Patent attributes
An assistive device and method to provide non-visual assistance to a user to perceive the surrounding world, comprises a haptic feedback interface that includes a plurality of haptic elements. The assistive device generates a first touch-discernible output layout on the haptic feedback interface using the plurality of haptic elements. The first touch-discernible output layout corresponds to a first reproduction of a 3D real-world area within a first proximity range of the assistive device. The first touch-discernible output layout includes at least a first set of haptic indicators to discern movement of a first set of moving objects within the first proximity range. The first set of haptic indicators are generated on the haptic feedback interface to discern a plurality of objects of the 3D real-world area. The first set of haptic indicators are generated based on at least an environmental condition obtained from the sensor data.
