[nfbwatlk] The ecane

[CT McGuire]

That's amazing. How cool!

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:12 PM, KAYE KIPP <kkipp123 at msn.com> wrote:

> 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 of
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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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