Patent ID: 8350804

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling a computer operation based on one or more stimuli sensed from at least one user thought, said apparatus comprising: (a) stimuli input means coupled to the user for detecting at least one stimulus being caused by the at least one thought of the user; (b) a computer having an operating system, coupled to said stimuli input means, for processing said at least one stimulus to produce a function control signal to control the operation of said computer wherein said computer does not require an articulated response from the user, said computer comprising: (1) function selection means for receiving said at least one stimulus and wherein said function selection means comprises a memory including a correspondence between a plurality of previously-stored user stimuli and a plurality of desired function control signals; (2) identification means, coupled to said function selection means, for comparing said at least one stimulus to said correspondence to identify a function control signal corresponding to said at least one stimulus, said function control signal being transmitted to the operating system of said computer.