US Patent Issued to Brown University on April 8 for "Navigation methods and apparatus for the visually impaired" (Rhode Island Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,676, issued on April 8, was assigned to Brown University (Providence, R.I.).

"Navigation methods and apparatus for the visually impaired" was invented by Benjamin Kimia (Providence, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to some aspects, a wearable device for estimating a location of the device within a space is provided, the device comprising a plurality of cameras mounted to a structure, at least a portion of the structure being adapted to facilitate a user wearing the device, the plurality of cameras having substantially fixed positions and orientations on the structure relative to each other, and at least one processor con...