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The MobiAssist is an assistive device that provides visually impaired users with real time feedback about their environment through the use of wearable electronics that pairs with an application on their cellular phone. Shawn Melville Managing Director, Ipsum Technologies Digital Inclusion for a Better World smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

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Prevalence Did you know? Poorer populations are more affected by visual impairment including blindness. Blind living in Developed countries – 0.4% • of population Blind living in Developing countries – 1% of • population 87% of blind live in developing countries • smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

Background Visually impaired persons face several challenges while navigating daily. smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

Background Background Although a number of blind and visually impaired people Although a number of blind and visually impaired are confident and experienced travelers, significantly people are confident and experienced travelers, significantly greater numbers of blind and deaf greater numbers of blind and deaf blind people feel blind people feel unable to go out without a guide. unable to go out without a guide. smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

Market Opportunity No solution exists that solves the problem Blind Navigation Support System based on Microsoft Kinect of detecting and identifying obstacles, providing character recognition and The Kinetic See knowing exact location. The major drawback with the Kinect See is the bulkiness of Existing Alternatives the system. CamFind smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

ICT Solution The MobiAssist prototype utilizes a sensor array and microcontroller board together with the computing power of the user’s mobile device to detect the presence of obstacles within their environment, mapping out a 10ft x 10ft space to the front and sides of the user and up to the height of the user. smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

ICT Solution The user interface of the system includes: 1) The wearable sensor array for gathering inputs from the user’s environment 2) The Mobile application for Bluetooth connection and audio feedback warnings a. Android Studio 1.4 b. Version Ice-cream sandwich and up (available for 94% of devices on google play store. c. API – 15 3) Tactile feedback vibration motors a. 0V-3.3V coin vibration motors smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

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Questions? “ The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” - Helen Keller Shawn Melville Managing Director, Ipsum Technologies Digital Inclusion for a Better World smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068