MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641048401 A) filed by Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on April 16, for 'a wearable assistive navigation device with camera-based environmental detection for visually impaired users.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Akilandeswari J; Dr. Iyyanar P; Naveenkumar A; C. Santhosh Kumar; Giridhar M; Girinath S; Digeesh S D; Dharshikab; and Dinesh Kumar S.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a wearable assistive navigation device for visually impaired individuals designed to provide real-time environment...