Disclosed herein are techniques and systems to guide a visually impaired user through an urban area, such as, across a crosswalk. A mobile device may receive messages broadcast by wireless beacons deployed in an area and determine a path, for example, across a crosswalk, based on the messages. The mobile device can then provide feedback to guide a visually impaired user across the crosswalk.
ROAD CROSSING ASSISTANCE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
2017-10-12
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Road crossing assistance for the visually impaired using two transmitted messages from beacons
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