Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for A Smart Assistive Cane For Visually Impaired People Using Time-Of-Flight Sensing And Edge Ai For 3d Spatial Mapping And Obstacle-Aware Audio Guidance

MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611058742 A) filed by Manipal University Jaipur on May 08, 2026, for A Smart Assistive Cane For Visually Impaired People Using Time-Of-Flight Sensing And Edge Ai For 3d Spatial Mapping And Obstacle-Aware Audio Guidance.

Inventors include Deepanshu Das; Debanshu Bal Samanta; Ishaan Sahil Dabare; Kankan Deka; and Dr. Sumit Gupta.

The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an autonomous assistive mobility system for visually impaired users. The system comprises a dual- core microcontroller operating under a real-time operating system, wherein a first core is dedi...