HI-Cam: Intelligent Biofeedback Signal Processing

Humanistic Intelligence (HI) is defined as having two embodying elements. (1) It is a signal processing framework in which the human and the computer use each other as peripherals in a feedback loop. (2) The HI processing apparatus is inextricably intertwined with the natural capabilities of the human mind and body. The Humanistic Intelligent Camera, or HI-Cam, is a wearable personal imaging application of HI. It uses physiological signal processing such as Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) based TimeFrequency analysis on EEG signals to control various parameters of a personal cybernetics system. EyeTap [1] devices are particularly well suited to being controlled by brainwaves, because the parameters of the system are observable in the viewfinder of the EyeTap system. A feedback interface is thus achieved through the use of the EyeTap viewfinder. This provided a direct means of physiological control over a personal imaging system suitable for lifelong video capture, creating a camera system embodying humanistic intelligence. Keywords— Humanistic Intelligence, EyeTap, electroencephalogram, classification, biofeedback, power spectrum, Time-Frequency analysis.