Method and apparatus for voluntary communication
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1. A method of communication of a voluntary human desire of a first human which includes:
- the first human imparting movement to at least one eyelid of the first human which movement is coded to indicate a mental desire or condition of the first person;
detecting said eyelid movement by a detecting means;
transmitting said detection to a detection recording means;
recording the detection of the coded eyelid movement by said recording means; and
observing said recording by a second human.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for voluntary and involuntary communication by means of transmitting, receiving, interpreting, and displaying messages detected and generated by relative eyelid movement, particularly by using the differences in reflectivity of the human eye and eyelid to produce the messages.
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1. A method of communication of a voluntary human desire of a first human which includes:
- the first human imparting movement to at least one eyelid of the first human which movement is coded to indicate a mental desire or condition of the first person;
detecting said eyelid movement by a detecting means;
transmitting said detection to a detection recording means;
recording the detection of the coded eyelid movement by said recording means; and
observing said recording by a second human. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- the first human imparting movement to at least one eyelid of the first human which movement is coded to indicate a mental desire or condition of the first person;
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3. The method of communicating the mental desires of an individual comprising:
- moving at least one eyelid of the individual in a coded sequence by comparing the reflectivity of the eyeball and the eyelid; and
decoding the detected coded sequence eyelid movement into a communication of the mental desires of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (4)
- moving at least one eyelid of the individual in a coded sequence by comparing the reflectivity of the eyeball and the eyelid; and
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5. A silent communication and signaling system comprising:
- means to detect eyelid movement of an individual in a coded sequence;
means to transmit the detected eyelid movement to a remote location; and
means to decode the detected coded movement into a meaningful message or action. - View Dependent Claims (6)
- means to detect eyelid movement of an individual in a coded sequence;
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