Multilingual support and voice guidance system for supporters
The multilingual navigation support system addresses the visual reliance of conventional navigation apps by offering voice-controlled, independent navigation for visually impaired and elderly users, enhancing their mobility and social interaction.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025002138U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-04
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-06-04
AI Technical Summary
Conventional navigation applications primarily rely on visual guidance, which is inaccessible to visually impaired and elderly users, limiting their independence and requiring companionship.
A multilingual navigation support system with voice input and output, integrating voice guidance, screen display, and guidance control, allowing pre-registration of guidance information for independent destination arrival.
Enables visually impaired and elderly users to navigate independently, providing peace of mind and social value through voice-controlled remote assistance.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] This specification sequentially explains the technical field, background technology, problems and solutions to the present invention, and embodiments. [Technical Field]
[0002] This invention relates to a multilingual navigation support system with voice input and output, developed for users who have difficulty operating visually, such as the visually impaired, the elderly, and foreign tourists. [Background technology]
[0003] Conventional navigation applications have mainly provided visual guidance on a screen, with voice guidance being a secondary feature. Furthermore, visually impaired people and elderly people with cognitive impairments often find it difficult to use a visually-based UI, leaving them with no option but to be accompanied by another person.
[0004] This device allows for destination guidance without relying on vision, enabling visually impaired people, the elderly, and foreign tourists to arrive at their destinations independently.
[0005] By combining the various means of voice input, voice output, screen display, and guidance control, the system allows support staff to pre-register guidance information, which users can then call up by voice.
[0006] It is possible to create a guidance app that provides independent mobility, remote assistance, peace of mind through voice control, and high social value.
[0007] Practical operation is possible thanks to the smartphone, TTS, voice recognition engine, and high-contrast UI. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0008] [Figure 1] Overall flow from supporter to user [Figure 2] A user walking while listening to the audio guide [Figure 3] Flow of real-time collaboration with remote supporters [Figure 4] Depicting practical scenes and walking situations inside the station
Claims
[Claim 1] An application that provides information about facilities, stores, transportation, etc., and that includes a voice input means, a voice output means, a screen display means, and a guidance control means, The user specifies the destination or facility name by voice input, Provide guidance information on screen and via voice in multiple languages (at least Japanese, English, and Chinese), In addition, a supporter or caregiver other than the user can register guidance information in advance, A guidance support application configuration characterized in that the user can call up and play back the registered information by voice operation.