Adaptive visual assistive device
First Claim
1. A visual assistive device, comprising:
- a detection apparatus configured to receive information about an environment surrounding a user of the visual assistive device;
a communication apparatus configured to transmit information to the user; and
an electronic processor coupled to the detection apparatus and the communication apparatus, and configured to;
obtain information about an activity of the user, wherein the information comprises at least one of a verbal or non-verbal command issued by the user and received by the electronic processor, an audio signal received by the electronic processor, a gesture of the user, and a position of the user;
filter the information about the environment surrounding the user based on the activity of the user to generate multiple elements of filtered information corresponding to a subset of the information about the environment surrounding the user;
assign a priority rank to each element of the filtered information based on the activity of the user; and
order the elements of the filtered information according to the corresponding priority ranks and transmit the ordered, filtered information to the user using the communication apparatus.
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Abstract
The disclosure features visual assistive devices that include a detection apparatus configured to receive information about an environment surrounding a user of the visual assistive device, a communication apparatus configured to transmit information to the user, and an electronic processor coupled to the detection apparatus and the communication apparatus, and configured to: receive information about an activity of the user; filter the information about the environment surrounding the user based on the activity of the user; assign a priority rank to each element of the filtered information based on the activity of the user; and transmit at least some of the elements of the filtered information, according to the assigned priority ranks, to the user using the communication apparatus.
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29 Claims
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1. A visual assistive device, comprising:
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a detection apparatus configured to receive information about an environment surrounding a user of the visual assistive device; a communication apparatus configured to transmit information to the user; and an electronic processor coupled to the detection apparatus and the communication apparatus, and configured to; obtain information about an activity of the user, wherein the information comprises at least one of a verbal or non-verbal command issued by the user and received by the electronic processor, an audio signal received by the electronic processor, a gesture of the user, and a position of the user; filter the information about the environment surrounding the user based on the activity of the user to generate multiple elements of filtered information corresponding to a subset of the information about the environment surrounding the user; assign a priority rank to each element of the filtered information based on the activity of the user; and order the elements of the filtered information according to the corresponding priority ranks and transmit the ordered, filtered information to the user using the communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 29)
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21. A method for providing environmental information to a visually impaired subject, the method comprising:
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receiving information about an environment surrounding the subject; determining an activity of the subject based on at least one of a received verbal or non-verbal command issued by the subject, a received audio signal, a gesture of the subject, and a position of the subject; filtering the information about the environment surrounding the subject based on the subject'"'"'s activity to generate multiple elements of filtered information corresponding to a subset of the information about the environment surrounding the subject; assigning a priority rank to each element of the filtered information based on the subject'"'"'s activity; and ordering the elements of the filtered information according to the corresponding priority ranks and transmitting the ordered, filtered information to the subject. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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