Thought Control of Set Top Box
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a signal receiver operable to receive a plurality of channels of content, the signal receiver operable to select one of the channels responsive to user input;
an output section connected to the signal receiver, the output section operable to output a signal containing content from the channel selected by the signal receiver, wherein the signal is output to a display device that is configured to display the content; and
a command execution module connected to the signal receiver and the output section, the command execution module operable to process a stream of user input from a headset, wherein the user input represents brainwave activity of a user who wears the headset, the command execution module further configured to compare the user input stream to one or more signal patterns to extract a user command and to execute the extracted user command.
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Abstract
Disclosure is directed to commanding a content receiver by interpreting brainwave patterns that are captured from a user of the content receiver. The user'"'"'s brainwave patterns may be captured by the use of a headset having a plurality of sensors that are disposed at various locations in proximity to the user'"'"'s head. The content receiver may be operable to learn to recognize specific brainwave patterns for individual users. The content receiver may recognize a number of specific brainwave patterns for each user, each specific brainwave pattern corresponding to a specific command that is executable by the content receiver. When executing user commands, the content receiver may process an input stream from the headset and compare portions of the input stream to the recognized brainwave patterns in order to extract commands from the input stream. Following this, the extracted commands may be executed by the content receiver.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a signal receiver operable to receive a plurality of channels of content, the signal receiver operable to select one of the channels responsive to user input; an output section connected to the signal receiver, the output section operable to output a signal containing content from the channel selected by the signal receiver, wherein the signal is output to a display device that is configured to display the content; and a command execution module connected to the signal receiver and the output section, the command execution module operable to process a stream of user input from a headset, wherein the user input represents brainwave activity of a user who wears the headset, the command execution module further configured to compare the user input stream to one or more signal patterns to extract a user command and to execute the extracted user command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of training a content receiver to recognize commands received from a headset, comprising:
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outputting an instruction from a content receiver, the instruction for the user to think a particular command that is executable by the content receiver; in response to outputting the instruction to the user, receiving a first input signal from a headset, the first input signal representing brainwave activity of the user acquired by the headset during a time frame following a display of the instruction; and in response to receiving the first input signal, storing the first input signal as a signal pattern at the content receiver, wherein the signal pattern is stored in correlation with the instruction output to the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of training a content receiver, comprising:
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loading a user profile having one or more signal patterns for a user at a content receiver, each signal pattern comprising a brainwave pattern corresponding to a user'"'"'s thought of a command executable by the content receiver; receiving a stream of user input from a headset at the content receiver, the stream of user input representing brainwave activity of a user who is wearing the headset; in response to receiving the stream of user input, comparing the user input stream to the one or more signals patterns to extract a user command, wherein the extracted user command has a brainwave pattern that substantially matches a portion of the user input stream; and in response to extracting the user command, executing the user command by the content receiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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