SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIO-SIGNAL CONTROL OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20140277622A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: First Principals, Inc.
• Original Assignee: First Principals, Inc.
• Inventors: Raniere, Keith A.
• Application Number:
  US13/840,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20140277622A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/84
• 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

Abstract

A system for bio-signal control of an electronic device comprising a bio-signal sensing device for detecting a bio-signal in one of a region of a shoulder, a back or a neck operative to detect a bio-signal of a nervous system; a plurality of interfaces operative to communicate with said bio-signal sensing device and said electronic device; a command unit of an electronic interface device operative to generate a command for operation of said electronic device; and a virtual keyboard controller of said electronic device operative to implement said command without physically typing keys on a virtual keyboard is provided. An associated method is also provided.

Claims

1. A system for bio-signal control of an electronic device comprising:

a bio-signal sensing device for detecting a bio-signal in one of a region of a shoulder, a back or a neck operative to detect a bio-signal of a nervous system;

a plurality of interfaces to communicate with said bio-signal sensing device and said electronic device;

a command unit of an electronic interface device operative to generate a command for operation of said electronic device; and

a virtual keyboard controller of said electronic device operative to implement said command without physically typing keys on a virtual keyboard.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a sensor operative to sense said bio-signal of said nervous system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a timer operative to synchronize said bio-signal sensing device and an electronic interface timer of said electronic interface device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a bio-signal measuring unit operative to measure said bio-signal of said nervous system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a bio-signal measuring unit operative to amplify said bio-signal of said nervous system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a bio-signal measuring unit operative to digitize said bio-signal of said nervous system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a calibration unit operative to calibrate a bio-signal measuring unit.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a wireless bio-signal transceiver operative to transmit bio-signal information of said nervous system to said electronic interface device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said bio-signal sensing device further comprises a memory operative to store said bio-signal information of said nervous system.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal sensing device comprises a command unit operative to communicate a command to a bio-signal microcontroller and said bio-signal microcontroller is operative to implement said command.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of interfaces are wireless transceivers of said electronic interface device.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a short range communication network operative to receive bio-signal information communicated to said short range communication network by at least one of said plurality of interface wireless transceivers.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a long range communication network operative to receive bio-signal information communicated by at least one of said plurality of interfaces using a wireless communication device.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said electronic interface device further comprises

at least one input device operative for inputting data,

a memory operative to store bio-signal information of said nervous system;

a controller operative to process bio-signal information; and

a display device operative to display bio-signal information.

15. A method for bio-signal control of an electronic device comprising:

implanting a bio-signal sensing device in one of a region of a shoulder, a back or a neck;

detecting a bio-signal of a nervous system;

calibrating a bio-signal measuring unit of said bio-signal sensing device to reflect real-time conditions of a user;

generating a command for operation of said electronic device; and

generating said bio-signals by physically typing on a virtual keyboard.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said detecting includes

sensing continuously said bio-signal of said nervous system with a sensor of said bio signal sensing device;

measuring said bio-signal of said nervous system with said bio-signal measuring unit; and

storing bio-signal information in a memory of said bio-signal sensing device.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprises digitizing said bio-signal of said nervous system, including amplifying said bio-signal of said nervous system;

and converting an analog of said bio-signal of said nervous system to a digital figure.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said calibrating includes

linking a personal digital assistant to a bio-signal wireless transceiver of said bio signal sensing device;

sending a command for calibration of said bio-signal measuring unit to said bio-signal sensing device from said personal digital assistant over a long range wireless communication network;

processing said command for calibration of said bio-signal measuring unit by a microcontroller of said bio-signal sensing device;

sensing said bio-signal of said nervous system for said individual user;

measuring said bio-signal of said nervous system for said individual user; and

adjusting amplitude of said bio-signal measuring unit for said individual user.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein said generating includes

correlating a digital figure for an analog of said bio-signal to said command for operation of said electronic device;

and

storing correlation command information in a memory of an electronic interface device.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein said bio-signal is selected from the group consisting of:

an action potential of a nerve of a neck;

an action potential of a nerve of a shoulder;

an action potential of a nerve of a back;

an action potential of a nerve of an axilla; and

an action potential of a nerve of an upper arm.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein said bio-signal is selected from the group consisting of:

an action potential of a nerve of a forearm;

an action potential of a nerve of a rotator cuff; and

and an action potential of a nerve of a wrist.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein said bio-signal is selected from the group consisting of:

an action potential of a nerve of a palm;

an action potential of a nerve of a thumb;

an action potential of a nerve of a forefinger;

an action potential of a nerve of a middle finger;

an action potential of a nerve of a fourth finger; and

an action potential of a nerve of a fifth finger.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein said bio-signal is an action potential sent to a dendrite of a nerve of said nervous system.

24. The method of claim 15, further comprising synchronizing the time of said bio-signal sensing device with the time of said electronic interface device.

25. The method of claim 15, wherein said operating includes

communicating said command for operation to said electronic device over a long range communication network using a wireless communication device;

and

implementing said command on a display screen by a virtual keyboard controller of said virtual keyboard.

26. The method of claim 15, further comprising

receiving a command instruction from a command unit of said bio-signal sensing device;

and

implementing said command instruction by said command unit of said bio-signal sensing device.

27. The method of claim 15, further comprises transmitting a digital figure for said bio-signal to at least one of a plurality of interface wireless transceivers of an electronic interface device.

28. The method of claim 15, wherein said generating further includes

receiving wirelessly bio-signal information of said nervous system by at least one of a plurality of interface wireless transceivers over a short range wireless communication network from a bio-signal wireless transceiver;

and

storing said bio-signal information in said memory of said electronic interface device.

29. The method of claim 15, further comprising communicating bio-signal information of said nervous system by at least one of a plurality of interface wireless transceivers over a long range communication network.

30. A method for bio-signal control of an electronic device comprising:

implanting a bio-signal sensing device within a site in a brachial plexus;

detecting a bio-signal of a nervous system for a predetermined period of time by said bio-signal sensing device;

calibrating a bio-signal measuring unit of said bio-signal sensing device;

generating a command for operation of said electronic device; and

implementing said command by a virtual keyboard controller by typing keys on a virtual keyboard.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein said implanting within said site in said brachial plexus is proximal to an axillary nerve, a dorsal scapular nerve, a suprascapular nerve, an upper subscapular nerve, a lower subscapular nerve, a subclavian nerve, a lateral pectoral nerve, a median pectoral nerve, a radial nerve, a thoracodorsal nerve, an ulnar nerve, a median nerve, a medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve, a medial cutaneous nerve or a musculocutaneous nerve.