BRAINWAVE ACTUATED APPARATUS

• US 20110298706A1
• Filed: 06/06/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InteraXon Inc.
• Original Assignee: InteraXon Inc.
• Inventors: MANN, W. Stephen G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,563,273 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/374 Detecting the frequency distribution of signals, e.g. detecting delta, theta, alpha, beta or gamma waves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/375 using biofeedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/08 Load balancing or load distribution transferring a connection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A brainwave actuated apparatus has a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal, an effector responsive to an input signal, and a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector. The controller is adapted to determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor and based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.

Claims

1. A brainwave actuated apparatus, comprising:

a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal;

an effector responsive to an input signal;

a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector, said controller adapted to;

determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor;

based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 where said effector is an affect display having at least a state of lesser display and a state of greater display, said effector also being one of (i) a communications device;

(ii) a sensing device, said effector having a state of lesser efficacy while in said state of lesser display, and a state of greater efficacy while in said state of greater display.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, said apparatus further including a mount adapted for attachment to a Transmitient User Interface (TUI) of an implement, and wherein said effector is an energy modulator attached to said mount.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a Recipient User Interface (RUI), said Recipient User Interface for use by a recipient of an action performed by a user of said Transmitient User Interface.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said implement is a golf club.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said implement is a bow for a musical instrument.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising a chair and wherein said effector is a vibrator incorporated in said chair.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said controller, in being adapted to determine characteristics of said brainwave signal, is adapted to determine energy in different frequency bands of said brainwave signal.

9. A brainwave actuated apparatus, comprising:

a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal;

a display for displaying an output responsive to energy intensity in different frequency bands of said brainwave signal;

a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input of said display, said controller adapted to;

determine energy in different frequency bands of said brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor;

based on said energy, derive a control signal to output to said display.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said controller is adapted to derive a control signal such that said display displays energy intensity as negative values with higher energy frequency bands being displayed as having larger negative intensities.

11. A performance improving method, comprising:

sensing a brainwave signal;

determining characteristics of said brainwave signal;

vibrating a device with an intensity dependent upon said characteristics.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said device is a chair

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said device is an implement.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said implement is a golf club.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said implement is a bow for a musical instrument.

16. A brainwave actuated apparatus, comprising:

a first brainwave sensor for outputting a first brainwave signal;

a second brainwave sensor for outputting a second brainwave signal;

a device operating in accordance with an input signal;

a controller operatively connected to an output of said first brainwave sensor, an output of said second brainwave sensor, and a control input of said device, said controller adapted to;

determine first characteristics of said first brainwave signal;

determine second characteristics of said second brainwave signal;

based on said first characteristics and said second characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said controller, in being adapted to, based on said first characteristics and said second characteristics, derive a control signal, derives a control signal which is based on a combination of said first characteristics and said second characteristics.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein said first characteristics and said second characteristics are intensities and wherein said combination is a sum of said intensities.

19. A brainwave actuated apparatus, comprising:

a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal;

a motion sensor for outputting a motion signal;

a device operating in accordance with an input signal;

a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor, an output of said motion sensor, and a control input of said device, said controller adapted to;

determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor;

determine characteristics of a motion signal output by said motion sensor; and

based on said characteristics of a brainwave signal and said characteristics of a motion signal, derive a control signal to output to said device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said motion sensor is a strain gauge.