ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,187, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to AI Guided Ltd. (Hong Kong).
"Haptic guiding system" was invented by Ka Wai Kong (Hong Kong) and Hiu Ling Chan (Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for assisting the mobility of a user is disclosed. The apparatus includes an electronic device provided in a device body and a haptic unit. The electronic device includes a sensing unit, a machine vision unit, and a path planning unit. The machine vision unit is connected to the sensing unit and is configured to detect one or more obstacles in a vicinity of the user. The path planning unit is capable of developing a movement route f...