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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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7497687 |
Display device of braille points
The present invention relates to a display device of braille points. In the device, a coating layer 40 is formed on the upper surface of a receiving holes 120 , a recognition stick 130 is...
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7471280 |
Tactile device
The invention relates to a tactile device provided with a number of fluid elements ( 1 ) containing an electrically conducting fluid ( 3, 4 ). The fluid level in each element is movable by actuator...
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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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7437671 |
Computer system control with user data via interface and sensor with identifier
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system. The user is provided with an interface surface containing information relating to the computer...
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7412651 |
Computer system interface surface with reference points and sensor with identifier
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system. A user is provided with an interface surface containing information relating to the computer...
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7410359 |
Electromechanical tactile cell assembly
The present invention discloses an electromechanical tactile cell assembly comprising a plurality of piezoelectric element reeds, each one of the piezoelectric element reeds being bendable at an...
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7407335 |
Braille display for use with a notetaker and with personal computers for blind and low vision users
A Braille display for use by blind and low vision users. The Braille display can be detachably mounted on a notetaker which includes either a Braille keyboard or a conventional QWERTY keyboard and...
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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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7306463 |
Pseudo-cuneiform tactile display
This is an entirely new type of tactile display based upon cuneiform writing concepts which is an alternative to Braille. This invention uses electromechanical components to display a tactile...
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7292151 |
Human movement measurement system
A system for measuring the position of transponders for testing and training a user to manipulate the position of the transponders while being guided by interactive and sensory feedback through a...
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7271707 |
Device and method for producing a three-dimensionally perceived planar tactile illusion
A tactile communications device includes a two dimensional surface configured to be positioned in contact with a wearer for tactual stimulation. A plurality of actuators are positioned on the...
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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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7134457 |
Method of weaving braille and woven braille textile
A method of weaving Braille and/or the resulting woven Braille textile may assist sighted persons in determining the woven Braille cells by differentiating the colors of each number 1 through...
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7129824 |
Tactile transducers and method of operating
A portable electronic device ( 100 ) includes a vibrating transducer having a resilient support and a first mass supported by the first resilient support forming a mechanical resonator, and an...
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7083416 |
Contaminant-tolerant Braille pins
A Braille pin has three parts sharing a common longitudinal axis. A first part has a first breadth and includes a rounded tip felt by a user. A second part has a noncircular transverse...
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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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7046151 |
Interactive body suit and interactive limb covers
A system, apparatus and method, consisting of firmware, software, oscillating motors, a garment, and peripherals that permit users to interact over the Internet or wireless communications network...
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7029190 |
Braille input device
A Braille input device includes eight keys for entering dot information that forms a Braille character. The device further includes a space key and eight function keys, with a separate function key...
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7021340 |
Method of and loom for teaching Braille
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method of and loom for teaching Braille by weaving with a loom, wherein the levers to move the harnesses are shaped and spaced like the levers on a Perkins...
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7020840 |
Relating to Braille equipment
A apparatus and method are provided which assist the use of electronic documents in both a word processor ( 17 ) and Braille environment ( 16 ). The apparatus and methods facilitate conversion of...
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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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6990435 |
Tactile sensing method and system
A system for detecting tactile information includes strain-gauge touch sensors and a controller. Based on the sum output from each of tough-sensor sensor units, an analyzer in the controller...
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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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6930590 |
Modular electrotactile system and method
This application relates to an electrotactile system and method for delivering tactile stimuli to a skin surface of a user. The system includes one or more electrotactile modules each comprising an...
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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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6881063 |
Electroactive polymer actuator braille cell and braille display
The present invention provides a Braille cell being of compact design and having low power consumption. The novel Braille cell is based on the bending characteristics of electroactive polymers to...
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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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6827512 |
Refreshable Braille display unit
A refreshable display unit with a housing, a plurality of refreshable cells housed in the housing, the cells having a guide block with at least six holes, six motors each with a coupler which may...
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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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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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6762749 |
Tactile interface system for electronic data display system
An electronic data display system (EDDS) which includes a computer system for containing a multiple data field environment (MDFE), including portions of displayable data, and at least one tactile...
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6734785 |
Tactile display system
A tactile display system includes a housing containing a tactile pin movable axially transverse of a reference surface and an actuator mechanism engageable therewith for selective movement between...
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6724298 |
Individual discreet prompting device with remote
A remotely activated sensory stimulation device comprised of a case, a tactile stimulatory means, a receiving unit, a transmitting unit and a controller. The amplitude and frequency of the tactile...
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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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6693516 |
Electro-mechanical transducer suitable for tactile display and article conveyance
A tactile transducer is able to provide a tactile display or serve as a tactile input sensor. Paired contactors having contactor tips separated by a gap are connected to transducer means (an...
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6657617 |
Method, apparatus and computer program product for three dimensional text creation
Information for receiving by a computer system has attributes which the computer system is capable of interpreting for displaying on a two-dimensional display device. The information includes...
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6636202 |
Interactive tactile display for computer screen
Apparatus for converting a visual image into a tactile image. The apparatus comprises imaging means for converting incident light from the visual image into electrical signals that are proportional...
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6628195 |
Tactile stimulation device for use by a deaf person
The tactile stimulation device designed to be used by a deaf person includes, in particular, an electroacoustic transducer. The invention is noteworthy in that the device consists of a case which...
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6542623 |
Portable braille computer device
A portable device for providing an information management system for blind individuals, including those who read Braille format writing, and who may either partially or completely lack sight...
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6535201 |
Method and system for three-dimensional topographical modeling
A method and system for three-dimensional topographical modeling. A control surface that is adjustable provides a tactile-detectable graphical representation of a three-dimensional graphical image...
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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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6255938 |
Device for the input and read-out of data
The invention relates to a data input/read-out device, including at least one output element, more particularly a Braille element, for outputting Braille data by correspondingly changing the...
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6236306 |
Tactual annunciating device for notifying vehicle or machinery status or condition
An apparatus for supplying tactile signals to the user of a vehicle or other machine to indicate the operational status or condition of the vehicle or machine, or a functional part thereof. A cam...
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6227572 |
Durable tactile indicia for banknotes/documents and method of making same
A sheet material, such as a bank note, having tactile indicia therein, the tactility of which is resistant to deterioration and useful for assisting persons with impaired vision to identify one or...
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6217338 |
Braille cell and display comprising a plurality of braille cells, as well as a method for controlling a plurality of pins of a braille cell
A Braille cell having a pressure-exerting member in the form of a bar or leaf spring, of which one end can be displaced with the aid of a first displacement mechanism in a direction that is...
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6159013 |
Portable reading device for the blind
A portable reading device for the blind consisting of a miniature housing (2) attached to a sleeve to be fitted over the tip of the user's index finger like a thimble. The housing (2) includes an...
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6109922 |
Device for representing relief items
An apparatus for conveying information includes a perforated plate having a plurality of circular openings; at least one pin (5, 15, 25, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85) which is axially movable to...
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6075967 |
Input device for controlling a video display, incorporating content-based haptic feedback
Disclosed is an input device and method for interacting with motion pictures incorporating content-based haptic response. Content data relating to the motion picture is stored in a content data...
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