Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Navigation assistance for the visually impaired
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Application No.: US16998114Application Date: 2020-08-20
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Publication No.: US11852500B1Publication Date: 2023-12-26
- Inventor: Stephen Pomes , Yu Jiang Tham
- Applicant: Stephen Pomes , Yu Jiang Tham
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Assignee: Snap Inc.
- Current Assignee: Snap Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Agency: Culhane Meadows PLLC
- Agent Stephen J. Weed
- Main IPC: G01C21/36
- IPC: G01C21/36 ; G08B6/00

Abstract:
Eyewear having a light array and vibration sensors for indicating to a user when to turn left and right, such as when the eyewear is operating a navigation map application, that improves the user experience of eyewear devices for user's having partial blindness or complete blindness. To compensate for partial blindness, the front portion of the eyewear frame, such as the bridge, may include the light array, where the left portion of the light array is illuminated to indicate to the user to turn left. The right portion of the light array is illuminated to indicate to the user to turn right. To compensate for complete user's having complete blindness, the eyewear has a vibration device on each side of the eyewear, such as in the temples, which selectively vibrate to indicate when the user should turn left and right.
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