ASSISTIVE DEVICE FOR THE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED

Patent №

US 10,909,372

Granted

2021-02-02

Filed 2018

Owner

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

AI components

2

vision · speech

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

15990746

Devices, systems, and methods for providing auditory sensory substitution using an assistive device are disclosed. Objects in the real-world are observed by a depth camera and classified. The classification is used to identify a sound corresponding to the object. In some cases, the position of the object can also be used to identify the sound. The device is configured to permit vision-impaired players to participate in athletic events.

VisionSpeechG09B 21/006G06F 3/16G06F 18/24G06T 7/74G06V 20/20G06V 40/172G06T 2207/30224G06T 2207/30241+1 more

AI classification

Vision1.00
Speech0.98
AI hardware0.04
Natural language0.00
Machine learning0.00
Knowledge representation0.00
Evolutionary computation0.00
Planning0.00

Ownership

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

assignment · 459100271

Assignors

MUKHOPADHYAY, DEBASISH

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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