Ever since Huawei got restricted by the US sanctions, the company has been diversifying its product catalog away from smartphones, and into the IoT(Internet of Things) business instead. The company has been branching out into other businesses, such as Smart TVs, Smartwatches, and even Smart Electric Cars. In fact, Huawei may be planning to release devices in new product categories too, like its own medical assistance device. Recently, a patent database revealed that the company is working on wearables that help the blind to navigate in their daily lives.
The news comes from China’s National Patent Database, QCC.com. Huawei Technologies Company Limited was approved of their “blind navigation wearable technology” and the public patent, ID number CN114002684A, was published on Feb 1, 2022.
The patent reveals that the technology is a pair of wearables for the blind to know and navigate around their surroundings. The technology will be equipped with ultrasonic sensors. The sensors emit ultrasonic signals in all directions and the signals will be reflected back to the device, then the device interprets the signal and maps out the surroundings. All of this data will be relayed to the user in a very concise manner, and the process is autonomous, providing convenience for the blind user.
No info was given wear the wearable is a smartwatch, smart glasses, or wireless earwear. However, considering this is a technology designed for blind people, high chance that it is a device equipped with speakers, i.e. wireless headphones or wireless earphones.
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