Patents Examined by Jeffrey S Smith
  • Patent number: 5649061
    Abstract: A device and method for estimating a mental decision to select a visual cue from the viewer's eye fixation and corresponding single event evoked cerebral potential. The device comprises an eyetracker, an electronic biosignal processor and a digital computer. The eyetracker determines the instantaneous viewing direction from oculometric measurements and a head position and orientation sensor. The electronic processor continually estimates the cerebral electroencephalogramic potential from scalp surface measurements following corrections for electrooculogramic, electromyogramic and electrocardiogramic artifacts. The digital computer analyzes the viewing direction data for a fixation and then extracts the corresponding single event evoked cerebral potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Christopher C. Smyth