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;
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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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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74 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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 55, 56, 57, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73)
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39. 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; filtering the information about the environment surrounding the subject based on the subject'"'"'s activity; assigning a priority rank to each element of the filtered information based on the subject'"'"'s activity; and transmitting at least some of the elements of the filtered information, according to the assigned priority ranks, to the subject. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 72, 74)
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