Patent ID: 6011991
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
A method of communicating comprising the steps of:providing a first human being at a first location;providing a computer at a second location that is remote from the first location;providing a satellite;providing at least one sensor on the first human being;detecting brain activity of the first human being using the at least one sensor, and transmitting the detected brain activity to the satellite as a signal including brain activity information;the satellite sending a signal including the brain activity information to the second location;a receiver at the second location receiving the signal from the satellite and forwarding the brain activity information in the signal to the computer;comparing the received brain activity information of the first human being with normalized or averaged brain activity information relating to the first human being from memory; anddetermining whether the first human being was attempting to communicate particular words, phrases or thoughts, based upon the comparing of the received brain activity information to the information from memory.