Friday, March 16, 2012

System to convert the visual universe for the blind

3D camera on the forehead of the user will transfer the information to a
small computing device.

The visual universe will then be converted by a computer into pattens of
unique electric signature currents. The electric signature patterns would
be transmitted to an undershirt that has a set of electrodes built into it.

The electrodes will produce light pulsating (On and Of) electric current to
the users back in accordance to the patterns converted by the computer into
the secondary 3D presentation.

Although in the images in the presentation the row of electrodes are all on
at the same time.  In reality only very few electrodes will be on at the same
time.  If we have a row of 6 electrodes representing one distance, and  in the
image it shows all 6 electrodes on, in reality the six electrodes will turn on
one after the other never having more then one electrode in one row on at the
same time with any other electrode from that one distance row unit.

Pulsation will be measured in small fractions of a second.  We may have an
exception for the top, on electrode in any single distance row unit.  That row
may pulsate with every other electrode in the row.  Meaning it will be the
fastest pulsating electrode when it is the top distance electrode in the distance
row.  If it is the forth of the six we will have one two and three pulsating in
rotation while four rotates after every other one, meaning three times faster in
this case.  The order will be   1,4  2,4  3,4     1,4   2,4   3,4    1,4   2,4   3,4.

The current combinations will be unique. Each representing a combination
of distances. Each distance will be simulated by having a row of electrodes
representing one point in the 3D universe. 
A number of such rows together will provide a 3D more complete vision/sense
of the environment. More rows of electrodes would provide better details.

The user will be able to set the number of rows used. That would allow a new
user to start with one row representing one distance point and increase the
number of rows used as he/she gains experience.
The direction the user looks at would dictate the covered space. Just like it does
for a seeing person.

Additionally, such a system can be used in many other places. For example to
coordinate between soldiers during a fire fight.

A group of GPS wearing members can sense where each of the other group
members is in real time.

A topographic map can be converted into a 3D representation in real time.

It is a signal converter that allows for a great variety of information to be transmitted
to the user from a variety of sources and types. A sixth sense if you will.

With training the brain will learn to easily translate the system output into a 3D
representation of the environment. The user's brain will be able to do it automatically
without the user having to think about it.