Systems and methods that involve BCI (brain computer interface), extended reality and/or eye-tracking devices, detect mind/brain activity, generate and/or process saliency maps, eye-tracking information and/or various control(s) or instructions, implement mind-based selection of UI elements and/or perform other features and functionality

Systems and methods associated with mind/brain-computer interfaces are disclosed. Certain implementations may include or involve processes of collecting and processing brain activity data, such as those associated with the use of a brain-computer interface that enables, for example, decoding and/or encoding a user's brain functioning, neural activities, and/or activity patterns associated with thoughts, including sensory-based thoughts.Consistent with various aspects of the disclosed technology, systems and methods herein include functionality whereby a user can hands-free select or click UI elements in a mixed reality environment or on a 2D computer, phone or other such screen. In some embodiments, the disclosed technology may involve a brain-interface that can decode where the user is looking (i.e., determine their visual attention) and also decode their intention to select or ‘click’ the UI element desired. The user's intention to select or ‘click’ the UI element (the 2nd step) can be achieved through an imagined movement or an imagined word.

The abstract as published by the patent office, from US20240053825A1. It describes the invention; it is not a statement of what is protected.

• Decoding

  Neural decoding

What the filing appears to be about, read by published rules from its title, abstract and classification codes (A61B5/0066, A61B5/14553, A61B5/372, A61B5/378, G06F2203/011). The claims define what a patent protects, and they are not read here.

Decoding

This is the step that turns brain activity into a command or a word. Its accuracy and speed are what a user experiences. The problem behind it: accuracy that holds over months without frequent recalibration, for more than one user and one task.

Why the layer matters to the field, not a judgement of this filing. A patent family shows that protection was sought. It does not show that the technology was built, is used in a product, or works in people. The whole stack

One invention, published 7 times in 3 offices. Each publication opens in Espacenet.

• United StatesUS20240053825A115 Feb 2024US12086314B210 Sep 2024 · grantUS20250004558A12 Jan 2025
• International (PCT)a route to several countries, not a countryWO2024035972A115 Feb 2024
• United KingdomGB202503623D023 Apr 2025GB2637874A6 Aug 2025GB2637874A81 Oct 2025

1. 12 Aug 2022First filingEarliest priority, at United States. The family is counted in this year.
2. 14 Aug 2023ApplicationsFiled at International (PCT), United Kingdom.
3. 30 Sep 2023ApplicationFiled at United States.
4. 15 Feb 2024First publicationUS20240053825A1, United States.
5. 10 Sep 2024ApplicationFiled at United States.
6. 10 Sep 2024Grant publishedUS12086314B2, United States.

Dates as the offices published them. Records of lapses, withdrawals and changes of owner have not been read for this family, and whether a patent is in force today is not assessed.

Use case

Cognitive

• Bibliographic data, family members and office records: European Patent Office, Open Patent Services (the DOCDB and INPADOC databases), read 7 Oct 2026.
• The record itself, with its claims and description: US20240053825A1 in Espacenet
• Counted as a BCI patent family: title or abstract names the field; classified G06F3/015 (input arrangements based on nervous-system activity); cites a family already accepted. How families are found and judged