[access-uk] Re: Fujitsu phones to guide the blind through homes . Reg Hardware
- From: "Goodfellow, Jack (Capita Symonds)" <Jack.Goodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:31:26 +0100
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 <http://www.capitasymonds.co.uk/>
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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
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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_smartphon
e_directions/
Fujitsu phones to guide the blind through homes
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.
Fujitsu helps the blind through
homes<http://regmedia.co.uk/2012/07/02/fujitsu_blind_1.jpg>
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 <http://wt-park.com/eng/> in Pacifico
Yokohama, Japan, from 6-7 July. (r)
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