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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Günter Doemens, Holzkirchen, DE;
Peter Mengel, Eichenau, DE;
Wolfgang Stark, Stadtbergen/Deuringen, DE;
Inventors:
Günter Doemens, Holzkirchen, DE;
Peter Mengel, Eichenau, DE;
Wolfgang Stark, Stadtbergen/Deuringen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aid for a blind person (), includes a distance sensor (), which creates a distance image of an object (). The distance information that is generated by the distance sensor () is transmitted to a tactile matrix (), which is integrated into a guide stick (). The blind person () obtains information about his or her environment by touching the tactile matrix ().