[System for producing artificial telepathy](System for producing artificial telepathy Abstract A device is proposed which will provide the user with a form of artificial telepathy, namely the ability to communicate with others with no obvious signs of connection. The system comprises a mobile phone `engine' which interfaces to an existing or future public mobile telephony network. This device also contains a very low-power transponder, which is linked wirelessly to one or more corresponding transponders implanted in the body. Connected to these implanted transponders are implanted transducers, one placed in a position such that it picks up speech from the user and the other placed in a position such that it imparts speech and status signals audible to the user. The transducers may be connected acoustically, either through bone contact or contact with other tissue, or mioelectrically, through electrodes connected to tissue or nerves. In future telecommunications networks, when power level requirements are much lower, the whole device may be implanted and connected directly to a public mobile network. The system is further enhanced by the use of speech recognition technology, which makes operation of the device possible through voice or sound commands without the use of manual actions. A further enhancement of the system would be a capability for image transfer through a device connected visually or electrically to the eyes and a small camera to record what the eyes see. The characteristics of the device will emulate telepathy, in that it will give seemingly invisible voice and image communication with others connected to the network. Classifications H04W88/04 Terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user View 4 more classifications WO2005055579A1 WIPO (PCT) Download PDF Find Prior Art Similar Other languages French Inventor Lynne Moody Miles Phillips Moody Worldwide applications 2004 WO Application PCT/AU2004/000002 events 2003-12-02 Priority to AU2003266440A 2003-12-02 Priority to AU2003266440 2004-01-06 Application filed by Lynne Moody, Miles Phillips Moody 2005-06-16 Publication of WO2005055579A1 Info Patent citations (4) Non-patent citations (1) Cited by (1) Legal events Similar documents Priority and Related Applications External links Espacenet Global Dossier PatentScope Discuss Description SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL TELEPATHY TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to mobile telephony and active implanted devices and more particularly to the provision of mobile services to a human or animal in an invisible, unobtrusive and more convenient way for speech, audio and vision. BACKGROUND ART Telepathy is defined as 'the action of one mind on another without the aid of the senses', however, to most people, this means being able to communicate 'thoughts' or information between one person and another over a distance, without an apparent connection. The aim of the present invention is to produce an effect which simulates some of the characteristics of telepathy. This 'Artificial Telepathy' is limited to the ability to communicate audio and/or visual information between two or more people, animals or computers, with no obvious devices and in one embodiment, with no manual actions being required to initiate connection. Figure 1 shows one possible embodiment of the invention. Background art which is used in the invention includes mobile telephony, implantable devices such as pacemakers and speech recognition technology such as IBM ViaVoice. DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION The means for mobile communication between individuals and computers virtually world-wide has been enabled by mobile network providers. Mobile telephony is now commonplace in most developed countries and is providing a means of communication in underdeveloped countries where wired networks do not exist. The first mobile phones weighed a number of kilograms and were about the size of a briefcase. Due to advances in computing, microelectronics and signal processing, the most modern mobile phones are based on circuitry which is no larger than a postage stamp and weighs less than thirty grams. The level of integration is such that mobile phones will soon be available on one microchip, small enough to be implanted in a human being or animal. Many network standards exist throughout the world, but virtually all are interconnected via the public telephone system, the Internet or satellites. This interconnectivity makes it possible to relay speech, video or data between users who are located within any one of these mobile networks across the world, using small hand-held devices called mobile stations. These mobile stations may be capable of relaying speech only or speech and data, including video information, personal information and data obtained through measurement and/or calculation. Most users of mobile phones would agree that the physical need to place the mobile phone near the mouth and ear to allow communications is distracting, can be dangerous when driving or operating machinery and can cause problems with external noise. So-called 'Hands Free Kits' are available, which allow communication with the mobile phone and the more modern of these are wirelessly connected (for example, the so-called 'Bluetooth Headsets'). These have the advantage that the mobile phone can be out of sight (in pocket or briefcase), however the headphones are still quite visible, uncomfortable, unsightly and not always available. Speech recognition and speech synthesis are becoming relatively mature technologies, with commercial systems being available on standard desktop and even palm-held computers. The accuracy of recognition can now be achieved above 98% under certain conditions and this is improving regularly. The quality of speech synthesis is already extremely good, producing natural sounding speech from text or stored messages. The operation of a mobile phone through speech commands is now feasible, allowing complete freedom of the hands while dialing or answering a call and the mobile phone is capable of delivering status messages in naturally sounding speech, such as reading menu items, phone numbers, short messages and call status. A partial solution to these problems is the implementation of a device which is similar to the 'Bluetooth Headset' but hidden within the body. This would produce a system which could function in a way which appeared to be 'Artificial Telepathy'. The person in whom the system is implanted would have no visible sign that they were connected to the mobile system. At least in the early stages, the connection to the mobile network would be through a small box hidden in a pocket or briefcase or under clothing. This would provide the high power connection to the network and eliminate any radiation dangers which may arise from having a high powered transmitter close to or in the head. In future systems, when mobile networks become denser and lower powers can be implemented, the whole system may be implanted. The implementation of the proposed invention presents certain challenges due to its implantation within the body: It would be desirable to control the system through voice commands so that the high-power transmitter could remain hidden and so that dialing and receiving calls could be made totally hands-free. This will require a sophisticated speech recognition and synthesis system to replace keypad operations and display feedback. Implanted audio transducers (microphones and speakers) behave differently if they do not operate through the air using normal sound pressure waves. Examples of such devices are throat microphones used by divers and bone transducers, sometimes used by the deaf when there is a problem with the ear canal. These are not presently implanted but would function similarly if they were. A further means of aural connection which is used for the profoundly deaf is through a Cochlear implant. Future research in this area may make this method available also for general users. These means of connection tend to produce signals which differ from the sound pressure signals we are used to hearing and would therefore need to be processed in a signal processing device to produce intelligible and natural sounding audio. In most present mobile networks, and ones which will be used for the foreseeable future, power levels are such that direct implantation within human tissue would cause two problems: The attenuation of the signals due to the tissue would require even higher transmitting powers than presently used and these higher transmitting powers would produce potential health risks due to absorption by the human tissue... >