaining, based upon the results of the comparison, that a match exists between the EEG data and a stored brain wave profile for a particular identifiable item; retrieving, via the programmed processor, information from the database associated with the particular identifiable item; and passing the information retrieved from the database to a point of sale terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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