Personalized accessibility identification receiver/transmitter and method for providing assistance
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device; and
responsive to the assistance offered by the assistance device being a needed type of assistance, sending special needs information to the assistance device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person and an assistance request.
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Abstract
An impaired person is provided with a personalized accessibility device, which communicates an identification of a disability or impairment to an assistance device, which provides assistance. Also provided is a method and apparatus for providing feedback to a person with impairment. The feedback may be configured based on the type and extent of impairment, as well as personal preferences, such as a preferred language. The assistance device may also request a response from the disabled or impaired person, thus solving the person'"'"'s Special Needs in a conversational manner without calling attention to the impairment.
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47 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device; and
responsive to the assistance offered by the assistance device being a needed type of assistance, sending special needs information to the assistance device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person and an assistance request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
receiving feedback information from the assistance device; and
presenting the feedback information to the person.
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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the feedback information is audio information and the step of presenting the feedback information comprises playing the feedback information using an audio output device.
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7. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of presenting the feedback information comprises displaying the feedback information using a display device.
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8. The method of claim 5, wherein the feedback information includes a request for a response from the person.
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9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
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receiving a response from the person; and
sending the response to the assistance device.
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10. A method comprising:
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broadcasting an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device;
receiving special needs information from a personalized accessibility device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person and a request for assistance; and
providing assistance based on the special needs information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
receiving a response from the personalized accessibility device; and
processing the response.
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14. The method of claim 13, wherein die step of processing the response comprises determining whether further assistance is needed.
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15. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of processing the response comprises dispatching emergency personnel if a predetermined number of requests for a response have sent without an appropriate response.
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving special needs information from a personalized accessibility device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person;
configuring feedback information based on the special needs information; and
sending the feedback information to the personalized accessibility device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 25)
broadcasting an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device.
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- 20. The method of claim wherein the feedback information includes a request for a response from the person.
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23. The method of wherein the step of processing the response comprises determining whether further feedback is needed.
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device; and
sending means, responsive to the assistance offered by the assistance device being a needed type of assistance, for sending special needs information to the assistance device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person and an assistance request. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
means for receiving feedback information from the assistance device; and
means for presenting the feedback information to the person.
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31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the feedback information includes a request for a response from the person.
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32. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising:
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means for receiving a response from the person; and
means for sending the response to the assistance device.
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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broadcast means for broadcasting an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device;
receipt means for receiving special needs information from a personalized accessibility device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person and a request for the assistance; and
assistance means for providing assistance based on the special needs information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
means for receiving a response from the personalized accessibility device; and
processing means for processing the response.
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37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the processing means comprises means for determining whether further assistance is needed.
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38. An apparatus comprising:
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receipt means for receiving special needs information from a personalized accessibility device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person;
configuration means for configuring feedback information based on the special needs information; and
sending means for sending the feedback information to the personalized accessibility device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
means for receiving a response from the personalized accessibility device; and
processing means for processing the response.
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43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the processing means comprises means for determining whether farther assistance is needed.
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44. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the processing means comprises means for determining whether further feedback is needed.
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45. A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, comprising:
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instructions for receiving an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device; and
instructions, responsive to the assistance offered by the assistance device being a needed type of assistance, for sending special needs information to the assistance device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person and an assistance request.
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46. A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, comprising:
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instructions for broadcasting an assistance data packet indicating assistance offered by the assistance device;
instructions for receiving special needs information from a personalized accessibility device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person and a request for assistance; and
instructions for providing assistance based on the special needs information.
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47. A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, comprising:
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instructions for receiving special needs information from a personalized accessibility device, wherein the special needs information includes impairment data indicating an impairment category of a person;
instructions for configuring feedback information based on the special needs information; and
instructions for sending the feedback information to the personalized accessibility device.
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