Systems and methods for using imagined directions to define an action, function or execution for non-tactile devices
A system and method for controlling a non-tactile device including a receiving device configured to receive signals corresponding to a user's brain waves or movements, the brain waves or movements corresponding to a series of directional intentions, the intentions defining at least one line pattern, a processor configured to process the at least one line pattern, each of said at least one line patterns associated with an action of the device, and output a control signal to the non-tactile device related to the action.
1 . A system for controlling operation of a device comprising:
a non-invasive receiving device comprising:
one or more sensors for recording actions performed by a user of the non-invasive receiving device;
a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors, wherein the processor is configured to:
identify, via the one or more sensors, when the user has performed a primer, the primer comprising at least one of a relaxation of a body part, a head tilt, a brow raise, a smile, an eye blink, or a jaw clench detected by least one of determining a change in an inner ear pressure of the user of the non-invasive receiving device and detecting electrical activity due to muscle movement, and
in response to identifying the primer, transmit sensor data captured by the one or more sensors to a second device, the second device comprising a second processor configured to:
identify, from the sensor data, a line pattern performed by the user, wherein the line pattern comprises a plurality of segments forming at least one of a one-dimensional pattern, a two-dimensional pattern, or a three-dimensional pattern, and
output a control signal based at least in apart on the identified line pattern.
2 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
a third device comprising a controller, wherein the third device receives the control signal from the second device.
3 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
a third device comprising a display, wherein the third device receives the control signal from the second device.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-invasive device comprises electroencephalography (EEG) devices, movement receivers, micro gyroscopes, accelerometers, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), motion-detecting infrared sensors, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) devices, magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) devices or magnetoencephalography (MEG) devices.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the line pattern comprises at least one of a symbol, letter, numeral, character, glyph, icon, sign, or rule.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second device outputs a control signal by matching a generated line pattern with a stored line pattern on the database.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the primer comprises at least one of a long jaw clench, a short jaw clench, or a combination thereof.
8 . A method for controlling operation of a third device comprising:
receiving, from a non-invasive receiving device in communication with a second device, sensor data corresponding to actions performed by a user of the non-invasive receiving device,;
identifying, at the non-invasive receiving device, when the user has performed a primer based on the sensor data, the primer comprising at least one of a relaxation of a body part, a head tilt, a brow raise, a smile, an eye blink, or a jaw clench detected by least one of determining a change in an inner ear pressure of the user of the non-invasive receiving device and detecting electrical activity due to muscle movement;
in response to identifying the primer, transmitting the sensor data to the second device;
identifying, at the second device, a line pattern performed by the user based on the sensor data, wherein the line pattern comprises a plurality of segments forming at least one of a one- dimensional pattern, a two-dimensional pattern, or a three-dimensional pattern; and
outputting, from the second device, a control signal based at least in part on the identified line pattern.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein identifying the line pattern comprises matching the sensor data with a pre-defined line pattern stored in a database of the second device.
10 . The method of claim 8 , comprising:
modifying the operation of a third device based on the control signal.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor data are recorded across a plurality of channels of the non-invasive receiving device.
12 . The method of claim 8 , comprising:
placing the non-invasive receiving device in one of the user's ear or body.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the line pattern comprises a selection of short and long pulses.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the primer comprises at least one of a long jaw clench, a short jaw clench, or a combination thereof.