Release date: 2014-11-17

Only a few months later, patients with limb disability due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as gradual freezing), sputum, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury will be able to complete the operation on their mobile phones. A series of activities such as telephone, internet, email, and even games. For some patients, this will be a new experience that has never been seen before.

Oded Ben-Dov, the inventor of the phone, said the Sesame phone uses Israeli computer vision technology and gesture-sensing technology to help nearly-stricken patients use their phones like normal people.

"The system we developed is completely software-driven and runs on all Android phones." Ben-Doff told the Israel Times that "the system is not a software patch, but a thorough reengineering of the Android operating system. The phone needs to be controlled by voice commands or by moving the head."

The system controls all of the phone's sensors and human-computer interaction components to operate in a modified operating system, allowing users to use the full functionality of the phone with just voice commands or moving the head.

Although the system is compatible with all devices configured with Android operating systems, considering the fact that people tend to prefer a complete solution instead of simply installing the software, Ben-Dov and his team will System integration is sold in Google Nexus 5 as a whole.

The phone's voice commands can be used to open applications, make calls, and more. For functions that typically require a touch screen, the system can be implemented by recognizing head movements. Therefore, the user only needs to move the head in different directions.

"Our slogan is 'touch screen is not necessary', and our equipment doesn't even need a touch screen," Ben-Doff said. "Although today's technology is well developed, for those with limb disabilities, this is currently The only solution that allows them to use a standard smartphone."

Ben-Doff said that the success of Sesame lies in its software-based system. While other technologies can now help smartphones for people with severe disabilities, these technologies are either expensive hardware devices or have limited operational capabilities and can only control one or two applications. By transforming the smartphone's operating system, Ben-Doff can configure touchscreen and gesture-sensing tools for the entire device at a much lower cost than other technologies.

Ben-Doff said: "Our initial pricing is $1,000, considering the technology of the phone, training for the user, and the cost of placing the stand on the phone (when the user uses the phone, the stand is opposite the head)."

Although the basic system of the mobile phone was built at least a year ago, the mobile phone has been developed for several years.

One of the challenges in designing the Sesame system is to ensure that the camera of the device can keep up with the user's gestures, because the gestures made by the user when using the device are numerous and subtle and difficult to capture. Gesture sensing is not new. Israel has several companies specializing in this field. The most outstanding representative is PrimeSense, and Microsoft's Kinect system uses the company's technology.

"But Kinect and most of the gesture-sensing systems on the market can only recognize large movements. Users need to stand in front of the camera and wave their arms or move their bodies to control the screen." Ben-Doff said that the development can sense fine movements. Gesture sensing interface is a bigger challenge.

Ben-Doff said that another difficulty is to set the gesture value. "Some patients, such as quadriplegics, can control the movement of the head well, but other patients such as gradual freezing and Parkinson's patients may be unable to move their heads. We must design a system that can be used by both types of patients. ”

The equipment is ready for launch and is currently in production. The production process is actually reengineering the Nexus mobile operating system. The shipment time is scheduled for March 2015. The company launched a crowdfunding project on the Indiegogo website this week and raised $30,000 in less than a week to achieve its financing goals. “We are now investing in several angel investors who are very interested in our equipment. We also keep in touch with the CEOs and executives of the world's major technology companies, who have given us spiritual and material us. "Ben-Doff said.

It should be noted that although the Sesame mobile phone is based on the Google Nexus mobile phone, the company does not have a partnership with Google. "We chose the Nexus 5 phone because of its good quality and compatibility. We have no formal relationship with Google, but if Google is interested in working with us, we will definitely have a conversation with them."

In addition, Sesame is developing a software development kit (SDK) that can be used by all developers. "For example, manufacturers of Angry Birds can integrate head motion sensing tools into their products." Dorf said. Obviously, the system has many uses, such as the system, users can browse the news website without using both hands. When the user is busy with both hands, the cooking application and the like can be used through the system. But for a variety of reasons, such as ethics and cost, Ben-Doff wants to serve the disabled market, at least for now.

“Medical experts say that about 5 million people in the United States have some form of paralysis, and according to our prediction, 1 million to 2 million patients can benefit directly from the device, while at least 10 million in other markets around the world. a potential customer."

That data is enough to be a business model for the disabled market, but for Ben-Doff, the data has far-reaching implications. “We should have done this. The support technology on the market today is mainly to provide tools for people with disabilities, but it does not really help people with disabilities to achieve their own activities.”

Ben-Doff said: "As one of the first products to help people with disabilities achieve their own activities, the phone is also the first smartphone to be used by people with disabilities."

Source: Israel Times

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