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US 2017/0270825 A1Published application
Device and system for aiding communication by a person with disability
OwnerJacob Smilginventor
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling a person with very limited motor and verbal skills to communicate with another person. The system has a pair of spring-loaded buttons having a switch and a contact surface that is pushed by the person to send a contact signal to a controller unit to convert the contact signal into an indication signal. The indication signal is sent to an display to display a message in response to the selected movement of the person's head.
Claims16
A system for enabling a person with very limited motor and verbal skills to communicate with another person, the system including
- a) a mechanical selector device including a switch and having a contact surface configured to actuate the switch when person selectively moves to engage the contact surface, and configured to communicate an electronic contact signal in response to actuation of the switch;
- b) a controller unit configured to convert the electronic contact signal into an indication signal, and
- c) an indicator device that receives the indication signal and emits a resulting message in response to the selected movement of the person's body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.