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| United States Patent | 6,011,991 |
| Mardirossian | Jan. 4, 2000 |
Communication system and method including brain wave analysis and/or use of brain activity
Abstract
A system and method for enabling human beings to communicate by way of their monitored brain activity. The brain activity of an individual is monitored and transmitted to a remote location (e.g. by satellite). At the remote location, the monitored brain activity is compared with pre-recorded normalized brain activity curves, waveforms, or patterns to determine if a match or substantial match is found. If such a match is found, then the computer at the remote location determines that the individual was attempting to communicate the word, phrase, or thought corresponding to the matched stored normalized signal.
| Inventors: | Mardirossian; Aris
(Germantown, MD).
|
| Assignee: | Technology Patents, LLC
(Derwood, MD).
|
| Appl. No.: | 206,365 |
| Filed: | Dec. 7, 1998 |
| Intl. Cl. : | A61N 5/00 |
| Current U.S. Cl.: | 600/544; 600/545 |
| Field of Search: | 600/300, 544-545; 128/897-898, 904, 905 |
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Primary Examiner: O'Connor; Cary
Assistant Examiner: Astorino; Michael
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rhoa; Joseph A.
8 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures