| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340825190 | Communication or control for the handicapped | 8 |
| 20080198033 | Device for Communicating with a Voice-Disabled Person - The present invention provides a device for communicating with a voice-disabled person. The device includes, generally, a housing, a plurality of means for receiving physical input, each physical input receiving means generating a specified response signal upon being physically manipulated, a display means, and means for receiving the response signals and converting the response signals into a corresponding visual representation on the display means. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090051564 | Tongue Based Control Method and System for Preforming the Method - With a method and a System for tongue based control of computers and/or aids, particularly for severely disabled persons it is the intention to ease the communication capabilities of severely disabled persons and their control of their aids, where the costs of producing the system are low, thereby avoiding the drawbacks of the prior art. This goal is achieved with a method and a system, where the method comprises that the interaction between the arrangement and the tongue is based on induction, whereby the arrangement is equipped with at least one coil being able to interact with at least one piece of a magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue, and that the signals transmitted to the device further comprise the position of the coil in the arrangement and/or the position of the magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue, and the system comprises that the arrangement is equipped with at least one coil being able to interact with at least one piece of a magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue, and that the signals transmitted to the device further comprise the position of the coil in the arrangement and/or the position of the magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090091469 | Control device to actuate electrical functions of an automobile by a handicapped driver - The invention relates to a control device having control channels to actuate various electrical functions of an automobile by a handicapped driver. A rotator grip is mounted on the steering wheel ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090231156 | Audible reminder device - An audible reminder device for providing an audible message to a user, particularly a user having impaired memory and reasoning capacity. The audible reminder device has a housing with two oppositely facing outer surfaces. On one outer surface, there is a playback button that is large and prominent with respect to the housing surface and there are no other user operable components on that surface. The playback button can also be of a contrasting color to the housing. On the other outer surface, there is an activation button that enables a person to erase any current stored message and record a new message. The playback button is simple and easy to recognize and when pushed, repeats the same message until that message is erased and a new message recorded. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090237266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROSTHETIC/ORTHOTIC DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A system and method for prosthetic/orthotic (PO) device and/or PO system communication. PO devices of the present invention preferably employ common communication modules that allow for wireless communication between PO devices and other devices, such as remote controls and data transfer devices. The present invention also provides for a methodology of determinant and non-interfering simultaneous communication between multiple PO devices of a PO system. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100007512 | Tongue Operated Magnetic Sensor Based Wireless Assistive Technology - An assistive apparatus and method for remote control of an appliance by a subject are provided. The apparatus can comprise a tracer unit affixed to the tongue of the subject such that a change in position of the tongue changes position of the tracer; at least one sensor for detecting a position of the tracer unit; and a transmitter for transmitting a sensor signal to an appliance based on the detected position of the tracer unit, wherein the sensor signal effects control of the appliance. A method for tracking movement, position, or both of a tongue in a subject using the assistive apparatus is also provided. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100013661 | Method and System for Providing Service to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - A method and system for taking orders from a person are disclosed. The system and method may include a notification system and station that notifies a service associate of the need for assistance, and an ordering station wherein service is provided to the user in need. A button may be used as a trigger for a user to indicate he needs assistance. An internal notification system may be connected either wirelessly or via a wired connection, the internal notification system indicating when a user has depressed the button. A kit is also disclosed, the kit incorporating a selected group of the elements listed above. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100219975 | DIGITAL CARD SYSTEM BASED ON PLACE RECOGNITION FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION - A digital card system based on place recognition for supporting communication, which enables people who cannot communicate by the way of speech or writing to communicate by using a digital cards, is provided. Therefore, a user can rapidly and simply search digital cards for communication in response to various situations. | 09-02-2010 |
