X-Y viewing table and adapter for low vision enhancement systems
US5831667A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/183
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vision enhancement system and improved X-Y viewing table. The vision enhancement system employs an X-Y viewing table that provides a mount for a video headset, the video headset, a monitor, and an image processing system. The video headset includes a camera and a video display system and is configured to detachably engage the mount provided on the X-Y viewing table. The image processing system has at least one port for communicating with the camera and video display system of the headset and another port for communicating with the monitor. An X-Y table in accordance with the present invention may comprise a base, a sliding tray coupled to the base for supporting an item, such as a book or newspaper, having one or more lines of text formed thereon, and a headset mounting unit coupled to the base. The mounting unit is configured such that a video headset may be detachably mounted thereon, and such that the video headset is maintained in a fixed position and at a selected distance over the tray.
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