Guidance device for the sensory impaired
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- an enclosure;
a tactile feedback layer positioned in the enclosure and configured to provide tactile output at an input/output surface;
a display layer positioned in the enclosure and configured to provide visual output through the input/output surface;
a sensor positioned within the enclosure and configured to sense an object within an external environment; and
a processing unit, operably coupled to the sensor, wherein;
the processing unit is configured to determine an estimated location of the object within the external environment based on an output of the sensor; and
the processing unit is configured to cause the tactile feedback layer to generate the tactile output, the tactile output including a representation that corresponds to the estimated location of the object.
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Abstract
Sensor data is obtained regarding an environment around a guidance device. A model of the environment is generated based on the data. The model is mapped at least to an input/output touch surface of the guidance device. Tactile output is provided to a user of the guidance device via the input/output touch surface based at least on the mapping. Other output based on the model may also be provided. The guidance device may include a variety of different components such as sensors that obtain data regarding the environment, input/output mechanisms for receiving input from and/or providing input to the user, processing units and/or other components for generating the model and/or mapping the model to various input/output mechanisms, and so on. Additionally, the guidance device may cooperate and/or communicate with a variety of different electronic devices that have one or more such components in order to perform such functions.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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an enclosure; a tactile feedback layer positioned in the enclosure and configured to provide tactile output at an input/output surface; a display layer positioned in the enclosure and configured to provide visual output through the input/output surface; a sensor positioned within the enclosure and configured to sense an object within an external environment; and a processing unit, operably coupled to the sensor, wherein; the processing unit is configured to determine an estimated location of the object within the external environment based on an output of the sensor; and the processing unit is configured to cause the tactile feedback layer to generate the tactile output, the tactile output including a representation that corresponds to the estimated location of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device, comprising:
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an enclosure defining a surface operable to receive a touch input; a sensor configured to sense an object positioned within an environment; and a processing unit operably coupled to the sensor;
wherein;the processing unit is configured to detect the touch input along a portion of the surface being touched; in response to detecting the touch input, the processing unit is configured to cause the portion of the surface to generate a tactile output; and the tactile output includes a representation that corresponds to the object sensed using the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; a sensor configured to sense an external environment; a processing unit positioned within the housing; a haptic device operably coupled to the processing unit and configured to produce a haptic output along a portion of an external surface of the electronic device; and a touch sensing device; wherein; the processing unit is configured to determine details of a hand of a user that is touching the touch sensing device, the processing unit is configured to cause the haptic device to produce the haptic output; and the haptic output comprises an output image that corresponds to a portion of the external environment sensed by the sensor, the haptic output being provided in accordance with the details of the hand of the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification