Adaptive senso-motor encoder for visual or acoustic prosthesis
CA 2281907 A1 · Owner: Eckmiller, Rolf · Inventors: Eckmiller, Rolf
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The invention concerns an adaptive senso-motor encoder for a visual or acoustic prosthesis, said encoder having a central checking unit for signalprocessing functions, monitoring functions control functions and external , action functions. The encoder further comprises a group of adaptive spatiotemporal filters for converting sensor signals into stimulation pulse sequences, a bi-directional interface being provided for coupling the encoder to an implantable microstructure (2) for stimulating nerve or glia tissue and monitoring brain functions.
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- Filed February 20, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 20, 2018.
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