Patent Document ID: 7797040
Application ID: 11300965
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method to control spatial positioning of a prosthetic device, the prosthetic device able to assume multiple spatial positions upon input from a subject, the method comprising: recording eye position information of the subject to produce an eye position signal, the eye position information including a portion recorded during a scan stage that occurs after the subject views a plurality of reach goals but before the subject selects one of the plurality of reach goals; recording neural activity of the subject to produce a neural activity signal, the neural activity including a portion recorded during the scan stage; combining the eye position signal and the neural activity signal to provide a recorded behavioral pattern; comparing the recorded behavioral pattern with at least one predetermined behavioral pattern to identify a matching predetermined behavioral pattern associated with a selection of one of the plurality of reach goals and at least one predetermined spatial position of the prosthetic device; and positioning the prosthetic device in the spatial position associated with the matching predetermined behavioral pattern.