Systems for controlling one or more devices using a signal control unit

An interface system for directing communication between an individual and a plurality of external devices, where the individual has a neural interface device having an electrode component electrically coupled with a transmitter/receiver component, where the electrode component is configured to detect a brain signal from a brain of the individual and the transmitter/receiver component is configured to transmit an electronic signal representative of the brain signal, the interface system comprising:

• a signal control unit comprising a housing structure that is physically separate from the neural interface device and is configured to be portable;
• a power supply, an electronic communications circuitry and a processor each housed with the housing structure;
• wherein the processor is configured to apply one or more algorithms to decode the electronic signal from the transmitter/receiver component and is also configured to produce an output signal upon determining that the electronic signal is representative of an intentional neural brain signal generated by the individual;
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• wherein the electronic communications circuitry is configured to provide a plurality of wireless electronic communication modalities for electronic transfer communication of the output signal to a plurality of external devices, wherein at least two wireless electronic communication modalities are different and wherein the electronic communications circuitry is also configured for electronic exchange of a device data with one or more of the plurality of external devices, where the device data is generated by at least one of the plurality of external devices.

A method of operatively interfacing an individual with a plurality of external devices, the method comprising:

• detecting a brain signal from the individual using a neural interface device having an electrode component electrically coupled with a transmitter/receiver component;
• transmitting an electronic signal representative of the brain signal using the transmitter/receiver component to a signal control unit comprising a housing structure that is physically separate from the neural interface device and is configured to be portable;
• processing the electronic signal representative of the brain signal using a processor within the signal control unit that is configured to apply one or more algorithms to decode the electronic signal from the transmitter/receiver component;
• producing an output signal upon determining that the electronic signal is representative of an intentional neural brain signal generated by the individual;
• transmitting the output signal to one or more external devices using the signal control unit;
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• electronically exchanging a device data with one or more of the plurality of external devices using the signal control unit, where the device data is generated by at least one of the plurality of external devices, where the signal control unit is configured to select a plurality of separate communication modalities based on which of the plurality of external devices is connected to the signal control unit.