COLOR EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

• US 20140193782A1
• Filed: 01/07/2013
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Original Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Inventors: SHIRBINI, MERFAT SIRAJ OMAR
• Application Number:
  US13/736,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20140193782A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/98
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/007 using both tactile and audible presentation of the information

Abstract

The color education system for the visually impaired is a battery-powered device including a console having a plurality of color identification modules mounted on the top platform, each of the rectangular members being formed of a unique color and having a corresponding touchpad sensor mounted thereon. The touchpad sensor has a Braille inscription mounted thereon spelling the color of the rectangular member in Braille. The touchpad sensors are connected to a processor that identifies which touchpad has been touched by a user. A voice synthesizer connected to the processor is programmed to announce the color associated with the touchpad touched by the user. A speaker or headset is connected to the audio output of the voice synthesizer, thus allowing the user to hear the announced color. Each rectangular member also has a well defined therein, and a vial containing a pigment dye of the corresponding color disposed in the well.

Claims

1. A color education system for the visually impaired, comprising:

a console housing having two side panels, a top platform, a front panel and a rear panel;

a plurality of color identification modules disposed on the top platform, each of the modules having;

a rectangular member formed of a color unique to the rectangular member;

a touchpad sensor mounted on the rectangular member;

a Braille inscription disposed on the touchpad sensor, the Braille inscription spelling out the unique color in Braille;

a well formed in the rectangular member; and

a vial of a pigmented dye having the color of the rectangular member disposed in the well;

a digital processing circuit disposed inside the console housing, the touchpad sensors being operably connected to the digital processing circuit for identifying a specific one of the is touchpad sensors when the touchpad sensor is touched; and

a voice synthesizer connected to the digital processing circuit, the voice synthesizer being configured to announce the color of the rectangular member when the touchpad mounted on the rectangular member is touched.

2. The color education system according to claim 1, further comprising a power switch connected to the digital processing circuit to enable/disable color announcing by said voice synthesizer.

3. The color education system according to claim 2, wherein said side panels are tapered in height, thereby making a front portion of said console housing lower in height than a rear portion of said console housing.

4. The color education system for the visually impaired according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of color identification modules consists of eight modules corresponding to the colors white, black, red, blue, green, orange, purple, and yellow.