Apparatus for converting visual images into tactile representati

Details Apparatus for converting visual images into tactile representati Apparatus for converting visual images into tactile representati

1996-06-24

1997-06-03

Rogers, Scott A.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Picture signal generator

434114, 345 31, 345108, 345110, 348 62, 34082519, 3404072, H04N 100, G09B 2100

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056360380

ABSTRACT:
A device for converting the visual and/or auditory into tactile representations includes imaging equipment for converting light and/or sounds, including spoken text, into electrical signals, processing equipment for processing the electrical signals, and a tactile display for converting processed electrical signals into tactile images. The tactile images are felt by the user enabling them to obtain visual or auditory information by touch about the world around them that would otherwise be obtained through vision and/or hearing.

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patent: 4520501 (1985-05-01), DuBrucq
patent: 5574576 (1996-11-01), Martin

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