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US 10,371,544 B2Granted
Vibrating haptic device for the blind
AssigneeWearWorks, Inc.
InventorsKevin Yoo, Keith Kirkland, Yangyang Wang
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Abstract
A device and system for aiding in navigation. The system includes a vibrating haptic device, including a printed circuit board configured to determine a geographic position of a user, a battery, one or more isolation pads, and a plurality of actuators, and a mobile electronic device coupled to the vibrating haptic device, wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to analyze data gathered by the vibrating haptic device and determine a geographic position and angle of a user.
Claims16
A wearable device for aiding in navigation, comprising:
- a vibrating haptic device configured to connect to a unique algorithm for non-visual and non-audial navigation, wherein the unique algorithm makes the vibrating haptic device change haptic patterns based on an activity of a user wearing the wearable device such that the user is directed to follow directions for arriving to a point of interest, the vibrating haptic device further including:
- a printed circuit board,
- wherein the printed circuit board includes a geolocation tracking system and is configured to determine coordinates of the user;
- a battery;
- one or more isolation pads;
- a plurality of actuators comprising a combination of a 3-in-1 linear resonating mass system so that each actuator of the plurality of actuators is configured to create seven distinct frequencies to provide a tactile frequency range of a speaker while minimizing power consumption;
- and
- an enclosure configured to house the printed circuit board, the battery, the one or more isolation pads, and the plurality of actuators,
- wherein the enclosure is further configured to be secured to a wrist of the user.
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A system for aiding in navigation, comprising:
- a vibrating haptic device configured to connect to a unique algorithm for non-visual and non-audial navigation, wherein the unique algorithm makes the vibrating haptic device change haptic patterns based on an activity of a user wearing the wearable device such that the user is directed to follow directions for arriving to a point of interest, the vibrating haptic device further, including:
- a printed circuit board,
- wherein the printed circuit board includes a geolocation tracking system and is configured to gather data pertaining to coordinates of the user;
- a battery;
- one or more isolation pads;
- and
- a plurality of actuators comprising a combination of a 3-in-1 linear resonating mass system so that each actuator of the plurality of actuators is configured to create seven distinct frequencies to provide a tactile frequency range of a speaker while minimizing power consumption;
- and
- a mobile electronic device coupled to the vibrating haptic device,
- wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to analyze data gathered by the vibrating haptic device and determine the geographic position of the user and an angle of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.