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2012.02.22

Public feasibility experiment of Voice navigation system for the visually impaired featured in Sankei Shimbun, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and Nikkei newspaper

A group led by Professor Shinichiro Haruyama attended a public feasibility experiment of visible light communication using the latest technology, which was held at the Ageless Center in Osaka on the 11th floor of ATC from February 14-19, 2012. This event was introduced in the Sankei Shimbun (Page 2), Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and the Nikkei newspaper (Page 32) on February 15, 2012.

The system uses indoor location information sent from LED lighting fixtures and received by smart phones to determine the position and attitude of the user and provide audio guidance.

For details about the event, please see here. (Japanese only)