51 results about "Visual disability" patented technology

Systems and methods are provided for assisting individuals with physical and / or cognitive ailments, such as dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and / or visual impairment. The quality of life, safety, and / or autonomy of such individuals can be enhanced by utilizing a combination of sensors, actuators, augmented reality (AR) technology, and machine learning (ML) algorithms. The sensors and actuators can include (but are not limited to) cameras, global positioning system (GPS) sensors, accelerometers, motion sensors, AR visual systems, headphones, microphones, haptic feedback systems, and / or connectivity capabilities (wired and / or wireless) to provide information about the surrounding environment and events. By leveraging advanced sensor technology, AR, and real-time data processing, a comprehensive support system can be provided that addresses the unique challenges faced by these individuals on a daily basis.

Even for users who are unfamiliar with smartphones or smartwatches, or those with visual impairments, this system enables personalized health support through interaction between the user and a hologram avatar. [Solution] A health support device comprising a body-worn device worn on the wrist with a biometric information acquisition sensor in contact with the user's skin, a collection means for collecting the acquired biometric information in real time, and a management server connected to the collection means via the cloud. The body-worn device comprises an avatar image generation means, an aerial display means for projecting the avatar image into the air as a 3D hologram, and a selection means for selecting the biometric information to be monitored 24 hours a day using voice commands spoken by the user. The management server comprises a dialogue engine that provides health support by having the avatar image interact with the user in response to changes in the selected biometric information, and the hologram-projected avatar responds visually or audibly in accordance with the biometric information.

An apparatus (1 ) for assisting visually impaired persons, comprising: - at least one image or video acquisition camera (2) positionable on a device wearable by a person; said camera (2) being configured to generate a video signal (3) in real time; - a processing unit (4) connected to the camera (2) and configured to: receive said video signal (3); process the images contained in said video signal (3); characterised in that said processing unit (4) is further configured to transduce said video signal into an audio and / or vibration signal, preferably a 3D sound, which can be played back on an audio or vibration playback device (6) associable with the user so that the latter can perceive such sound or vibration corresponding to the configuration of the environment and the position of the obstacles.

This patent relates to a feedback unit for visual guiding the movement of a visually impaired user having moderate impairment, comprising means to receive navigation information from an environment processing unit; a processing module for processing the navigation information and outputting visual guidance instructions to the user; a visual representation module displaying the visual guidance instructions to the user, which include: visual guiding modes along the path: light guiding strip, visual cues signalling the direction, milestones visual, tunnel; and visual guiding modes in respect to a selected obstacle or point of interest: contour highlight, surface highlight, object trajectory visual mode.The patent further relates to a wearable device comprising the feedback unit and three alternative methods for visual guiding.

Tactile floor guidance system for persons with impaired vision, comprising an arrangement of guidance elements (100) laid on a floor with a tactilely perceptible surface structure (120), wherein the arrangement extends along a predefinable path to guide persons along this path, and wherein the arrangement of guidance elements (100) includes at least one curved guidance element (300) in addition to straight guidance elements (200).

The invention discloses a control method, device and equipment for a visually impaired person friendly scrubber and a medium, the control method for the visually impaired person friendly scrubber comprises the steps of collecting an environment image through a visual module of the scrubber, constructing a space model containing obstacle state information by utilizing cloud artificial intelligence, and planning a cleaning path according to the space model; a user is actively pulled to move through the driving module, and guiding type cleaning is achieved. In the cleaning process, the system continuously monitors environment images and dynamically compares obstacle state changes, once abnormity is detected, the system uploads an image of a change area to a cloud end for accurate type recognition, and a recognition result is fed back to a user in a multi-sense-organ mode such as voice and vibration. According to the method, a user with visual impairment can independently and safely operate the scrubber through non-visual perception, the problem that in the prior art, adaptability is poor is solved, and barrier-free use experience and safety of products are improved.

An object of a system according to an embodiment is to enable a visually / hearing-impaired person to safely reach a destination using public transportation.SOLUTION: A system includes a availability status acquiring part, a braille block information acquiring part, a map generating part, and a voice guiding part. The availability status acquiring unit acquires availability status of each public transportation facility. The braille block information acquisition unit acquires braille block information of each local government body. The map generating unit generates a map based on the information acquired by the availability status acquiring unit and the braille block information acquiring unit. The voice guidance unit performs voice guidance based on the map generated by the map generation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention discloses a directional walking training system for visually disabled groups, 1, the directional walking training system comprises a program module and an interface module, and the program module mainly comprises the following components: a computer end program which is researched and developed by using vs2022, takes a c + + language as a main language and takes lua as a script logic control language; and the display part adopts an SDL2 cross-platform multimedia API (Application Program Interface) and comprises total map display, virtual character movement display and menu display operation. The method is mainly based on the virtual technology, and by means of external hearing and tactile devices, the disabled can find the destination in the virtual environment in advance, and then find the corresponding target object in the real environment. The equipment scheme mainly aims at the visual impairment group, the environment can be known in advance through the equipment, then a target point can be found in a real site, the direction sense of the mentally handicapped group can be trained and improved, the walking strategy of the mentally handicapped group can be explored through the virtual technology, and targeted training is carried out according to the walking strategy.

A system and method provide feedback to a user, such as a visually impaired user, to guide the user to an object in the field of view of a camera mounted on a frame worn on the head of the user. A processor identifies at least one object and a body part of the user in the field of view of the camera and tracks relative positions of the body part relative to the identified object. The processor also generates and communicates at least one control signal for guiding the body part of the user to the identified object to a user feedback device worn on or adjacent the body part of the user. The feedback device receives the control signal(s) and converts the control signal(s) into at least one of sounds or haptic feedback that guides the body part to the identified object.

Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes determining a visual impairment parameter indicating a degree of visual impairment of a passenger of a passenger seat associated with the seat device, determining a passenger location of the passenger and a location of a target, estimating an initial facing direction toward which the passenger faces, determining a position adjustment parameter indicating a position adjustment to be made by the passenger of the passenger seat to face the target, based on the passenger location, the location of the target, and the initial facing direction, and outputting a position adjustment instruction according to the position adjustment parameter, the position adjustment instruction including at least an audio instruction in response to the visual impairment parameter indicating visual impairment of the passenger.

This patent relates to a feedback unit for visual guiding the movement of a visually impaired user having moderate impairment, comprising means to receive navigation information from an environment processing unit; a processing module for processing the navigation information and outputting visual guidance instructions to the user; a visual representation module displaying the visual guidance instructions to the user, which include: visual guiding modes along the path: light guiding strip, visual cues signalling the direction, milestones visual, tunnel; and visual guiding modes in respect to a selected obstacle or point of interest: contour highlight, surface highlight, object trajectory visual mode. The patent further relates to a wearable device comprising the feedback unit and three alternative methods for visual guiding.

The invention discloses a visual impaired person guiding method for a barrier-free toilet and related equipment, relates to the technical field of computers, and discloses a visual impaired person guiding method for a barrier-free toilet, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining to-be-used facility information in a current facility region after a visual impaired person is detected; generating corresponding indication voice and light control information based on the to-be-used facility information; and based on the light control information, controlling a light device to generate a corresponding visual signal, and broadcasting the indication voice at the same time, so as to guide the visually impaired person. It can be understood that after the visual impaired person is detected, comprehensive guidance is provided for users with different degrees of visual impairments by broadcasting the indication voice in cooperation with the visual signal generated by the light equipment, so that the guiding accuracy for the visual impaired person is improved, and then comprehensive improvement guiding services are provided and the user experience is improved.

The invention provides a visual function grading method and system based on multi-channel visual electrophysiological signals, and belongs to the technical field of medical signal processing. The method comprises the steps that the multi-channel visual electrophysiological signals of a patient are acquired; based on a preset classification model, performing visual function grade prediction processing on a multi-channel time sequence signal corresponding to the multi-channel visual electrophysiological signal to obtain a visual function grade prediction result of the patient; and performing data post-processing on the visual function grade prediction result based on the basic clinical information of the patient to obtain a final visual function grade evaluation result of the patient. By adopting the technical scheme provided by the invention, visual function grade evaluation can be carried out by utilizing the multi-channel visual electrophysiological signals, so that the accuracy and consistency of evaluation results of visual disability grades are improved.

This patent relates to a feedback unit for visual guiding the movement of a visually impaired user having moderate impairment, comprising means to receive navigation information from an environment processing unit; a processing module for processing the navigation information and outputting visual guidance instructions to the user; a visual representation module displaying the visual guidance instructions to the user, which include: visual guiding modes along the path: light guiding strip, visual cues signalling the direction, milestones visual, tunnel; and visual guiding modes in respect to a selected obstacle or point of interest: contour highlight, surface highlight, object trajectory visual mode.The patent further relates to a wearable device comprising the feedback unit and three alternative methods for visual guiding.

The system according to this embodiment aims to enable visually impaired individuals to reflect on past events in a more enriching way. [Solution] The system according to this embodiment comprises a reception unit, an analysis unit, a provision unit, a storage unit, and a search unit. The reception unit receives inquiries from visually impaired persons. The analysis unit analyzes the camera footage based on the inquiries received by the reception unit. The provision unit provides the information analyzed by the analysis unit in audio format. The storage unit stores the information provided by the provision unit in a database. The search unit searches the information stored in the storage unit and provides it to visually impaired persons.

To allow a visually impaired person to utilize audio captioning and translation of a sign language in a daily life, thereby solving problems of communication and information access of the visually impaired person.SOLUTION: Provided is a system of "daily audio captioning and translation of a sign language" for a visually impaired person, including: means for detecting a sound; means for displaying the detected sound by a character; and means for recognizing a sign language and converting the sign language into text and speech.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

1. The name of this design product: Visually impaired information terminal receiver. 2. The purpose of this design product: to help visually impaired users perceive the surrounding environment through built-in sensors and voice broadcasting system. 3. The design key point of this appearance design product lies in the shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: three-dimensional picture.

An object of a system according to an embodiment is to enable a visually impaired person to efficiently acquire visual information.SOLUTION: A system according to an embodiment includes a sunglasses type apparatus, a camera, a generation AI, and a headphone. The sunglasses device captures visual information. The camera captures visual information. The production AI analyzes and verbalizes the visual information captured by the camera. The headphone reads the information verbalized by the generated AI as voice.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present invention discloses a method for assisting visually impaired users in understanding images on social platforms, including: obtaining screenshot images of social platforms to construct a data set; constructing a corresponding interactive network based on a large language model framework, wherein the interactive recognition network includes a graphic information generation module, an image exploration module, and an interactive question-and-answer module; using the data set to train the interactive network to obtain a multimodal large model for assisting in understanding image information; inputting screenshots of information to be read on the social platform and the user's voice text into the multimodal large model to output the corresponding answer text. The present invention also provides a social platform image understanding system. The method provided by the present invention can help visually impaired users quickly understand and fully understand the information on social platforms.

To provide a system.SOLUTION: A system comprises: means for cooperating with a map application on a terminal possessed by a visually handicapped person to calculate a route from a current location to a destination of the visually handicapped person, to generate voice guidance for guiding the calculated route, and to reproduce the generated voice guidance on the terminal; detection means for detecting obstacles and dangers around the visually handicapped person by analyzing an image captured by a camera; reproduction means for, when the obstacles and dangers are detected during the reproduction of the voice guidance for guiding the route, generating voice guidance for warning the visually handicapped person and reproducing the voice guidance for warning on the terminal by inputting a specific prompt sentence to a generative AI model; a feeling engine for recognizing the feeling of the visually handicapped person; and adjustment means for adjusting the expression of the voice guidance according to the feeling.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

This utility model relates to an assistive medicine identification device for the visually impaired, comprising a near-field communication patch and an identification and broadcasting module. The near-field communication patch is attached to the outer surface of the medicine. The identification and broadcasting module includes a housing, a voice submodule, and an identification and broadcasting circuit. The housing surface has raised assistive arrows, and the side of the housing has an I / O interface connected to the identification and broadcasting circuit and a speaker hole. The identification and broadcasting circuit includes a main control subcircuit, a communication subcircuit connected to the main control subcircuit, and a power supply circuit. The voice submodule is connected to the main control circuit. Compared with the prior art, this utility model has the advantages of facilitating the search for visually impaired individuals by setting an identification and broadcasting module with assistive arrows; the precise placement of assistive markers around the identification area helps users avoid placing items in the wrong location, thereby effectively preventing identification sensing problems caused by improper placement and ensuring the smooth operation of the entire device.

The system according to this embodiment aims to enable visually impaired or bedridden people to enjoy video content. [Solution] The system according to the embodiment comprises an acquisition unit, an analysis unit, a language conversion unit, a speech conversion unit, and a provision unit. The acquisition unit acquires auditory information from video content. The analysis unit analyzes the visual information contained in the video based on the auditory information acquired by the acquisition unit. The language conversion unit translates the visual information analyzed by the analysis unit into language. The speech conversion unit converts the visual information translated by the language conversion unit into speech. The provision unit provides audio content by combining the speech converted by the speech conversion unit with the auditory information.

To provide a method for treating, improving, alleviating or preventing deterioration of visual function due to presbyopia. A method for treating, improving, alleviating, or preventing visual function decline due to presbyopia, the method comprising the steps of (A-1) administering repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or (A-2) transcranial electrical stimulation to the brain of a subject suffering from presbyopia.

A method for selecting or conceiving / designing a lens is provided. The method can be applied to lenses having effects such as myopia control, visual fatigue relief, etc. In one aspect, a prediction model for ranking myopia control solutions based on visual, behavioral, and biometric parameters is provided. The prediction model can be established based on myopic eye characteristics, wearer behavior, and defocus caused by the myopia control solution. In another aspect, a method, computer-readable medium, and device for evaluating the efficacy of an ophthalmic lens in controlling at least one visual disorder (e.g., myopia) of at least one wearer of the ophthalmic lens are provided. The device can determine the efficacy of the ophthalmic lens for at least one wearer based on representative data corresponding to the at least one wearer based on a predetermined relationship model.

A system and method are disclosed for causing or enhancing the perception of color in a blind or visually impaired person. The system may comprise: an electromagnetic stimulation device associated with the blind or visually impaired person; and a visualization device for receiving an image and detecting a color of an object in the image, wherein the electromagnetic stimulation device is configured to stimulate the blind or visually impaired person based on a parameter of electromagnetic stimulation that varies based on the color detected by the visualization device. The method may comprise: varying a parameter of electromagnetic stimulation of an electromagnetic stimulation device, associated with an eye of the blind or visually impaired person, based on which color is detected by a visualization device that is used in conjunction with the electromagnetic stimulation device; and stimulating the eye with the electromagnetic stimulation device according to the parameter of electromagnetic stimulation.

Provided herein are compositions, doses, and methods of using an antibody, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, for the treatment of ocular disorders and diseases, such as, but not limited to diabetic macular edema, visual impairment that can be associated with DME, or NVAMD.

An object of the system according to the embodiment is to facilitate communication with people who have hearing or visual disabilities or people who speak different languages.SOLUTION: A system according to an embodiment includes a sign language recognition unit, a speech generation unit, a speech recognition unit, a translation unit, a text generation unit, and a character recognition unit. The sign language recognition unit recognizes sign language. The speech generation unit converts the sign language recognized by the sign language recognition unit into speech. The speech recognition unit recognizes English speech. The translation unit converts the English speech recognized by the speech recognition unit into Japanese speech. The text generation unit converts the voice into text. The character recognition unit recognizes French characters. The translation unit converts the French characters recognized by the character recognition unit into Japanese characters.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

An electricity storage unit is arranged in a shell of the power bank and connected with a control circuit, the control circuit is in electric signal connection with a protruding block mechanism, the protruding block mechanism comprises a protruding block, the protruding block is connected with a baffle through a spring, a supporting plate on the protruding block fixes a magnetic ring, and an electromagnet ring is fixed to the baffle. The electromagnets are connected with a control circuit through wires. The problem that visually impaired and hearing impaired people cannot know how many grids of the power bank exist when wanting to use the power bank is solved.

A computer-implemented method is provided, comprising a model (5) based on artificial intelligence and comprising the following method steps: reading information (1) characterizing a patient (3) into the model; reading information (7) characterizing a visual impairment (9) of an eye (11) of the patient (3) into the model (5); reading information (15) characterizing an intraocular lens (17) to be inserted; determining a probability (37) of an occurrence of a refractive surprise that occurs when inserting the intraocular lens (19) to correct the visual impairment (9) by means of the artificial intelligence-based model (5); and providing the probability (37) of the occurrence of a refractive surprise.Also provided are a corresponding computer program product, a data processing device (19), a computer-implemented method for training an artificial intelligence-based model (5), a corresponding trained artificial intelligence-based model (6) or its weighting matrix (51), a computer-readable medium, and a laser therapy or transplantation device.

1. Name of the product in this design: Graphical User Interface for Mobile Application (Heartfelt Words). 2. Purpose of this design: For the creation of short videos by people with disabilities. 3. The key design features of this product are its graphical user interface content. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key features: the front view. 5. The design for which protection is sought includes color. 6. This design is a conventional design, and the rear view, left view, right view, top view, and bottom view are omitted. 7. Purpose of the graphical user interface: The interface shown in the main view is the login interface. 8. Other situations requiring explanation are illustrated in the diagrams: Clicking on "Visual Impairment," "Hearing / Speech Impairment," or "Physical Impairment" in the main view will take you to the interface change state diagram 1; clicking on "Start Creating" in the interface change state diagram 1 will take you to the interface change state diagram 2; after importing a photo in the interface change state diagram 2, you will be taken to the interface change state diagram 3 for photo processing; clicking "Export" in the interface change state diagram 3 will take you to the interface change state diagram 4.