Neurognet - electronic ring
With the help of this electronic ring, by performing various gestures, you can remotely control virtually all electronic devices in the home, car and other places. Through the use of algorithms that generate human speech and handwriting recognition, the ring enables us optimal use of mobile phones by blind people. The ring works with smartphones and tablets.
A small signet ring can be worn constantly like a watch. Its basic functionality is to support the visually impaired while operating a mobile phone, especially in public places. The reports published by The Foundation for Blind People say that the biggest problem the blind have in public places is repetable theft of smarthphones. The reason is simple – in order to operate a smartphone it must be taken out from the user's pocket...
The proposed project seeks to solve the described problem. After the ring is put on by the user, the smartphone can be tucked away into a backpack or a pocket. From now on our finger becomes a virtual chalk and in front of us there is a virtual board where we can write different characters - letters, commands, etc. Using the option to recognize gestures in space, we are able to fully operate the phone - write text messages, make phone calls, receive emails, use multimedia services and location apps, etc. - with no physical contact with the phone. The audiodescription function tells us about any activities being performed.
The ring uses artificial intelligence (e.g. MLP neural networks) to recognise the gestures made by the finger in space.
Functions:
- accurate tracking of finger trajectories in 3D (advanced data integration with accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer),
- artificial neural network for gesture recognition; network modification while using the system allows you to teach new gesture applications,
- function buttons according to user-defined schemes,
- application running under the control of Android version >= 4.0, connecting to the ring via Bluetooth,
- plug-ins that allow you to hook and control external applications (eg. games, messengers for deaf and blind people, phone book, calendar, SMS editor, etc.).