Patents by Inventor Ananda Shastri

Ananda Shastri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120022343
    Abstract: Methods for determining whether the brain activity of a human subject in response to a stimulus of interest or question of interest is characteristic of a state of interest, such as a deceptive state or a truthful state, are disclosed. Some methods include the use of control questions, including truthful control questions and deceptive control questions, to provide bases for comparison for responses to stimuli of interest or questions of interest. In some methods, brain maps are generated and compared. Also disclosed are systems for detecting deception by measuring brain activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Ananda SHASTRI, Stephen J. NELSON, Daryl E. BOHNING, Mark S. GEORGE, Frank Andrew KOZEL
  • Patent number: 8014847
    Abstract: Methods for determining whether the brain activity of a human subject in response to a stimulus of interest or question of interest is characteristic of a state of interest, such as a deceptive state or a truthful state, are disclosed. Some methods include the use of control questions, including truthful control questions and deceptive control questions, to provide bases for comparison for responses to stimuli of interest or questions of interest. In some methods, brain maps are generated and compared. Also disclosed are systems for detecting deception by measuring brain activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: MUSC Foundation for Research Development
    Inventors: Ananda Shastri, Stephen J. Nelson, Daryl E. Bohning, Mark S. George, Frank Andrew Kozel
  • Publication number: 20050119547
    Abstract: Methods for determining whether the brain activity of a human subject in response to a stimulus of interest or question of interest is characteristic of a state of interest, such as a deceptive state or a truthful state, are disclosed. Some methods include the use of control questions, including truthful control questions and deceptive control questions, to provide bases for comparison for responses to stimuli of interest or questions of interest. In some methods, brain maps are generated and compared. Also disclosed are systems for detecting deception by measuring brain activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Ananda Shastri, Stephen Nelson, Daryl Bohning, Mark George, Frank Kozel