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Display device suited for a blind person

US6712613B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 2001
Grant dateMar 30, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B21/003
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A display device which displays image information in a form perceivable by a blind person. For this purpose, the display device has a plurality of areally arranged elements (1), which are individually actuatable, and an actuation device for actuation of the elements (1), whereby through the elements (1), electronic image information (7) fed into the evaluation device (16) is tangibly represented through the elements (1). The actuator elements may be arranged areally on a flexible substrate (13), which are individually actuatable, whereby through the actuator elements (11), vibrations and/or heat and/or electrical impulses can be generated.

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