Operation error detection device, equipment including the device, operation error detection method and equipment evaluation method

1. An operation error detection device comprising:

an input section for receiving a manipulation input of a user;

a biological signal detection section for measuring an event-related potential of electroencephalogram of the user; and

an operation error judgment section for judging whether or not the manipulation input is due to an operation error of the user using the event-related potential at around 300 ms from a starting point when the input section receives the manipulation input,

wherein if a positive component appears in part of the event-related potential located around 300 ms from the starting point, the operation error judgment section judges that the manipulation input is due to an operation error and if a positive component does not appear in the part, the operation error judgment section judges that the manipulation input is not due to an operation error.

2. The operation error detection device of claim 1 , wherein the operation error judgment section performs judgment using a signal template when an operation error occurs.

3. An equipment including the operation error detection device of claim 1 , the equipment comprising: an equipment operation control section for determining an operation of the equipment based on a result of judgment by the operation error judgment section.

4. The equipment of claim 3 , wherein the equipment operation control section receives the manipulation input from the operation error judgment section and determines an operation according to the manipulation input, and

when it is judged that the manipulation input is due to an operation error, the operation error judgment section stops sending the manipulation input to the equipment operation control section.

5. The equipment of claim 3 , wherein the equipment operation control section receives the manipulation input from the input section and determines an operation according to the manipulation input, and

when it is judged that the manipulation input is due to an operation error, the operation error judgment section instructs the equipment operation control section to cancel the operation.

6. The equipment of claim 3 , further comprising a correction operation determination section for determining for the manipulation input received by the input section a correction operation when the manipulation input is due to an operation error,

wherein when it is judged that the manipulation input is due to an operation error, the operation error judgment section instructs the correction operation determination section to determine a correction operation for the manipulation input and send the correction operation to the equipment operation control section.

7. The equipment of claim 3 , wherein when it is judged that the manipulation error is due to an operation error, the operation error judgment section instructs the equipment operation control section to notify a user that an operation error has been detected.

8. An equipment including the operation error detection device of claim 1 , comprising a storage section for storing the manipulation input received by the input section and a result of judgment by the operation error judgment section.

9. An operation error detection method comprising the steps of:

receiving a manipulation input of a user;

measuring an event-related potential of electroencephalogram of the user; and

judging whether or not the manipulation input is due to an operation error of the user using the event-related potential at around 300 ms from a starting point when the input section receives the manipulation input,

wherein at the judging step, if a positive component appears in part of the event-related potential located around 300 ms from the starting point, it is judged that the manipulation input is due to an operation error and if a positive component does not appear in the part, it is judged that the manipulation input is not due to an operation error.

10. An equipment evaluation method comprising:

a first step of judging using the operation error detection method of claim 9 whether or not the manipulation input to an equipment is due to an operation error;

a second step of storing a result of the judgment in the first step; and

a third step of evaluating operability of the equipment based on the result of the judgment stored in the second step.