In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a first device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes displaying, on the display, a device control transfer affordance while operating the first device based on user input from an input device that is in communication with the first device. The method includes receiving a device control transfer user input from the input device selecting the device control transfer affordance that is displayed on the display of the first device. In response to receiving the device control transfer user input, the method includes configuring a second device to be operated based on user input from the input device and ceasing to operate the first device based on user input from the input device.

This specification generally discloses an apparatus, system and method for refreshable braille display. The apparatus can include a first base having a contact surface and a plurality of cavities. The contact surface can be configured to receive fingertips. The plurality of cavities can be recessed from the contact surface. A plurality of pins can be housed within the plurality of cavities and configured to move in the plurality of cavities to selectively extend from the contact surface of the first base. A plurality of solenoids can be configured to at least partially operably connect to the plurality of pins. A controller can be configured to selectively provide a first electric current to the plurality of solenoids to generate first magnetic fields through the plurality of solenoids. The first magnetic fields can be configured to selectively move the plurality of pins to extend from the contact surface of the first base.

The present disclosure relates to tactile displays, for example electro-magnetic Braille displays. In certain disclosed embodiments, tactile displays may comprise capture plate assemblies. Such capture plate assemblies may be removable from tactile displays to facilitate cleaning and/or maintenance of the tactile display.

In implementations of systems for generating accessible color themes, a computing device implements an accessibility system to receive an input color palette including original colors defined in a color space. The accessibility system generates color vision deficiency simulations that correspond to pairs of the original colors and computes perceptual color differences between the color vision deficiency simulations. Candidate colors are determined for corresponding original colors based at least partially on the perceptual color differences and a conflicting perceptual color difference. The accessibility system outputs an output color palette including replacement colors defined in the color space that are generated at least partially based on distances between the candidate colors and the corresponding original colors computed in a CIELAB color space.

Custom alerts may be generated based on sound type indicators determined using a machine learning classification model trained on user-provided sound recordings and user-defined sound type indicators. A device may provide a sound recording and a type indicator identifying an entity that made a sound in the recording for storage in a database that includes a plurality sound recordings associated with a plurality of type indicators. A machine learning classification model may be trained based on the stored recordings, including the user-defined recordings. The model may be used to classify sounds recorded by other devices and generate alerts identifying the type of sound. Thus, multiple users may contribute data to customize machine learning models that recognize sounds and generate alerts based on user-defined identifiers.

Braille cells and assemblies include an actuator that engages and makes readable a Braille dot by rotating about a hinge on a base to engage the dot. An electro-permanent magnet on the rod and a magnetic plate on the underlying base can cause the rotation. By running an electric pulse through the electro-permanent magnet, it will rotate the rod about the pivot hinge under attraction to the magnetic plate at the other end of the base. The rod then engages with a tactile pin contacting the Braille dot and making it readable. An electric pulse in an opposite direction may cause the magnetic field to cease and the tactile pin to disengage. The electro-permanent magnet may be coupled a mesh of rows and columns each with a P-channel MOSFET and N-channel MOSFET on opposite ends. The magnet may be at an intersection of a row and a column with diodes.

A care support server acquires a plurality of data sets each of which indicates a first condition for a case where a first physical reaction is seen in a person with speech difficulties and a first thought of the person with speech difficulties for a case where the first physical reaction is seen, and generates an inference model by machine learning in which the first condition indicated in each of the plurality of data sets is used as an explanatory variable and the first thought indicated in each of the plurality of data sets is used as an objective variable. The care support server then inputs input data indicating a second condition for a case where a second reaction is seen to the inference model to infer a second thought for the case where the second reaction is seen, and outputs the inference result.

A system for facilitating access for a disabled user includes a wrist-length glove configured for being worn over the user's hand and wrist, a LIDAR transmitter/receiver configured for emitting a laser light, receiving reflected laser light and calculating a range to objects that reflected the reflected laser light, wherein the LIDAR transmitter/receiver is removably coupled to a top of a wrist area of the glove, a mobile computing device and a mobile application for providing a text to speech program, a speech to text program, a money recognition system, a visual recognition system that detects scenes, and a proximity detection system that reads data from the LIDAR transmitter/receiver and produces speech that identifies the range to the objects that reflected the reflected laser light.

An input method usable by a terminal including a touch screen display, identifies first touch input locations on a touch screen. The first touch input locations comprise a predetermined number of concurrent multiple touches. A predetermined number of input buttons comprising a predetermined number of areas on the touch screen are associated with corresponding identified first touch input locations. A touch pattern is detected comprising a second touch input of one or more of the predetermined number of input buttons and an alphanumeric input corresponding to the detected touch pattern is processed.

The alarm monitoring system provides various alerts of events that are not readily discernable to those with hearing difficulties. The system generates visual, vibratory, and high decibel alerts separately or in combination to alert the user to a wide variety of events for those with multisensory impairments.