Designed for...

intendiX is a BCI communication system designed for people who need it: the patients! It provides a new communication channel for patients suffering from limited communication abilities due to motor disabilities. The simple setup makes it easy for caregivers or family members to maintain the system.

Writing just by thoughts

intendiX presents a collection of symbols to the user arranged in a keyboard-like matrix on the screen. Once the electrode cap is mounted and a classifier has been trained, the user can select a particular symbol to perform a specific task by just paying attention to the desired symbol for several seconds. All symbols flash in a quick and random order. After the desired symbol has flashed several times, the computer is able to separate the desired symbol from all the others based on the EEG data recorded during flashing. intendiX then selects this symbol, writes it into a textbox on the screen and can execute linked actions, like ringing an alarm bell in case the user needs help, reading the written text aloud or performing a painting action.

The intelligent algorithm lets intendiX decide how many flashes are required before choosing the symbol that the user chose. Thus, intendiX can also detect whether the user is currently paying attention to any symbol on the screen, and mutes itself if the user is not paying attention.

Performance

After only 10 minutes of training, the majority of healthy users without any prior experience can select 5 to 10 symbols per minute.