Research Article
Twinkle Megane: Near-Eye LED Indicators on Glasses for Simple and Smart Navigation in Daily Life
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_3, author={Aryan Firouzian and Yukitoshi Kashimoto and Zeeshan Asghar and Niina Keranen and Goshiro Yamamoto and Petri Pulli}, title={Twinkle Megane: Near-Eye LED Indicators on Glasses for Simple and Smart Navigation in Daily Life}, proceedings={eHealth 360°. International Summit on eHealth, Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2016, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={EHEALTH360}, year={2017}, month={1}, keywords={Eyeglass-type wearable device LED indicators Assistive system Elderly Mild cognitive impairment}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_3} }- Aryan Firouzian
Yukitoshi Kashimoto
Zeeshan Asghar
Niina Keranen
Goshiro Yamamoto
Petri Pulli
Year: 2017
Twinkle Megane: Near-Eye LED Indicators on Glasses for Simple and Smart Navigation in Daily Life
EHEALTH360
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_3
Abstract
We present an eyeglass-type wearable device that has light emitting diode (LED) indicators on the frame of it. The device produces lighting patterns of 14 RGB LEDs near user’s eyes as guiding information. Since installed LEDs on the frame of glasses are light and saving power, it is feasible to develop it for daily use. On the other hand, it cannot provide rich information such as text or images. In this study, we aim to realize a remote assistive system that provides assistive commands by lighting patterns of the eyeglass-type device from remote sites. Especially, we consider elderlies who are suffering from mild cognitive impairment as users. They would be one of potential user groups since the device does not block their sights by text or images and it can be worn in daily life without the additional sense of restraint. This paper explains our conceptual assistive system structure, a prototype eyeglass-type device with near-eye LED indicators and usability experimentation in simple navigational tasks.
