Stimulating a nervous system component of a mammal in response to contactlessly acquired information

A method comprising:

• sensing a property of a mammal without physically contacting the mammal;
• a patient confirmation device confirming that the mammal is the source of the sensed property;
• generating an electronic signal indicative of the sensed property of the mammal;
• the patient confirmation device authorizing neuromodulation in response to confirming that the mammal is the source of the sensed property;
• and
• modulating a nervous system component of the mammal in response to the electronic signal indicative of a property of the mammal and the patient confirmation device authorizing the neuromodulation.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for sensing a property of a mammal indicative of a disease, neurological disease, disorder, or nervous system disorder without physically contacting the mammal;
• means for confirming that the mammal is the source of the sensed property;
• means for generating an electronic signal indicative of the sensed property of the mammal;
• and
• means for modulating a nervous system component of the mammal in response to the electronic signal indicative of a property of the mammal.

A system comprising:

• a sensor device configured to sense a property of a subject mammal without physically contacting the subject mammal;
• a signal generator configured to generate a signal indicative of the sensed property of the subject mammal;
• a patient confirmation device configured to determine a substantial likeness between the subject mammal and a patient mammal;
• and
• a neuromodulation device configured to output a stimulus operable to modulate a nervous system component of the patient mammal, the stimulus selected in response to the signal indicative of the sensed property of the subject mammal, and the stimulus is output only if the patient confirmation device determines a substantial likeness between the subject mammal and the patient mammal.

A method comprising:

• sensing a neurological property of a subject mammal without physically contacting the subject mammal;
• generating an electronic signal indicative of the sensed property of the subject mammal;
• determining a substantial likeness between the subject mammal and a patient mammal based at least partially on the sensed property;
• and
• outputting a neuromodulation treatment regimen to a nervous system component of the patient mammal, the neuromodulation treatment regimen determined in response to the signal indicative of the sensed property of the subject mammal, and the neuromodulation treatment regimen outputted only if a substantial likeness between the subject mammal and the patient mammal is determined.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for sensing a property of a subject mammal without physically contacting the subject mammal;
• means for generating an electronic signal indicative of the sensed property of the subject mammal;
• means for determining a substantial likeness between the subject mammal and a patient mammal;
• and
• means for outputting a neuromodulation treatment regimen to a nervous system component of the patient mammal, the neuromodulation treatment regimen determined in response to the signal indicative of the sensed property of the subject mammal, and the neuromodulation treatment regimen outputted only if a substantial likeness between the subject mammal and the patient mammal is determined.