A movement support system for a physically disabled person comprises: movement support tool; a plurality of passage units; and control apparatus. The movement support tool comprises: magnetically attractive part; non-contact tag part; reception part; input part; output part; and control part. The passage unit comprises: electromagnet part, non-contact reading part, transmission part, and control part. The control apparatus acquires the destination information and the user ID from the movement support tool; acquires the user ID and the position information from the first passage unit closest to the movement support tool; and calculates route from the position information to the destination information; generates guidance based on the route and position information; outputs the generated guidance from the movement support tool; and controls each of the electromagnet part of the plurality of passage units so as to attract (pull) the magnetically attractive part in traveling direction of the route.

Controllers for dry eye treatment apparatus and methods are described herein which generally comprise a patch or strip affixed to the skin of the upper and/or lower eyelids to deliver heat to the one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying skin. The treatment strip or strips include one or more strips configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin in proximity to one or both eyes of a subject such that the one or more strips allow for the subject to blink naturally without restriction from the one or more patches. A controller is in communication with the one or more strips and is programmable to monitor a temperature of the one or more strips to provide a treatment therapy above a threshold temperature. Additionally forceps for mechanically expressing the Meibomian glands may be included with the strips and/or controller.

Controllers for dry eye treatment apparatus and methods are described herein which generally comprise a patch or strip affixed to the skin of the upper and/or lower eyelids to deliver heat to the one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying skin. The treatment strip or strips include one or more strips configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin in proximity to one or both eyes of a subject such that the one or more strips allow for the subject to blink naturally without restriction from the one or more patches. A controller is in communication with the one or more strips and is programmable to monitor a temperature of the one or more strips to provide a treatment therapy above a threshold temperature. Additionally forceps for mechanically expressing the Meibomian glands may be included with the strips and/or controller.

There is presented a system and method for providing real-time object recognition to a remote user. The system comprises a portable communication device including a camera, at least one client-server host device remote from and accessible by the portable communication device over a network, and a recognition database accessible by the client-server host device or devices. A recognition application residing on the client-server host device or devices is capable of utilizing the recognition database to provide real-time object recognition of visual imagery captured using the portable communication device to the remote user of the portable communication device. In one embodiment, a sighted assistant shares an augmented reality panorama with a visually impaired user of the portable communication device where the panorama is constructed from sensor data from the device.

There is presented a system and method for providing real-time object recognition to a remote user. The system comprises a portable communication device including a camera, at least one client-server host device remote from and accessible by the portable communication device over a network, and a recognition database accessible by the client-server host device or devices. A recognition application residing on the client-server host device or devices is capable of utilizing the recognition database to provide real-time object recognition of visual imagery captured using the portable communication device to the remote user of the portable communication device. In one embodiment, a sighted assistant shares an augmented reality panorama with a visually impaired user of the portable communication device where the panorama is constructed from sensor data from the device.

The present invention discloses assistive smart glasses for visual impairment, and a system and a control method thereof. The smart glasses include a glasses body, wherein a microprocessor, a bone conduction headphone, a wireless communication module, a CCD optical module, a DSP image processing module, a camera lens, a memory module, a power supply module, a rechargeable battery, and an I/O data port are integrated in the glasses body; the camera lens is disposed at a front end of the glasses body; the CCD optical module converts an optical image captured by the camera lens into high-resolution compression data and sends the high-resolution compression data to the DSP image processing module; the microprocessor is electrically connected to the bone conduction headphone, the wireless communication module, and the DSP image processing module via the I/O data port; the memory module and the power supply module are electrically connected to the microprocessor; and the rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the power supply module. According to the invention, image signals can be read, processed, and identified in real time from a viewpoint of a visual impaired user, and the visual impaired user can be informed by means of audio signals, such that the visual impaired user can be assisted in real time to recognize scenes and objects.

The present invention discloses assistive smart glasses for visual impairment, and a system and a control method thereof. The smart glasses include a glasses body, wherein a microprocessor, a bone conduction headphone, a wireless communication module, a CCD optical module, a DSP image processing module, a camera lens, a memory module, a power supply module, a rechargeable battery, and an I/O data port are integrated in the glasses body; the camera lens is disposed at a front end of the glasses body; the CCD optical module converts an optical image captured by the camera lens into high-resolution compression data and sends the high-resolution compression data to the DSP image processing module; the microprocessor is electrically connected to the bone conduction headphone, the wireless communication module, and the DSP image processing module via the I/O data port; the memory module and the power supply module are electrically connected to the microprocessor; and the rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the power supply module. According to the invention, image signals can be read, processed, and identified in real time from a viewpoint of a visual impaired user, and the visual impaired user can be informed by means of audio signals, such that the visual impaired user can be assisted in real time to recognize scenes and objects.

An implantable system includes an implanted camera that captures images. An analytics engine analyzes the images to determine whether any objects or aspects of the captured image is considered an unviewable element. Upon determining that an unviewable element is present, the analytics engine causes an occlusion device to occlude the unviewable element from the user's view. The occlusion can also affect the ability of the camera to continue to see the unviewable element.

An implantable system includes an implanted camera that captures images. An analytics engine analyzes the images to determine whether any objects or aspects of the captured image is considered an unviewable element. Upon determining that an unviewable element is present, the analytics engine causes an occlusion device to occlude the unviewable element from the user's view. The occlusion can also affect the ability of the camera to continue to see the unviewable element.

Devices and a method are provided for providing feedback to a user. In one implementation, the method comprises obtaining a plurality of images from an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to be positioned for movement with the user's head. The method further comprises monitoring the images, and determining whether relative motion occurs between a first portion of a scene captured in the plurality of images and other portions of the scene captured in the plurality of images. If the first portion of the scene moves less than at least one other portion of the scene, the method comprises obtaining contextual information from the first portion of the scene. The method further comprises providing the feedback to the user based on at least part of the contextual information.