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The Echomatic™. Van Warren April 2002. What Is The Echomatic™?. An Ultrasonic Mobility Device For the Visually Impaired. What Does The Echomatic™ Do?. Paints a Sound Picture of the Visual World Using TI Digital Signal Processors™. U.S. Statistics. 10 Million Visually Impaired
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The Echomatic™ Van Warren April 2002
What IsThe Echomatic™? An Ultrasonic Mobility Device For the Visually Impaired
What DoesThe Echomatic™ Do? Paints a Sound Pictureof the Visual World UsingTI Digital Signal Processors™
U.S. Statistics 10 Million Visually Impaired 1.3 Million Legally Blind 1.5 Million Use Computers Only 116,000 Use Cane or Dog
The Echomatic™ Worn like a Walkman™. Generalization of Echo Location Exploits Human Neurophysiology Natural: Found in Dolphins, Bats
Echo Location Appears in Cane Tapping Appears in Tongue Clicking Echomatic™ Magnifies Resolution & Texture of Acoustic Image Fantastically User Interactively “Sounds Out” Environment
Sight ImpairedAdvantages Can Hear Higher Frequencies Can Hear Fainter Sounds Better at Phase Differences Phase in the sound domain is equivalent to stereopsis in the visual domain.
Fully SightedAdvantages Explore in New Wavelengths Zero EMI Communication Marine Communication Phase in the sound domain is equivalent to stereopsis in the visual domain.
Project Status Outbound Algorithms Working Inbound Algorithms Working Decomposition Understood Single 6711 DSK Prototype Built Three DSK Prototype Underway
Opportunity for TI Exciting Possibilities In Personal Device Market Personal Medical Devices Personal Entertainment “Snap Together” Prototyping
Opportunity for WDV Engineering Support Packaging Support Project Support
Engineering Support Codec Integration Audio Amplifier Selection Digital Audio (low noise)
Distribution Channel via Janus: Qualified User Contact Professional User Training Systematic User Followup Technical Support!
Distribution Cont’d Worldwide Market 24x U.S. Engineered and Sold: Like “Walkman” Or “A Calculator” to Sighted Like “Hearing Aid” to Visually Impaired
ContactInformation L. Van Warren van@wdv.com 501-224-7434 home office 501-231-5426 mobile