Method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals
First Claim
1. A method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals function in society without canes and seeing-eye dogs comprising the steps of:
- affixing onto objects RFID tags, each RFID tag having tag information stored therein to help a blind or visually-impaired individual, the tag information including data for determining whether an object to which an RFID tag is affixed is of a life-threatening, safety-related or informational-related nature;
enabling the blind or visually-impaired individual to create a profile, the profile for indicating a means of conveying the tag information to the blind or visually-impaired individual and containing instructions that certain tag information be not conveyed; and
enabling the blind or visually-impaired individual to carry an RFID reader, the RFID reader for reading tag information from the RFID tags and for conveying the tag information to the individual in accordance with the indicated conveying means, wherein tag information of objects that are of a life-threatening or safety-related nature are conveyed in spite of not to convey instructions and wherein objects are classified by genus having at least two species such that tag information of a genus may be requested not to be conveyed except for a particular one of the two species of the genus.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals function efficiently in society without the use of canes and/or seeing-eye dogs are provided. Generally, each object may contain an RFID tag affixed thereto. The tag will include information needed to help a blind or visually-impaired individual. The individual may create a profile within which the individual may have indicated the means to use for conveying the information. It is envisioned that the individual will carry a battery-operated RFID reader for reading information from the RFID tags and for conveying the information in accordance with the conveying means indicated in the profile.
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1. A method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals function in society without canes and seeing-eye dogs comprising the steps of:
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affixing onto objects RFID tags, each RFID tag having tag information stored therein to help a blind or visually-impaired individual, the tag information including data for determining whether an object to which an RFID tag is affixed is of a life-threatening, safety-related or informational-related nature; enabling the blind or visually-impaired individual to create a profile, the profile for indicating a means of conveying the tag information to the blind or visually-impaired individual and containing instructions that certain tag information be not conveyed; and enabling the blind or visually-impaired individual to carry an RFID reader, the RFID reader for reading tag information from the RFID tags and for conveying the tag information to the individual in accordance with the indicated conveying means, wherein tag information of objects that are of a life-threatening or safety-related nature are conveyed in spite of not to convey instructions and wherein objects are classified by genus having at least two species such that tag information of a genus may be requested not to be conveyed except for a particular one of the two species of the genus.
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