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US-2024013768-A1 · Jan 11, 2024 · US
Method and guide cane for guiding the blind
US2016005334A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016005334-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514737145-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jan 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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Guiding the blind includes receiving, via a camera module, a signal sent from a processing module to instruct the camera module to take an image of an informational blind pathway including a digital object identifier, capturing, via the camera module, the image of the informational blind pathway, sending, via the camera module, the image to the processing module, receiving and analyzing, via the processing module, the image sent by the camera module, acquiring, via the processing module, information included in the digital object identifier in the image of the informational blind pathway, converting, via the processing module, the information included in the digital object identifier into speech information, and outputting the speech information to be played on an audio device.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A method, comprising: receiving, via a camera module, a signal sent from a processing module to instruct the camera module to take an image of an informational blind pathway including a digital object identifier; capturing, via the camera module, the image of the informational blind pathway; sending, via the camera module, the image to the processing module; receiving and analyzing, via the processing module, the image sent by the camera module; a…
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- What does patent US2016005334A1 cover?
- Guiding the blind includes receiving, via a camera module, a signal sent from a processing module to instruct the camera module to take an image of an informational blind pathway including a digital object identifier, capturing, via the camera module, the image of the informational blind pathway, sending, via the camera module, the image to the processing module, receiving and analyzing, via th…
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- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G09B21/006. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu Jan 07 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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