1. A saccadic-motion detection device comprising an optical system for focusing light reflected andor emitted from a subject’s eye directly onto an optical navigation chip, said optical navigation chip comprising a solid state semiconductor whereby the solid state semiconductor contains a photo sensitive imaging array which is configured for recording the focusing light reflected andor emitted from the subject’s eye and for measuring saccadic eye movement.
2. The saccadic motion detection device of claim 1, wherein the optical navigation chip directly converts the incident light into digital representations of the movement or position of the eye, or both.
3. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein the optical navigation chip is configured to determine the rate of movement of the eye.
4. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein the optical navigation chip is configured to determine angular position, speed, andor acceleration of the eye.
5. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 4, wherein the optical navigation chip is configured to compare the value of position, speed, andor acceleration with a table associating known or standard conditions to those values determined from the subject’s eye.
6. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 4, wherein a condition of the eye can be reported among known conditions for normal or impaired conditions, due to at least one of intoxication, fatigue, dementia, delirium, psychosis, attention deficit, hyperactivity, depression, or mania.
7. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 6, wherein the condition of intoxication can be determined that is caused by drugs, such as benzodiazepines, ethanol (alcohol), barbiturates, narcotics, narcotic mixtures, and amphetamines.
8. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein the optical navigation chip is configured with the capability to provide position or motion information at greater than 1200 times per second.
9. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein the optical navigation chip is configured with the capability to provide position or motion information at between about 1200 and about 6000 times per second.
10. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein a handheld mechanical frame is attached to the optical system and the optical navigation chip.
11. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein a source of light, said source of light being outside the visible spectrum for humans, is configured to be attached near the subject’s eye so that the reflected light is received by the optical system.
12. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein the optical navigation chip contains an array of charge coupled devices (CCDs).
13. The saccadic-motion detection device of claim 1, wherein a subject is a creatures capable of saccadic eye motion, which includes humans and other animals.
14. A system for detecting saccadic eye movement comprising a motion transducer and, an optical apparatus configured to focus light received from a subject’s eye directly onto the motion transducer, which then provides at least one indication of saccadic eye motion over a discrete interval of time.
15. The system of claim 14 further comprising a light source to illuminate the subject’s eye, and and a housing for supporting all components of the system for ready portability.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for adding or changing to an assisted serving cell for a user equipment, the method comprising:
receiving, at a macro cell acting as a serving cell for the user equipment, an inter-frequency measurement report from the user equipment;
sending, from the macro cell, a preparation message to the assisted serving cell;
receiving, at the macro cell, an acknowledgement from the assisted serving cell;
providing, from the macro cell, an assisted serving cell activation message to the user equipment indicating the assisted serving cell is to act as an additional serving cell for the user equipment and is to provide user plane (U-plane) data communications with the user equipment;
receiving, at the macro cell, an activation complete message from the user equipment; and
sending, from the macro cell to a serving gateway or packet data node gateway, a path switch message to switch user plane data communications of the user equipment to the assisted serving cell, the macro cell remaining a serving cell for the user equipment for providing at least control plane data communications with the user equipment.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the inter-frequency measurement report is in response to the macro cell sending a configuration message to the user equipment to perform inter-frequency measurements.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the configuration message is sent only when the user equipment is close to the assisted serving cell.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the assisted serving cell activation message contains at least one of a dedicated random access preamble and a cell radio network temporary identifier for the assisted serving cell.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the acknowledgement from the assisted serving cell contains radio bearer reconfiguration information for the user equipment in the assisted serving cell.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising forwarding a radio bearer configuration message to the user equipment from the macro cell.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the path switch message further comprises providing the path switch message to switch a user-plane data path from the serving gateway or packet data node gateway to the assisted serving cell from a former assisted serving cell.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising deactivating a former assisted serving cell.
9. A macro cell enabled for adding or changing to an assisted serving cell for a user equipment, the macro cell comprising:
a processor; and
a communications subsystem,
wherein the macro cell acts as a serving cell for the user equipment and is enabled to:
receive an inter-frequency measurement report from the user equipment;
send a preparation message to the assisted serving cell;
receive an acknowledgement from the assisted serving cell;
provide an assisted serving cell activation message to the user equipment indicating the assisted serving cell is to act as an additional serving cell for the user equipment and is to provide user plane (U-plane) data communications with the user equipment;
receive an activation complete message from the user equipment; and
send, from the macro cell to a serving gateway or packet data node gateway, a path switch message to switch user plane data communications of the user equipment to the assisted serving cell, the macro cell remaining a serving cell for the user equipment for providing at least control plane data communications with the user equipment.
10. The macro cell of claim 9, wherein the macro cell is enabled to receive the inter-frequency measurement report in response to the macro cell sending a configuration message to the user equipment to perform inter-frequency measurements.
11. The macro cell of claim 10, wherein the configuration message is sent only when the user equipment is close to the assisted serving cell.
12. The macro cell of claim 9, wherein the assisted serving cell activation message contains at least one of a dedicated random access preamble and a cell radio network temporary identifier for the assisted serving cell.
13. The macro cell of claim 9, wherein the acknowledgement from the assisted serving cell contains radio bearer reconfiguration information for the user equipment in the assisted serving cell.
14. The macro cell of claim 13, wherein the macro cell is further enabled to forward a radio bearer configuration message to the user equipment from the macro cell.
15. The macro cell of claim 9, wherein the macro cell is enabled to send the path switch message to switch a user-plane data path from the serving gateway or packet data node gateway to the assisted serving cell from a former assisted serving cell.
16. The macro cell of claim 9, wherein the macro cell is enabled to deactivate a former assisted serving cell.