Patent Document ID: 20160275817
Application ID: 14664234
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A system for providing information to a blind user, comprising: a haptic display including a plurality of sensors positioned thereon; a map positioned on or superimposed onto the haptic display and including points of interest where each point of interest is positioned adjacent to or directly on at least one of the plurality of sensors; a memory for storing a plurality of breadcrumb files where each of the plurality of breadcrumb files corresponds to at least one of the points of interest and contains information related to at least one of an environment, an object, an obstacle, a path or a location; a processor, coupled to the memory, for determining which point of interest has been selected based on contact with at least one of the points of interest; and an output device configured to be held or worn by the blind user and configured to provide the information contained in the breadcrumb file corresponding to the selected point of interest to the blind user.