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7592901 |
Input device
There are provided an input means 2 that allows information to be input as touched by an operator, a vibration application means 3 disposed on a back side of the input means 2 , and a control...
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7548231 |
Devices having input controls for efficient input of data
Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are...
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7462034 |
Braille display assembly
The present invention discloses a Braille display assembly including a plurality of individual Braille cells positioned in a substantially rectangular housing having a backplane forming a portion...
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7456729 |
Position based tactile reporting
Position based tactile reporting provides for adequate and socially acceptable reporting. A tactile element is moved from a first position to a second position to indicate a status. The tactile...
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7446669 |
Devices for use by deaf and/or blind people
A device for use by a deafblind person is disclosed. The device comprises a first key for manually inputting a series of words in the form of a code, a second key for manually inputting an action...
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7405651 |
Operating element for a heating and air conditioning system
The invention relates to an operating element for a heating and air conditioning system for the setting of air conditioning parameters in a vehicle interior, the setting being fed back to the...
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7389232 |
Communication device and learning tool
A portable communication device and learning tool for use by speech impaired individuals or monolinguistic individuals is provided by the present invention. The device is foldable for convenient...
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7369951 |
Digital, self-calibrating proximity switch
A signal processing system for detecting purposive signals includes an input receiving a signal having a signal characteristic subject to user manipulation. An activation detector compares a...
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7367806 |
Braille cell cap
An electromechanical Braille cell assembly includes a plurality of parallel bimorph reeds. A first plurality of bimorph reeds is mounted to a first side of a printed circuit board by a first...
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7357639 |
Method for communicating using pictograms
A device for communicating, preferably between two people who could not normally orally communicate, by at least one user pointing to pictograms on the device. The device can be a static medium...
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7352356 |
Refreshable scanning tactile graphic display for localized sensory stimulation
Pressure-based refreshable scanning tactile graphic display apparatus and methods are disclosed for localized sensory stimulation. The apparatus include a display array having stimulus points...
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7341456 |
Braille type device, system, and method
A Braille type device including printed or displayed matter on a medium in combination with printed or displayed Braille type code, preferably machine readable Braille type bar code. The Braille...
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7325735 |
Directed reading mode for portable reading machine
A method of operating a reading machine includes receiving an image and receiving an user-initiated command. The reading machine interprets the command to determine the portion of the image to...
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7321360 |
Systems, methods and devices for efficient communication utilizing a reduced number of selectable inputs
Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are...
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7287984 |
System and method for providing a visual language for non-reading sighted persons
A method and system for communicating to sighted persons who cannot read a standard alphanumeric text, the informational content of that text includes an alphanumeric text is converted to a...
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7267281 |
Location, orientation, product and color identification system for the blind or visually impaired
Barcode scanning and digitizing technology incorporated in the tip of a white cane for the blind, which houses barcode reader, sonar, color sensory and audio production mechanisms. Apparatus...
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7263669 |
Patient communication method and system
A healthcare communication system can include a patient terminal having a keyboard unit with message keys for transmitting different ones of one or more programmed messages, and alphanumeric keys...
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7239233 |
After-market, water-proof, vibrating monitoring system for motorcycle turn indicators
A monitoring system in kit form to retrofit to motorcycles or other vehicles that do not have self canceling turn indicators and as an aid to the hearing impaired. After the kit is installed, when...
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7226291 |
Refreshable tactile computer display
A method and apparatus for refreshable tactile output of information from a computer, includes using a movement actuator to move in unison along a first dimension a plurality of tactile elements...
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7221765 |
System and method for individualized training of hearing aid users
In a method for individualized training of hearing aid users a number of hearing training courses are stored in a databank. An individual user profile is acquired in a training device. A...
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7176895 |
Wearable keyboard apparatus
A keyboard apparatus includes a fabric and switch units coupled to the fabric. Each switch unit includes a capsule containing an electrically responsive liquid, wherein the electrically responsive...
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7170486 |
Dedicated keyboard navigation system and method
A system for the secure access of individuals belonging to a community to Internet resources, comprising a dedicated keyboard provided with an identification means suitable to identify it when...
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7124375 |
Color monitoring and analysis for color vision deficient individuals
Displaying information to a user which includes categories of information to be displayed. The categories are displayed with each color representing a specific category, where the different...
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7118135 |
Embossed paper
A sheet of embossed paper including a sheet-like body portion, at least one embossed or depressed line located on the body portion, and at least one printed line located on and extending at least...
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7097457 |
Tactile pin holding apparatus, tactile pin display apparatus and braille display member
Rotational member ( 310 ) with plural tactile pins ( 301 ) movable up-and-down for displaying characters is rotated by rotation driving means. Elastic O-rings ( 370 ) are provided in the rotational...
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7051292 |
Information input/output device for visually impaired users
The present invention provides an information input/output device for visually impaired users whereby the visually impaired users can easily obtain information for the operation and perform the...
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7018209 |
Apparatus and methods for a shape memory spring actuator and display
Various apparatus and methods for an actuator and display using one or more shape memory springs. A shape memory spring is heated and urges a pin to a first or extended position. The pin may be...
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6966776 |
Educational doll
A toy for teaching sign language includes a body with a thoracic portion and a lower limb portion that are movable between rotated and stationary positions. The present invention further includes...
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6950986 |
Simultaneous display of a coded message together with its translation
A system and method for presenting a simultaneous, overlapping display of a coded message and its translation as a single, integrated graphic presentation in any visual medium, that provides quick...
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6948937 |
Portable print reading device for the blind
A portable print reading device includes a high resolution digital camera to which the following additional functions have been added:
image centering by tactile or sound information,...
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6923652 |
Nonverbal communication device and method
This invention discloses a communication device to facilitate the communication abilities of speech-impaired individuals. In particular, the communication device is designed to offer those...
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6902403 |
Contaminant-tolerant braille pins
A Braille pin has three parts sharing a common longitudinal axis. A first part has a first breath and includes a rounded tip felt by a user. A second part has a noncircular transverse cross-section...
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6893263 |
Single dot tactile reading module driven by a shape memory wire
Single dot tactile reading module including a tactile dot, driven by a rotation of a cam around its axis, either directly or through a pair of levers. A shape memory alloy wire is attached on one...
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6887080 |
Multi-purpose visual-language system based on braille
The present invention relates to a visual language to be used on the multipurpose of a information input/output at the information age, in particular, relates to a visual language based on Braille...
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6877986 |
Element with expansible relief
An element ( 10 ) comprises sealed cavities ( 24 ) arranged according to a regular pattern. Each cavity ( 24 ) contains a product such as a wax which changes in volume, in reversible fashion, when...
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6854913 |
Magnetic writing apparatus
A magnetic writing instrument designed to allow people with hand tremors to write and draw with increased clarity. Consisting of a stylus attached to a base at an appropriate writing angle. The...
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6823200 |
Information processing terminal and method
A user interface by which contents of what is being processed can be confirmed with the sense of touch is provided. On a first surface of a portable phone, first piezoelectric devices are arranged,...
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6819228 |
Scanning braille presentation
A Braille reading apparatus has a base unit presenting a planar upfacing surface and a traveling Braille character carriage. A cover unit is engaged with the base unit and provides a flexible...
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6793427 |
Writing aid for children, handicap or elderly individuals and method therefor
A writing aid for helping to steady a hand of an individual to allow the individual to write in a more steady manner has a writing pad. The writing pad has a magnetic layer. A writing instrument is...
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6776619 |
Refreshable braille reader
Apparatus and method for refreshable tactile display are disclosed, the apparatus being preferably embodied as a rotating-wheel refreshable Braille reader. The reader includes a housing having a...
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6743021 |
Refreshable braille display system with a flexible surface
The present invention is further directed to a refreshable display system with a flexible surface, with one application being a refreshable Braille display systems for use as a monitor for computer...
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6739874 |
Electronic educational toy appliance teaching letters words and numbers
An electronic educational toy designed to teach letters, words and numbers and stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback, the educational toy including an enclosure enclosing...
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6712613 |
Display device suited for a blind person
A display device which displays image information in a form perceivable by a blind person. For this purpose, the display device has a plurality of areally arranged elements ( 1 ), which are...
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6710706 |
Spatial awareness device
A spatial awareness device comprising at least one receiver adapted to receive a selected form of radiation and operatively coupled thereto at least one tactile responsive element. The received...
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6691000 |
Robot-arm telemanipulating system presenting auditory information
A robot-arm telemanipulating system that presents an operator auditory information converted from a part of information on operating status of the robot arm (hereinafter referred to as “telemetry...
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6636763 |
Brain-body actuated system
An apparatus for controlling a plurality of devices in response to biopotentials produced by gestures made by a user. The apparatus includes a sensor ( 22 ) applied to the user for producing an...
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6563426 |
Warning method and apparatus
This invention provides methods and apparatus for a special object such as a handicapped individual and/or special equipment with access to and from telecommunications and computer controlled...
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6537072 |
System and method for teaching job skills to individuals via a network
A system and method are provided for educating an individual with the skills necessary to perform a new job, as well as providing the individual with practical work experience by providing the...
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6537071 |
Apparatus for automatically feeding and inserting members into braille signs
An apparatus is disclosed for automating the insertion of spherically and non-spherically shaped members on an architectural sign face into pre-drilled holes in the sign corresponding to the...
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6491523 |
Sign language instruction system and method
A system and method for teaching sign language to a student. The method includes pre-recording a presentation on a medium. The presentation has an instruction portion wherein instruction related to...
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