Digital Eyes is a Windows Phone 7 application that assists the visually impaired in navigating inside buildings. The application will interface with posted Microsoft Tags and guide the user to their specified destination inside of a building. This destination includes common features of the building such as restrooms, or to a more specific location, such as the room number.
Our product is unique for several reasons. Although GPS is included on almost every Smartphone, navigation within buildings is not currently supported well. With Digital Eyes, we are combining indoor navigation using the Microsoft Tag technology and the phone's on-board accelerometer to create a more interactive experience for the user. A user of our technology will be able to hear information about rooms and other points of interest within a building. Our product also allows users to set restrictions on their navigation around the building, such as avoiding stairs. Although Digital Eyes is directly targeted towards those with visual impairment, the application may be used by anyone that needs to find their way around an unfamiliar structure.
The experimental evaluation of our project will be performed by: 1) classmates who will use the system blindfolded, and 2) students on our campus, identified by the Office of Disability Services, who are among those in the target population of vision impaired students.
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