Analysis of biological signals using data from arrays of sensors
US5269325A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/26
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Signals produced by brain activity are measured by each sensor of an array of magnetic and/or electrical sensors external to but proximate to the head (or other portion of the body) of a subject. The measurements obtained simultaneously from all of the sensors are combined in a manner to permit selective measurement of the electrical activity from a specified location within the body, or alternatively, to permit the location in the body producing a particular type of response to be identified. The instantaneous measurement of each sensor is scaled by a weighting coefficient for that sensor, and the products added over all of the sensors. The weighting coefficients are calculated from the covariance matrix of the measurements made by the array of sensors.
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