Improving driving safety with alarms triggered by impending sleep state, detected via brain signals: Key Neurotech Patent #11

– Illustrative image from U.S. Patent No. 6,497,658 As mentioned, we are featuring a foundational Pervasive Neurotech patent a day, from older to newer by issue date. Today we are sharing a 2002 patent core to the field of driving safety. U.S. Patent No. 6,497,658: Alarm upon detection of impending sleep state Inventor(s): Michael F. Roizen, Lawrence J. Gottlieb, Avery Tung Technology Category: EEG Issue Date: December 24, 2002 SharpBrains’ Take: The ‘658 patent presents EEG technology applied to the field of sleep, with an application geared less towards improved sleep states and more towards increased vigilance during awake but sleepy states that may be necessary for example with vehicle operators. The background of the specification systematically reviews related disclosures in the field of sleep vigilance — both EEG and non-EEG based — and identifies shortcomings in the prior art that are addressed with teachings of the ‘658 patent. Such shortcomings include aspects related to the lack of real-time wakefuleness monitoring and physical apparatuses that may be cumbersome to the wearer of the device. Despite a specification with only one page of illustrations (that has two figures) and only four pages of written material, the presentation of an important EEG application (e.g., wakefulness vigilence) and seven independent claims (out of a total of 22 claims) are amongst the factors making the ‘658 patent a key non-invasive neurotechnology patent. Abs...
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