[nfbwatlk] The ecane

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
That sounds interesting--and confusing.
Thanks
Lauren
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> THE eCANE
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> An innovative new Assistive Technology called the eCane
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> is anticipated in the market based on a patent that has just been 
> announced. It uses a combination of old and new technologies to produce a 
> smart cane for people who are blind or deaf and blind (deafblind). It 
> provides communications and navigation on numerous levels. Moreover the 
> eCane is not limited by the restrictions that GPS units have by not being 
> able to function indoors or near tall buildings.
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> Navigation
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> The device can tell a blind person if a specific object is in the 
> immediate
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> area. For example, if a person is in a hotel lobby, the eCane can tell the 
> user if there is an elevator, or a restroom in the immediate area. After 
> receiving a command, the cane will guide the person to an elevator or 
> restroom, and in the case of the restroom tell if it is a men's, women's, 
> or coed restroom. An important feature of the eCane is the ability to 
> correct any deviations in the course towards a destination.
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> Communication for and with Deafblind Users
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> One of the most exciting aspects of the eCane is its communications
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> capability. This capability is enabled by an innovative use of both old 
> and new technology. Using the eCane a person who is both deaf and blind 
> can communicate with others regardless of whether they are deaf or 
> hearing. The person who is deafblind would know what the hearing person 
> says and the hearing person will hear a voice that says what the deafblind 
> person has said by communicating it to the eCane. The person who is 
> deafblind communicates by keying into the eCane what they want to say by 
> using Morse code. The cane translates the response from the hearing person 
> into Morse code and vibrates the code to the deafblind user.
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> The eCane uses voice recognition technology to translate the response from 
> the hearing user into Morse code. Using the eCane a deafblind person can 
> now have a conversation with a hearing person without having to rely on an 
> interpreter to do finger spelling in the palm or his or her hand.
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> About the inventor
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> Dr. Ron Liebermann, the inventor of the electronic cane is the president 
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> Signtel Inc., the makers of the acclaimed Signtel Interpreter that was 
> developed with a team that included over100 deaf employees of Signtel. 
> Among his many inventions, he holds patents for the Telephone for the 
> Deaf, which allows communication between hearing and deaf persons, without 
> utilizing the relay service, The Fast Cash Transactions (FCT) -
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> the forefather of the mobile electronic banking system and a TV for 
> persons who are both deaf and blind.
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> Ron Liebermann has a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Oxford,
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> England. He was an associate professor of physics at the Federal 
> University in Brazil and later moved to Yale University where he worked on 
> the Hubble Telescope. His social contributions predate his work on behalf 
> of deaf, blind and deaf-blind persons, volunteering time in his community. 
> He created the New Haven Police Stress Unit and later the New Haven Police 
> Hostage Negotiations Team together with former Chief Bill Farrell, for 
> which he received a letter of commendation from the Board of Police 
> Commissioners and also an award from the City of New Haven.  Dr. 
> Liebermann also headed a successful startup company in
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> telecommunications.
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> Dr. Liebermann is the first to acknowledge that in order to stay focused, 
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> bring the eCane product to market he needs to team up with others and says 
> he'd welcome any interest from seasoned entrepreneurs, business people and 
> companies to usher such products to market. Dr. Liebermann can be reached 
> at Signtel 203-248-0600 or via the Contact Us form at Signtel's web site 
> (www.signtelinc.com).
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