[access-uk] Re: Fujitsu phones to guide the blind through homes . Reg Hardware
- From: David Weston <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:38:15 +0100
Hi Jack,
Have you found your beer yet!!! David
On 3 Jul 2012, at 15:31, Goodfellow, Jack (Capita Symonds) wrote:
> hmm. please give me coordinates to my can of beer - I've forgot where I put
> it. and whilst your about it, I've only lived here for fifteen years but
> which ways' the kitchen again?
>
> Jack Goodfellow
>
> Access to Work assessor
>
> Capita Symonds
>
> 8th floor, The Observatory, Chapel Walks, Manchester, M2 1HL
>
> Tel: 07788 303 554
>
> email: jack.goodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> website: www.capitasymonds.co.uk
>
>
>
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Barry Hill
> Sent: 03 July 2012 15:12
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fujitsu phones to guide the blind through homes .
> Reg Hardware
>
> I agree that it seems like huge overkill for the home as that's where we know
> best. However, it sounds like it would be useful in public buildings and
> great for supermarkets when it's developed more. Imagine being told where to
> go to find the bread aisle or fish counter. Thinking on my feet, there could
> be physical markers on the shelves, and perhaps radio tags. The guidance
> gadget could get you close and tell you that the tin of Heinze beans is on
> the third shelf on the left, then you'd switch to the radio tag detector and
> run your mobile over the shelves until you got to Heinze beans.
>
> Ok, it's either going to be a long way off, or it just won't happen, but it's
> an idea.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Barry
>
>
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Gordon Keen
> Sent: 03 July 2012 2:38 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Fujitsu phones to guide the blind through homes • Reg
> Hardware
>
> Hmmm, might be useful for exhibitions or public buildings but it seems a tad
> patronising to think it would be useful in the home - or is that just me!
>
> http://www.reghardware.com/2012/07/02/fujitsu_helps_blind_with_smartphone_directions/
>
> Fujitsu has helped develop an indoor support system that utilises impulse
> radio ultrawideband (UWB) tech to guide blind and partially sighted people
> around their homes.
>
> The system - co-created with Japan's National Institute of Information and
> Communications Technology - gives audio instructions on distances and
> directions to a destination. It does this with pulses sent out in the
> 7.25-10.25GHz band to determine the user's distance from base-stations
> positioned throughout the room.
>
>
> A host computer calculates the person's position from the distance supplied
> by each base-stations. That information is relayed by Bluetooth to the user's
> mobile device, handed over to a mapping application developed for Android
> that guides the holder to their destination with spoken instructions.
>
> With a margin of error of less than 0.3m, UWB tech is said to be far more
> accurate than GPS systems - and can work in a room into which satellite
> signals can't penetrate.
>
> The system is in its early days, working only to guide the user around a
> large open space. But NICT and Fujitsu plan to push the technology further
> with sensors that can detect obstacles in the user's path.
>
> The current implementation also requires users select their destination by
> tapping the handset's screen - clearly, not an ideal approach for the truly
> visually impaired.
>
> In addition to helping blind folk get about, NICT and Fujitsu also reckon
> there's a role for the technology in guiding sighted people to the nearest
> exit in case of emergency.
>
> In the meantime, the firms will be demonstrating the tech at the Wireless
> Technology Park 2012 in Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, from 6-7 July. ®
>
>
>
>
> Click here to report this email as spam.
>
>
>
> This email and any attachment to it are confidential. Unless you are the
> intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose either the message or
> any information contained in the message. If you are not the intended
> recipient, you should delete this email and notify the sender immediately.
>
>
> Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender only,
> unless otherwise stated. All copyright in any Capita material in this email
> is reserved.
>
>
> All emails, incoming and outgoing, may be recorded by Capita and monitored
> for legitimate business purposes.
>
>
> Capita exclude all liability for any loss or damage arising or resulting
> from the receipt, use or transmission of this email to the fullest extent
> permitted by law.
>
>
> This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com
>
Other related posts:
