Our project is a pair of wearable glasses that intends to use infrared light to send spoken messages directly to the user’s eyes. eyeR is designed to help people who are deaf or have severe hearing loss communicate more easily in daily life. For the message source, we intend to use a sensitive, bone conducting microphone to detect low volume whispers. In real time, the microphone’s audio signal would be encoded as text and transmitted to a pair of receiving glasses. The receiving glasses would decode the signal and project it onto a clear LCD display. The result would be a real time, person-to-person speech to text translator, designed specifically for those with trouble hearing.
EyeR stands out in its ability to provide real time speech to text communication, mimic a real speaking environment and fit on a wearable design. By using a directional, face-to-face system, EyeR mimics the natural flow of conversation and replicates the back and forth of spoken communication for groups that cannot clearly hear voices. Ultimately, our goal is to bridge the communication gap between hearing individuals, and those with hearing related disabilities. To achieve this main goal, we need a system that is both fast and accurate in translation and transmission. We also need wearables that are light, compact and safe for users to wear in real world settings. Finally, our project must work in a variety of external conditions and from a distance that can cover most conversational settings.