RU2675032C1 - Communication device of blind-deaf person - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical technology, namely to the means of communication between the deaf and blind. Communication device of a deaf-blind person includes a housing, at least one electrical contact group located on the housing and configured to close the contacts with a finger of a person’s hand to generate an electrical signal and input/output an informational message to a control unit located in the housing, equipped with a battery with a pin power connector, to turn on the power supply and/or charge the battery, at least one vibro-tactile device made in the form of a vibration motor, and an LED indicator of the operating mode associated with the control unit, and a Bluetooth module for communicating the communication device with external mobile devices, a smartphone or tablet using the android and/or iOs operating systems, while the body is designed to be placed in the palm of the hand, the shape and dimensions of which interface to the inner surface of the compressed palm, has a protrusion at the location of the index finger and a flat bevel at the location thumb, while on the ledge and flat bevel there are the keys of the electric contact group, the LED indicator of the device operation mode is located in the upper part of the case, between the protrusion and the bevel, and on the lower end surface of the case there is a device power button, a pin power connector and a button for adjusting the parameters of the vibration signal, configured to control the duration of the vibration pulses, the pauses between them, and the power of the vibration.EFFECT: use of the invention allows to expand the functionality of the communication device.1 cl, 1 dwg

Description

The invention relates to means of communication between deaf-blind, in particular to electronic communication devices of a deaf-deaf person based on a vibrational alphabet, for communicating with full-fledged people, with people with visual or hearing impairments, or with the combination of these disadvantages.

Currently, deaf-blind people have a very pronounced degree of limitedness in communicating with the outside world, which entails, in most cases, insurmountable restrictions on their social integration (including education, work, etc.).

There are funds on the market that are available for a limited part of deaf-blind people (for example, communicators based on Braille, which is owned by no more than 8-10% of deaf-blind people - this is due to the need for high sensitivity of the fingertips, which is extremely difficult for blind people) expensive and difficult to learn tools (for example, specialized gloves).

A device and method for entering data in Braille [1], comprising: a touch surface; means for detecting a plurality of clicks on said touch surface, wherein said plural clicks are intended to form a Braille symbol; means for creating an image formed by points associated with the specified set of clicks, while the means for creating the image takes into account the relative position of the clicks, regardless of their general position on the touch surface; means for recognizing the specified character of the braille depending on the analysis of the specified image.

The disadvantages of this technical solution are: the complexity of patient education, use and transportation, the high cost of the device, determined by the use of expensive piezoceramic elements that require complex manufacturing techniques.

The closest technical solution (prototype) is a glove-shaped device for communication using Braille [2], characterized in that it is made of textile material with contact groups located on it, which when connected to each other are used to transmit signals determined like dots in braille, and the vibration annunciators located on it, used to receive signals that are defined as dots in braille.

The disadvantages of this technical solution are: the complexity of patient training, the need for a long time in a gloved hand; mount on the wrist of the control unit with a battery located in a special plastic box, connected to the glove with wires, which makes it inconvenient to use; the need to place contact zones of a special conductive fabric on the fingers and the back of the palm of the hand in a glove, the location of the vibration alarms on the back of the device complicates the design and makes it difficult for the user to receive and transmit information.

The technical result of the invention of a communication device for a deaf-blind person is: versatility, compactness, increasing the ease of training, use and transportation of the device, as well as simplifying the design and expanding functionality.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that in the known communication device of a deaf-blind person, comprising: a housing, the shape of which provides a convenient location and using it in the palm of a person’s hand, at least one electrical contact group, located partially on the surface and inside the housing, the contact closure of which with a finger of a person’s hand is used to form an electrical signal and enter the information message generated by him using a code font into the control unit comprising a battery, an electrical circuit for powering, controlling, converting, transmitting and receiving a signal, at least one vibration detector, which is a vibro-tactile device and is used to receive or transmit electrical signals and transmit them to or from the user in the form of vibration signals, previously provided code font, the body is made in the form of a manipulator in shape and size, mating with the inner surface of the compressed palm and having a protrusion at the location of the index lighter and flat bevel at the location of the thumb, providing the convenience of pressing these fingers, located beneath them on the case, the buttons of the electric contact group button, on the surface of the case in its upper part, between the protrusion and the bevel, there is an LED indicator of the device’s operating mode, from the bottom end surface are located: the power button of the device, the power connector pin, to turn on the mains power and / or charge the battery and the button for setting the vibration signal, control unit placed inside the case and contains: a built-in battery, a printed circuit board with installed radio elements corresponding to the power supply circuit, control, conversion, transmission and reception of a signal, a vibrating motor using Morse code as a code font is used as a vibration indicator, as well as a built-in a bluetooth module for communicating a communication device with mobile devices, a smartphone or tablet using android and / or iOs operating systems.

Disclosure of the invention.

The execution of the body in the form of a manipulator in shape and size, mating with the inner surface of the compressed palm provides compactness, increasing ease of use and transportation of the device, as well as simplifying the design.

The presence of a protrusion on the body at the location of the index finger and a flat bevel at the location of the thumb provide the convenience of pressing these fingers located below them, the button keys, thereby increasing usability.

The implementation of the electrical contact group, at least in the form of one button with a button, on the surface of the housing in its upper part provides increased ease of use and transportation of the device, as well as simplifying the design.

Placement between the protrusion and the bevel of the device operation mode LED indicator from the bottom end surface: the device’s power button, pin power connector, to turn on the power supply and / or charge the battery, and the vibration signal settings button, provide versatility, compactness, and ease of use and device transportation and enhanced functionality.

Placing the control unit inside the case and the built-in battery, a printed circuit board with installed radio elements corresponding to the power supply circuit, control, conversion, transmission and reception of the signal, provides versatility, compactness, improving the usability and transportation of the device, as well as simplifying the design and expanding functional of opportunities.

The use of a vibration motor as a vibration indicator, using Morse code as a code font, allows for universality, compactness, increased ease of use and transportation of the device, as well as simplification of design.

The presence in the communication device of the built-in bluetooth module for communication between the communication device and mobile devices, a smartphone or tablet using the operating systems android or iOs provides versatility, compactness, increasing the usability of the device and expanding functionality.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing.

In FIG. 1 presents the claimed communication device of the deaf-blind person, where:

1 - housing;

2 - electrical contact group;

3 - control unit;

4 - battery;

5 - electric circuit;

6 - vibration alarm;

7 - the ledge of the housing;

8 - flat bevel of the body;

9 - button of the electric contact group button;

10 - button electrical contact group;

11 - LED indicator;

12 - button to turn on the device;

13 - pin power connector;

14 - button for setting the parameters of the vibration signal;

15 - printed circuit board with installed radio elements;

16 - Bluetooth module.

Appointment of the device.

The communication device for the deaf-blind person is intended for: training, rehabilitation, adaptation and communication of people with a combination of hearing and visual impairment (deaf-deaf) both among themselves and with people without disabilities, as well as reading email, electronic books, communicating via electronic messengers and CMC (short message service) or via a smartphone on the android operating system and / or iOs.

The device operates as follows.

The communication device of a deaf-blind person is worn by a consumer, for example, in a pocket of clothes. For use, the consumer takes the device in his hand and turns it on with the button 12. To send the message, the consumer generates the message text by pressing the button 9 of the button 10 of the electrical contact group 2. The message is formed by closing the contacts of the button 10 by pressing the button 9 with a finger using a code font. An electrical signal is formed, consisting of a different sequence and duration, corresponding, for example, to Morse code. The informational message generated in this way enters the electric circuit 5 of the control unit 3, where it is converted and transmitted using the Bluetooth module 16 to mobile devices, a smartphone or a tablet using the operating systems android and or iOs. Mobile devices, a smartphone or tablet using the operating systems android and or iOs, convert the received signal of an information message to a form convenient for the subscriber, namely: a text message on the display screen, an audio message, a vibration signal corresponding, for example, to Morse code, in case deaf-blind subscriber. For the response message, the subscriber types the text in a form convenient for himself and transmits to the Bluetooth module 16 the communication device, the control unit 3 of which converts the signal using a vibration indicator 6, which is a vibrotactile device for receiving (or transmitting) vibration signals by the consumer, in the provided code font, for example , vibrational morse code. The presence of the button 14 for setting the parameters of the vibration signal allows the consumer to adjust the duration of the vibration pulses corresponding to the "point" and "dash", pauses between them, the vibration power. The presence of the LED indicator 11 allows you to determine the status of the device, namely: the device is turned on, message transmission mode, message reception mode, switching to settings mode. The presence of the power connector pin 13 allows you to turn on the mains power and / or charge the battery 4.

An example of a specific implementation.

In the proposed communication device of the deaf-blind person, the housing 1 of 118 × 47 × 20 mm in size is made, for example, of ABS plastic (acryl-nitrile butadiene styrene). The device has two electrical contact groups 2 in the form of a key 9 and a button 10, electrically connected to the electric circuit 5 of the control unit 3. The electric circuit 5 of the control unit 3 includes a 4 Li-Pol battery (lithium-polymer), which is built into the control unit 3, located inside the housing 1, the printed circuit board with the installed radio elements 15 is made of fiberglass FR-4, radio elements (SMD resistors, capacitors, transistors, microcircuits, diodes), LED 11 (L-115VEGW), the power button 12 (PS- 22F11), times eat food 13 pin type DJK-05C, a Bluetooth type 16 RN4020, settings button 14 (FSMRA4JH). As a vibration warning device 6, an inertia-free type 304-121 (Precision Microdrivers) motor was used, and a mobile device using a smartphone or tablet with Bluetooth low energy support.

Compared with analogues, the proposed communication device has several advantages:

- accessibility for the majority of deaf-blind people, since the device provides a high degree of rehabilitation for deaf-blind people as the minimum necessary stage in the implementation of rehabilitation measures;

- universality, since it is one (a single device) solves all the tasks listed above;

- accessibility of communication with unprepared interlocutors;

- the availability of the price of the product;

- ease of transportation and the ability to use in almost all life situations;

- the ability to communicate with multiple subscribers at the same time;

- expansion of functionality due to the possibility of wireless communication with modern mobile devices and the use of software that allows you to exchange information via SMS, E-mail, What Arr, Viber, Skype, GPS, eBook.

Information sources:

1. RF patent No. 2589549 C2, IPC G09B 21/00, priority 06.10.2011. Conventional priority: 07.10.2010 French patent No. 1055816. Date of publication of the PCT EP application 2011/067514 (10/06/2011). / Device and method for inputting data in braille. Authors: Nakash David (FR), Henre Guillaume (FR), Hernandez Vincent (FR), and others. Patentee: Engineering Group (FR).

2. Application No. 20154545559 for obtaining a patent of the Russian Federation for an invention, IPC G09B 21/00, priority 10/22/2015, / Device and method for receiving and transmitting information using Braille. Author: Belomoev F.V. (RF).

Claims (1)

 A deaf-blind person communication device comprising a housing, at least one electrical contact group located on the housing and configured to close the contacts with a human finger to form an electrical signal and input / output an information message to a control unit located in the housing, equipped with a battery with a pin connector power, to turn on the mains power and / or charge the battery, at least one vibrotactile device made in the form of a vibromotor, and a diode indicator of the operating mode associated with the control unit, and a Bluetooth module for communication of the communication device with external mobile devices, a smartphone or tablet using the operating systems android and / or iOs, characterized in that the housing is arranged to be positioned in the palm of the hand, shape and the dimensions of which provide a pair with the inner surface of the compressed palm, has a protrusion at the location of the index finger and a flat bevel at the location of the thumb, while on the protrusion and flat all are the keys of the electrical contact group, the LED indicator of the device’s operating mode is located in the upper part of the housing, between the protrusion and the bevel, and on the lower end surface of the housing there is a device power button, a pin power connector and a vibration signal settings button configured to control the pulse duration vibration, pauses between them and vibration power.

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