Portable blind aid device
First Claim
1. A blind aid device, comprising:
- an image capturing module, said image capturing module capturing one or more images related to a user'"'"'s surrounding environment;
an image analysis module in operable communication with the image capturing module, the image analysis module configured to (i) detect moving objects from the one or more images captured, (ii) identify a finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects, (iii) classify the finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects with predefined moving object data to obtain select spatial relationship information and (iv) perform facial recognition on said one or more images captured containing a person;
a configuration module configured to allow user selection of events that are actionable and corresponding responses for each of said actionable events;
a training module configured to identify, utilizing said finite number of spatial relationships, said actionable events in said user'"'"'s surrounding environment;
a conversion module configured to convert the select spatial relationship information and actionable events into audible information; and
a communication module for relaying the audible information to the user.
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Abstract
A blind aid device including enabling a blind person to activate the blind aid device; capturing one or more images related to a blind person'"'"'s surrounding environment; detecting moving objects from the one or more images captured; identifying a finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects; analyzing the one or more images within the blind aid device to classify the finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects corresponding to predefined moving object data; converting select spatial relationship information related to the one or more analyzed images into audible information; relaying select audible information to the blind person; and notifying the blind person of one or more occurrences predetermined by the blind person as actionable occurrences.
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20 Claims
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1. A blind aid device, comprising:
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an image capturing module, said image capturing module capturing one or more images related to a user'"'"'s surrounding environment; an image analysis module in operable communication with the image capturing module, the image analysis module configured to (i) detect moving objects from the one or more images captured, (ii) identify a finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects, (iii) classify the finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects with predefined moving object data to obtain select spatial relationship information and (iv) perform facial recognition on said one or more images captured containing a person; a configuration module configured to allow user selection of events that are actionable and corresponding responses for each of said actionable events; a training module configured to identify, utilizing said finite number of spatial relationships, said actionable events in said user'"'"'s surrounding environment; a conversion module configured to convert the select spatial relationship information and actionable events into audible information; and a communication module for relaying the audible information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method implemented by a blind aid device, the method comprising:
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capturing one or more images related to a user'"'"'s surrounding environment; detecting moving objects from the one or more images captured; identifying a finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects; analyzing the one or more images within the blind aid device to classify the finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects corresponding to predefined moving object data and to identify persons contained in said one or more images utilizing facial recognition; receiving user selection of events that are actionable; identifying said selected actionable events in said user'"'"'s surrounding environment utilizing said finite number of spatial relationships; converting select spatial relationship information related to the one or more analyzed images and said actionable events into audible information; and relaying select audible information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A blind aid system, comprising:
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a processor; a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, the computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions for; capturing one or more images related to a blind person'"'"'s surrounding environment; detecting moving objects from the one or more images captured; identifying a finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects; analyzing the one or more images within the blind aid device to classify the finite number of spatial relationships related to the moving objects corresponding to predefined moving object data and to identify persons contained in said one or more images utilizing facial recognition; receiving user selection of events that are actionable; receiving user election of device responses for reach of said selected actionable events; identifying said selected actionable events in said user'"'"'s surrounding environment utilizing said finite number of spatial relationships; converting select spatial relationship information related to the one or more analyzed images and said actionable events into audible information; and relaying select audible information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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