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Granted Patent B2
US 10,372,210 · App. 15/958,917 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Device and method for transmitting and receiving information by Braille

Inventor: Fedor Valentinovich Belomoev (St. Petersburg, RU)
G06F3/014G09B21/004G09B21/025G09B21/04H04W4/80
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Patent No.
US 10,372,210
App. No.
15/958,917
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device in the form of a glove for receiving and transmitting information using Braille comprising contact groups, and to a method for receiving and transmitting information using said device by visually, hearing and voice-impaired people. The device is made of, for example, textile material and comprises contact groups which, when put in contact with each other, generate and transmit signals defined as raised dots in Braille, and vibration signal devices used for receiving signals defined as raised dots in Braille. The device may comprise a control unit for analysis and conversion of data as well as transmitting and receiving signals connected by wires to the contact groups and vibration signal devices. The method for receiving and transmitting information is performed using the device connected to a computer or smartphone having software installed for converting Braille characters into the alphabet or voice and backwards.

Claims (21)

1. A device in the form of a glove for receiving and transmitting information using Braille, the device comprising:

contact groups positioned on an inner side of five fingers and a palm, of a hand, and used for transmitting signals, where one connection between different contact groups is defined as one raised dot in Braille; and

vibration signal devices positioned on a rear side of distal phalanxes of the five fingers and on a rear side of the hand and used for receiving signals, where one vibration signal transmitted to a specific finger of the rear side of the hand corresponds to one in Braille.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact groups used for transmitting signals are located on fingertips and the palm of the hand.

3. The device of claim 1 , comprising two additional contact groups located on an outer side of an index finger.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact groups are made of conductive material.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a fixing member located on a wrist.

6. The device of claim 1 , comprising a control unit for analysis and conversion of data as well as transmitting and receiving signals, connected by wires to the contact groups and the vibration signal devices.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the control unit is configured to connect to a computer or a smartphone for receiving and transmitting information by the wires or via a wireless connection.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein receiving and transmitting the information is provided by Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

9. A method of transmitting and receiving information by Braille using a device, the method comprising the following:

generating transmitted signals, formed by sequential or simultaneous formation of corresponding contacts between contact groups of the device, wherein one connection between different contact groups of the device is defined as one raised dot in Braille;

converting received signals, defined as or associated with the raised dots in Braille, into vibrations of corresponding vibration signal devices of the device, wherein a vibration of the vibrations corresponds to the one raised dot in Braille; and

converting Braille characters into alphabets or voice, or vice versa, by code installed onto a computer or a smartphone connected to the device.

10. A method of transmitting and receiving information by Braille using a device, the method comprising the following:

generating first signals, by sequential or simultaneous formation of corresponding contacts between contact groups of the device, wherein one connection between different contact groups of the device is defined as one raised dot in Braille;

converting the first or second signals, defined by the control unit as the raised dots in Braille, into vibrations of corresponding vibration signal devices of the device, wherein a vibration of the vibrations corresponds to the one raised dot in Braille; and

providing the first or the second signals between the device and a computer or a smartphone by the control unit.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein conversion of Braille characters into alphabets or voice, or vice versa, is provided by code installed onto the computer or the smartphone connected to the device.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the control unit is configured to connect to the computer or the smartphone for receiving and transmitting information by wires or via a wireless connection.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the control unit is configured to connect to the computer or smartphone by Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

Priority Claims (1)
RU 2015145559 · Oct 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTRU2016000651 · Sep 30, 2016
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