Patent ID: 7864991
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for assisting a visually impaired individual, the method comprising: encountering a situation with an obstacle; capturing audiovisual information at a first wireless device belonging to the visually impaired individual, the audiovisual information relating to the situation; relaying the captured audiovisual information from the first wireless device to a second wireless device belonging to an assistant, the assistant being a non-specialist without occupational devotion to assisting visually impaired individuals; rendering the captured audiovisual information at the second wireless device; performing an analysis of the rendered audiovisual information; capturing audio information at the second wireless device, the audio information relating to a solution to the obstacle; relaying the captured audio information from the second wireless device to the first wireless device; and rendering the captured audio information at the first wireless device, thereby assisting the visually impaired person with the obstacle.