GB1098927A - A new or improved blind aid - Google Patents

A new or improved blind aid

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Publication number
GB1098927A
GB1098927A GB17983/65A GB1798365A GB1098927A GB 1098927 A GB1098927 A GB 1098927A GB 17983/65 A GB17983/65 A GB 17983/65A GB 1798365 A GB1798365 A GB 1798365A GB 1098927 A GB1098927 A GB 1098927A
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Prior art keywords
transducers
aid
transmitting
blind
signals
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Expired
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GB17983/65A
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English (en)
Inventor
Leslie Kay
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National Research Development Corp UK
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National Research Development Corp UK
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Priority to GB17983/65A priority Critical patent/GB1098927A/en
Priority to US541851A priority patent/US3366922A/en
Priority to DE1548479A priority patent/DE1548479B2/de
Priority to FR59255A priority patent/FR1477884A/fr
Priority to JP41026939A priority patent/JPS5027736B1/ja
Priority to CH619166A priority patent/CH443069A/fr
Priority to NL6605777A priority patent/NL6605777A/xx
Priority to ES0326146A priority patent/ES326146A1/es
Priority to AT407666A priority patent/AT273247B/de
Publication of GB1098927A publication Critical patent/GB1098927A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/001—Teaching or communicating with blind persons
    • G09B21/006—Teaching or communicating with blind persons using audible presentation of the information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/02—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems using reflection of acoustic waves
    • G01S15/06—Systems determining the position data of a target
    • G01S15/08—Systems for measuring distance only
    • G01S15/32—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated
    • G01S15/34—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/87—Combinations of sonar systems
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S367/00—Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
    • Y10S367/91—Portable sonar devices

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Educational Administration (AREA)
  • Educational Technology (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Electrostatic, Electromagnetic, Magneto- Strictive, And Variable-Resistance Transducers (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
GB17983/65A 1965-04-29 1965-04-29 A new or improved blind aid Expired GB1098927A (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB17983/65A GB1098927A (en) 1965-04-29 1965-04-29 A new or improved blind aid
US541851A US3366922A (en) 1965-04-29 1966-04-11 Blind aid
DE1548479A DE1548479B2 (de) 1965-04-29 1966-04-22 Tragbares Schallorientierungsgerät für Blinde zur Feststellung von im Gesichtsfeld vorhandenen Objekten nach der Echomethode
FR59255A FR1477884A (fr) 1965-04-29 1966-04-27 Appareil auxiliaire amélioré à l'usage des aveugles
JP41026939A JPS5027736B1 (sl) 1965-04-29 1966-04-28
CH619166A CH443069A (fr) 1965-04-29 1966-04-28 Appareil auxiliaire à l'usage des aveugles
NL6605777A NL6605777A (sl) 1965-04-29 1966-04-29
ES0326146A ES326146A1 (es) 1965-04-29 1966-04-29 Aparato auxiliar para invidentes.
AT407666A AT273247B (de) 1965-04-29 1966-04-29 Blindenhilfe

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB17983/65A GB1098927A (en) 1965-04-29 1965-04-29 A new or improved blind aid

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GB1098927A true GB1098927A (en) 1968-01-10

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US (1) US3366922A (sl)
JP (1) JPS5027736B1 (sl)
AT (1) AT273247B (sl)
CH (1) CH443069A (sl)
DE (1) DE1548479B2 (sl)
ES (1) ES326146A1 (sl)
GB (1) GB1098927A (sl)
NL (1) NL6605777A (sl)

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DE2530964C2 (de) * 1974-07-15 1984-11-15 Leslie Christchurch Kay Vorrichtung zur Gewinnung eines ein bewegliches Element charakterisierenden Signals
JPS5458994A (en) * 1977-10-19 1979-05-12 Sharp Kk Blind person walking aid
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DE2931837A1 (de) * 1979-08-06 1981-02-26 Heinz Dr Ing Wallerus Elektronische orientierungshilfe
US4551825A (en) * 1982-11-01 1985-11-05 Polaroid Corporation Sonic ranging/detection system employing varied beamwidth
US4674069A (en) * 1982-12-16 1987-06-16 Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. System for collecting and processing data relating to moving bodies
US4774515A (en) * 1985-09-27 1988-09-27 Bo Gehring Attitude indicator
JPS6326514A (ja) * 1986-05-09 1988-02-04 レスリ−　ケエイ 物品の配置モニタ方法
KR890002504B1 (ko) * 1986-09-15 1989-07-10 김원기 시각장애자용 초음파 탐지기와 탐지기의 신호 처리방법
US4907136A (en) * 1989-03-03 1990-03-06 Jorgensen Adam A Echo location system for vision-impaired persons
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US9201143B2 (en) 2009-08-29 2015-12-01 Echo-Sense Inc. Assisted guidance navigation
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Cited By (3)

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US6011754A (en) * 1996-04-25 2000-01-04 Interval Research Corp. Personal object detector with enhanced stereo imaging capability

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ES326146A1 (es) 1967-03-01
US3366922A (en) 1968-01-30
AT273247B (de) 1969-08-11
DE1548479A1 (de) 1969-09-11
JPS5027736B1 (sl) 1975-09-10
CH443069A (fr) 1967-08-31
DE1548479B2 (de) 1975-10-23
NL6605777A (sl) 1966-10-31

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