Patent ID: 7127283

Claim:
A control apparatus using a brain wave signal, said apparatus comprising: a first storing unit for pre-storing operation descriptions, which are descriptions of a plurality of types of operations to be performed on an apparatus to be controlled, and a plurality of brain wave patterns being respectively associated with the operation descriptions; a second storing unit for pre-storing a plurality of control data each of which is used for causing an apparatus to be controlled to carry out an operation specified by a corresponding operation description stored in said first storing unit; a brain wave detecting unit for detecting a brain wave signal from a user's head; a brain wave pattern generating unit for generating a brain wave pattern based on the brain wave signal detected by said brain wave detecting unit; a brain wave pattern comparison unit for comparing the brain wave pattern generated by said brain wave pattern generating unit with the plurality of brain wave patterns stored in said first storing unit, and for, when there exists a brain wave pattern substantially matching the generated brain wave pattern in said first storing unit, identifying an operation description associated with this brain wave pattern substantially matching the generated brain wave pattern; and a signal processing unit for reading control data corresponding to said identified operation description from said second storing unit so as to generate a control signal causing an apparatus to be controlled to carry out an operation specified by said identified operation description; wherein said apparatus further comprises: a moving object information detecting unit for detecting a change of a status of a moving object; and a security determination unit for sending out an electric wave indicating a notification that said moving object has been stolen when said moving object information detecting unit detects a change of the status of said moving object while said brain wave detecting unit does not detect any brain wave.