Electro Tactile Pads for Discreet Wireless Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile communication devices rely heavily on visual and auditory senses, causing disruptions when users need to interact with them, especially in mobility situations, and there is a need for discreet and non-intrusive communication methods for visually impaired individuals.
Innovation Solution
A tactile communication apparatus with electro-tactile pads that receive wireless signals and generate activation signals to convey data through tactile sensations, allowing users to feel information without visual or auditory interruptions, incorporating a communication processor and a versatile design for various applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If mobile communication devices rely on visual and auditory senses, then communication effectiveness is improved, but user disruption increases during physical activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces visual and auditory communication channels with tactile sensation channels. The electro tactile pads deliver electrical stimuli through the skin to convey communication information, substituting the traditional sensory-based communication system with a tactile-based system that does not interfere with visual and auditory senses during physical activities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional communication methods are used, then communication capability is maintained, but accessibility for visually impaired individuals deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tactile communication apparatus provides a universal communication interface that serves multiple user needs. By conveying information through tactile sensations rather than visual or auditory channels, the system becomes accessible to visually impaired individuals while maintaining communication functionality for all users, thus achieving multi-functionality and broader adaptability.
3Loss of information
If electro tactile pads are activated to convey information, then information transmission is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electro tactile pads are activated in periodic patterns rather than continuously. The communication processor generates activation signals that stimulate the pads in sequences corresponding to communication information, allowing the system to transmit information effectively while minimizing energy consumption by keeping pads inactive between stimulation periods.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables discreet and efficient communication by allowing users to feel information through tactile sensations, reducing disruption during physical activities and enhancing navigation and communication in mobile environments, supporting multiple software programs and network types.
Implementation Method 1
a tactile sensation generating apparatus that includes a signal receiver configured decode data received via a wireless signal, a tactile communication device containing a plurality of electro tactile pads on one side, each electro tactile pad is configured to respectively activate and deactivate
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AI summary
A tactile communication apparatus that includes a signal receiver configured to decode data received via a wireless signal a plurality of electro tactile pads on one side, each pad configured to respectively activate and deactivate to form a plurality of pad combinations based on a plurality of activation signals, and a communication processor configured to generate the plurality of electro tactile pad activation signals based on the received data so as to convey the data to a user through the plurality of pad combinations of the tactile communication apparatus.