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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Michael Gilfix, Austin, TX (US);
Jerry Walter Malcolm, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Gilfix, Austin, TX (US);
Jerry Walter Malcolm, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Radio frequency identification aiding the visually impaired, including receiving in an electronic travel aid ('ETA') for the visually impaired, from a radio frequency identification ('RFID') tag associated with an object, information that describes the object and displaying a description of the object through an interface for a visually impaired person. Information that describes the object may include at least one of a predefined set of attributes that describe the object. Many embodiments include retrieving, in dependence upon a unique identification code, further information describing the object—either locally from an ETA or through a network from a remote store of information.