Light-weight, portable, and wireless navigator for determining when a user who is visually-impaired and/or poorly-oriented can safely cross a street, with or without a traffic light, and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation
First Claim
1. A light-weight, portable, and wireless navigator for determining when a user who is visually-impaired and/or poorly-oriented can safely cross a street, with or without a traffic light, and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation, comprising:
- a) a first microcomputer;
b) a transmitter;
c) a receiver;
d) a second microcomputer; and
e) an alerting device;
wherein said first microcomputer is for disposing at the traffic light;
wherein said first microcomputer determines light status of the traffic light;
wherein said transmitter is for disposing at the traffic light;
wherein said transmitter is operatively connected to said first microcomputer;
wherein said transmitter generates a signal indicative of the light status of the traffic light;
wherein said receiver is for hand-held/portable disposing with the user;
wherein said receiver wirelessly receives said signal generated by said transmitter;
wherein said second microcomputer is for hand-held/portable disposing with the user;
wherein said second microcomputer is operatively connected to said receiver; and
wherein said second microcomputer, in response to said signal received by said receiver, causes said alerting device to indicate the light status of the traffic light and the identification of the street to the user so as to allow the user to identify the street and safely cross the street and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation.
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A light-weight, portable, and wireless navigator for determining when a user who is visually-impaired and/or poorly-oriented can safely cross a street, with or without a traffic light, and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation. The navigator includes a first microcomputer, a transmitter, a receiver, a second microcomputer, and an alerting device. The first microcomputer is disposed at the traffic light and determines light status of the traffic light. The transmitter is operatively connected to the first microcomputer, and generates a signal indicative of the light status of the traffic light. The receiver is hand-held/portable disposed with the user, and wirelessly receives the signal generated by the transmitter. The second microcomputer is hand-held/portable disposed with the user, is operatively connected to the receiver, and in response to the signal received by the receiver, causes the alerting device to indicate to the user the light status of the traffic light, the identification of the street, and the exact location of the user on that street so as to allow the user to identify the street and safely cross the street.
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12 Claims
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1. A light-weight, portable, and wireless navigator for determining when a user who is visually-impaired and/or poorly-oriented can safely cross a street, with or without a traffic light, and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation, comprising:
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a) a first microcomputer; b) a transmitter; c) a receiver; d) a second microcomputer; and e) an alerting device; wherein said first microcomputer is for disposing at the traffic light; wherein said first microcomputer determines light status of the traffic light; wherein said transmitter is for disposing at the traffic light; wherein said transmitter is operatively connected to said first microcomputer; wherein said transmitter generates a signal indicative of the light status of the traffic light; wherein said receiver is for hand-held/portable disposing with the user; wherein said receiver wirelessly receives said signal generated by said transmitter; wherein said second microcomputer is for hand-held/portable disposing with the user; wherein said second microcomputer is operatively connected to said receiver; and wherein said second microcomputer, in response to said signal received by said receiver, causes said alerting device to indicate the light status of the traffic light and the identification of the street to the user so as to allow the user to identify the street and safely cross the street and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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