Vision-assist systems for orientation and mobility training
First Claim
1. A vision-assist system comprising:
- one or more processors;
a memory module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
an environmental sensing device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and operable to generate information regarding an environment;
a feedback device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and operable to generate feedback at least partially based on the generated environmental information of the environmental sensing device; and
machine readable instructions stored in the memory module that cause the vision-assist system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors;
record a first metric corresponding to a level of reliance by a user on the feedback device at a first time, wherein the level of reliance is based at least in part on a measurable dependence on the generated feedback, and wherein the level of reliance is at least partially based on at least one of;
a Braille assist feature associated with the environmental sensing device and the memory module,an object identification assist feature associated with the environmental sensing device and the memory module to assist the user in identifying an object, anda facial recognition assist feature to assist the user in facial recognition;
record a second metric corresponding to the level of reliance by the user on the feedback device at a second time, wherein the second time occurs after the first time; and
record an awarded amount of reliance points when the second metric is less than the first metric, indicative of a decrease on a reliance by the user on the vision-assist system, wherein the awarded amount of reliance points corresponds to a percentage by which the second metric decreases compared to the first metric.
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Abstract
Vision-assist systems and methods include use of processor(s) and a communicatively coupled feedback device and environmental sensing device upon which generated feedback is based. Machine readable instructions stored on a memory module cause the system to perform the following when executed by the processor(s): record a first metric corresponding to a level of reliance by a user on the feedback device at a first time; record a second metric corresponding to the level of reliance by the user on the feedback device at a second time after the first time; and record an awarded amount of reliance points when the second metric is less than the first metric, indicative of a decrease on a reliance by the user on the vision-assist system. The awarded amount of reliance points corresponds to a percentage by which the second metric decreases compared to the first metric.
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16 Claims
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1. A vision-assist system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; an environmental sensing device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and operable to generate information regarding an environment; a feedback device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and operable to generate feedback at least partially based on the generated environmental information of the environmental sensing device; and machine readable instructions stored in the memory module that cause the vision-assist system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors; record a first metric corresponding to a level of reliance by a user on the feedback device at a first time, wherein the level of reliance is based at least in part on a measurable dependence on the generated feedback, and wherein the level of reliance is at least partially based on at least one of; a Braille assist feature associated with the environmental sensing device and the memory module, an object identification assist feature associated with the environmental sensing device and the memory module to assist the user in identifying an object, and a facial recognition assist feature to assist the user in facial recognition; record a second metric corresponding to the level of reliance by the user on the feedback device at a second time, wherein the second time occurs after the first time; and record an awarded amount of reliance points when the second metric is less than the first metric, indicative of a decrease on a reliance by the user on the vision-assist system, wherein the awarded amount of reliance points corresponds to a percentage by which the second metric decreases compared to the first metric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for awarding points based on reliance on a vision-assist system comprising a global positioning system sensor and a memory module, each communicatively coupled to one or more processors of the vision-assist system, the method comprising:
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recording a first metric corresponding to a level of reliance on a feedback device by a user on the vision-assist system at a first time, wherein; an environmental sensing device comprising at least one of an environment camera and one or more microphones is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and is operable to generate information regarding an environment, the feedback device is communicatively coupled to one or more processors of the vision-assist system and is operable to generate feedback at least partially based on the generated environmental information of the environmental sensing device, and the level of reliance on the feedback device by the user is at least partially based on at least one of; a navigation feature utilizing data from the global positioning system sensor and associated with the environmental sensing device, a Braille assist feature associated with the environmental sensing device and the memory module, an object identification assist feature associated with the environmental sensing device and the memory module, and a facial recognition feature associated with the environmental sensing device and the memory module; recording a second metric corresponding to the level of reliance on the feedback device by the user on the vision-assist system at a second time, wherein the second time occurs after the first time; awarding an amount of reliance points when the second metric is less than the first metric, indicative of a decrease on a reliance by the user on the vision-assist system, wherein the amount of reliance points corresponds to a percentage by which the second metric decreases compared to the first metric; and storing in a cloud database system communicatively coupled to the one or more processors at least one of the amount of reliance points and one or more other user training progression tracking metrics based on user interaction with the vision-assist system.
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11. A vision-assist system comprising:
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one or more processors; a global positioning system sensor communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; a memory module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; an environmental sensing device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and operable to generate information regarding an environment; a feedback device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and operable to generate feedback at least partially based on the generated environmental information of the environmental sensing device; and machine readable instructions stored in the memory module that cause the vision-assist system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors; record a first metric corresponding to a level of reliance by a user on the feedback device at a first time, wherein the level of reliance is based at least in part on a measurable dependence on the generated feedback, the level of reliance is at least partially based on a navigation feature utilizing data from the global positioning system sensor, and the navigation feature determines at least one or more navigational directions providable to the user; record a second metric corresponding to the level of reliance by the user on the feedback device at a second time, wherein the second time occurs after the first time; and record an awarded amount of reliance points when the second metric is less than the first metric, indicative of a decrease on a reliance by the user on the vision-assist system, wherein the awarded amount of reliance points corresponds to a percentage by which the second metric decreases compared to the first metric. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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