Thursday 18 January 2018

Microsoft’s 'mind control' brain interface device gets patented

Though in 2017 social media giant Facebook had claimed to have developed a brain computer interface, Microsoft has been granted a patent for a brain control device. This device enables users to use their thoughts to operate apps, without any movement. Experts believe that it may help persons with disabilities in a big way.


The invention throws up possibility for less dystopic things like controlling prosthetic limbs and giving differently abled individuals the ability to control apps and devices even if they are not able to physically move.

The device uses sensor-equipped head bands, and can interpret neurological data to enable users open and use apps with their thoughts instead of gestures. These sensors would send neurological signals like the electroencephalogram (EEG) readings, which the device can decode to launch and operate compatible apps.

Also, users could train the device to recognise which signals should apply to intended app behaviour. Algorithms would learn the brain behaviour and use neuron fluctuation to draw or move objects as per user's will based on detected patterns.

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