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US6549122:
Portable orientation system
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Depta, Robert; Augsburg, Germany
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| Assignee: |
Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH, Augsburg, Germany
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| Published / Filed: |
2003-04-15
/ 2001-08-22
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| Application Number: |
US2001000935357
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| IPC Code: |
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A61F 9/08;
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IPC-7:
H04B 3/36;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F9/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
340/407.1;
340/573.1;
340/540;
359/618;
359/630;
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| Field of Search: |
340/407.1,573.1,5.8,5.81,540,5.83,5.82
359/618,630
434/116,112,114
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| Abstract: |
A portable orientation system which, when for example the human sense of vision fails, can make information gathered from the surroundings available to another human sense. The portable orientation system has a sensor unit for selectively sensing information on the surroundings which is normally sensed by human senses. A signal processing unit is connected to the sensor unit and processes the signals of the sensor unit. A control module controls sensing options and/or processing options and/or output options of the sensor, the signal processing unit and the output unit. The portable orientation system further includes a power supply unit.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Greenberg, Laurence A. ;
Stemer, Werner H. ;
Locher, Ralph E. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Pope, Daryl;
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A portable orientation system, comprising:
- a sensor unit configured to selectively sense information on spatial surroundings that is normally sensed by human senses;
- a signal processing unit connected to said sensor unit and processing signals supplied by said sensor unit;
- an actuator transmitting the information on spatial surroundings for reception by an acoustic human sense, said actuator being operatively connected to said signal processing unit;
- a control module for controlling at least one option selected from the group consisting of a sensing option for said sensor unit, a processing option for said signal processing unit, and an output option for said actuator; and
- a power supply unit connected to said signal processing unit.
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