The present invention provides a wearable navigation forearm-band device for intuitive navigation of a user to his destination, the device including at least four tactile stimulus providers, each adapted to impact on different areas of a forearm of a user to provide a specific direction of movement of the user, wherein the device is adapted to receive commands from a communication apparatus to activate said vibration indicators response to a position of the user.

A display control device includes a driving plan setter and a notification controller. The driving plan setter sets the driving plan of a vehicle equipped with a display from a departure point to a destination. The notification controller controls the display that displays the driving plan. When the driving plan setter changes the driving plan, the notification controller causes the display to display a changed driving plan, by controlling the display. The notification controller includes an emphasis display enabler that causes the display to display the changed driving plan in an emphasized manner, when the driving plan is changed by the driving plan setter.

A haptic presentation apparatus includes an actuator mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a detection unit, and a recognition unit. The transmission mechanism is configured to transmit haptic information to a user using a driving force caused by the actuator mechanism. The detection unit is configured to detect a load amount applied to the actuator mechanism. The recognition unit is configured to recognize a contact state of the user with respect to the transmission mechanism on the basis of the load amount detected by the detection unit.

System for assisting in driving a bicycle by sending a haptic feedback to a cyclist having means for detecting the current value of a target quantity (q, v); and a memory module configured for supplying an optimal value of the target quantity (q.sub.max; v.sub.max) corresponding to the current spatial position (x) of the bicycle along the predetermined path or corresponding to the current instant (t). A comparator module is configured for determining a quantity representative of the error (e.sub.q; e.sub.v) between said current value of the target quantity (q, v) and said optimal value of the target quantity (q.sub.max; v.sub.max) supplied by the memory module. An actuator is applicable to a portion of the bicycle (100), suitable for generating vibrations. A control module is configured for determining a vibration frequency (f) of the actuator based on the error (e.sub.q; e.sub.v), wherein the said vibration implements the haptic feedback to the cyclist.

The present invention relates to a haptic information provision device. The haptic information provision device (100) according to the present invention comprises: a receiver (120) for receiving external notification information; a controller (130) for converting the notification information to a haptic signal; and an operation unit (110) for transferring haptic information to a user according to the haptic signal, wherein the operation unit (110) includes a plurality of operation units (110a-110j), the respective operation units (110a-110j) operating in response to different notification information and thus transferring different haptic information to the user.

A device and system for aiding in navigation. The system includes a vibrating haptic device, including a printed circuit board configured to determine a geographic position of a user, a battery, one or more isolation pads, and a plurality of actuators, and a mobile electronic device coupled to the vibrating haptic device, wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to analyze data gathered by the vibrating haptic device and determine a geographic position and angle of a user.

The present invention provides portable navigation systems, devices, methods and software for provision of navigation indications to a user in a GPS-denied environment, the system including at least one portable device, including a navigation Application (App) adapted to provide the user with navigational instructions and at least one interface component to provide at least one direction-specific instruction of movement to the user, wherein the App comprises an embedded algorithm adapted to fragment a continuous line course on a map associated with a two or three-dimensional route, the algorithm constructed to provide instructions to the user, responsive to a current position of the device associated with the route, wherein the at least one device is adapted to provide commands from the algorithm to activate the at least one vibrational components, responsive to a position of the device.

A software application and system may be configured to enable a smartphone or other device to be used by a visually impaired person to receive voice navigation guidance during a directed exploration of an area. Directed exploration uses combinations of location data, directional data, and orientation data from the configured device to determine a direction that user wishes to explore, and only providing narrated results for streets, businesses, and other points of interest in that direction. The system may also utilize sets of wireless indicators positioned within indoor areas to provide accurate positioning to particular locations and floors within buildings.

A wearable computing device includes an input/output port for communicating with an external mobile device, a microphone for receiving speech data, a speaker for outputting audio feedback data, and a mobile processor. The mobile processor is designed to receive detected speech data corresponding to a request to open an application on the external mobile device, transmit the request to the external mobile device, and receive a description of content within the application from the external mobile device. The mobile processor is also designed to transmit the description to the speaker to be output, receive detected speech data corresponding to a request for the external mobile device to perform an action within the application, and transmit the request to the external mobile device. The mobile processor is also designed to receive results of the action from the external mobile device and transmit the results to the speaker to be output.

A railway prediction system may include a memory configured to maintain at least one driver profile having driver specific factors, a controller coupled to the memory and programmed to receive route factors indicative of a route and a railway crossing along the route, and instruct an alert in response to the presence of the railway crossing, a threshold according to the driver-specific factors, and an indication of a lack of deceleration of the vehicle.