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The Echomatic™

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™

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  1. The Echomatic™ Van Warren April 2002

  2. What IsThe Echomatic™? An Ultrasonic Mobility Device For the Visually Impaired

  3. What DoesThe Echomatic™ Do? Paints a Sound Pictureof the Visual World UsingTI Digital Signal Processors™

  4. U.S. Statistics 10 Million Visually Impaired 1.3 Million Legally Blind 1.5 Million Use Computers Only 116,000 Use Cane or Dog

  5. The Echomatic™ Worn like a Walkman™. Generalization of Echo Location Exploits Human Neurophysiology Natural: Found in Dolphins, Bats

  6. Echo Location Appears in Cane Tapping Appears in Tongue Clicking Echomatic™ Magnifies Resolution & Texture of Acoustic Image Fantastically User Interactively “Sounds Out” Environment

  7. 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.

  8. Fully SightedAdvantages Explore in New Wavelengths Zero EMI Communication Marine Communication Phase in the sound domain is equivalent to stereopsis in the visual domain.

  9. Echomatic ™ Architecture

  10. Echomatic ™ on TI DSP™

  11. Project Status Outbound Algorithms Working Inbound Algorithms Working Decomposition Understood Single 6711 DSK Prototype Built Three DSK Prototype Underway

  12. Opportunity for TI Exciting Possibilities In Personal Device Market Personal Medical Devices Personal Entertainment “Snap Together” Prototyping

  13. Opportunity for WDV Engineering Support Packaging Support Project Support

  14. Engineering Support Codec Integration Audio Amplifier Selection Digital Audio (low noise)

  15. Distribution Channel via Janus: Qualified User Contact Professional User Training Systematic User Followup Technical Support!

  16. Distribution Cont’d Worldwide Market 24x U.S. Engineered and Sold: Like “Walkman” Or “A Calculator” to Sighted Like “Hearing Aid” to Visually Impaired

  17. ContactInformation L. Van Warren van@wdv.com 501-224-7434 home office 501-231-5426 mobile

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