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John Hugh Shepherd of Covington, passed away August 3, 2011, at the age of 83. Mr. Shepherd was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Japan during World War II. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and reading. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many.
Agnes D. Smallwood of Stockbridge, passed away August 1, 2011, at the age of 85. She attended Cornish Mountain Baptist Church; and enjoyed traveling, sewing, word search puzzles and reading. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to many. Mrs. Smallwood was preceded in death by her husband, Donovan Smallwood; mother, Minnie (Brown) Cagle; and father, John B. Dean.
Linton Robeson Lovett of Covington, Georgia died Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Abbey Hospice. He was born March 25, 1923, in Marietta, Georgia. He was educated in the Atlanta public schools. He attended Emory and Virginia College, a Methodist college in Virginia, where he earned an AB degree in 1943. In 1947, he graduated from Duke University School of Law with an LLB degree. Mr. Lovett served in World War II in the United States Navy in the Central and North Solomons Campaigns with the rank of Lieutenant in command of LSTs. Following the war and graduation from law school ...
Mrs. Dianne K. Hickly, age 64, of Covington passed away July 23, 2011. She was born in Atlanta, GA on March 1, 1947 to the late Clarence Nolan and Katie Mae Boyd Kendall. Mrs. Hickly was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church, The Sizzlin Red Hat Mama's and a member of the Sorority Beta Sigma Phi, XI EPISLON LAMBDA. Mrs. Hickly was also very active, along with her husband in the GWRRA, Chapter A and together the Hickly's were the Past Couple of the Year 2010 and Current Couple of the Year of the District for ...
Geraldine James of Covington, passed away July 29, 2011, at the age of 71. She enjoyed singing, playing the bass guitar, and making contributions to various organizations. Mrs. James was an excellent home maker, and loved taking care of her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil Lee and Irene (Sanders) Herring; son, Ronnie G. James; one sister and four brothers.
Mike Morgan of Newborn, passed away July 29, 2011, at the age of 48. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, hunting, fishing, NASCAR, and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Evelyn (Huff) Morgan; grandparents, Clifford and Mary Morgan; and sister, Angela Ruth Morgan.
Ms. Linda D. Saxton Smith died July 26. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clary (Ruby Stanley) Saxton, she was born in Bamberg, S.C., in 1952. The family moved to Georgia in 1956, and at an early age Ms. Smith joined Bethlehem Baptist Church in Covington. She was a dedicated employee of ISS (International Storage Systems) for many years until her health declined. Ms. Smith was a thoughtful, caring and loving person. She was there for everyone in his or her time of need. She loved entertaining, planning family gatherings, fishing, dancing and singing.
Mr. Arthur L. "Boopie" Brown died July 24. The son of Mollie Byrd Brown and the late Robert Sanders Brown, he was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1946. He was preceded in death by sister Geraldine "Pat" Hull. Mr. Brown was raised in Covington and attended R. L. Cousins High School and was a member of Livingston Chapel CME Church and the United Praise Christian Center. He was employed by Charles Flowers Trucking, RMK Trucking and the city of Covington. Mr. Brown enjoyed being a member of the Outback Blues Band, the Slow Rollers Social Club and the Wind Jammers ...
Mrs. Ella T. Freeman of Covington, Georgia died Sunday, July 25, 2011 at her residence. She was born on February 22, 1924 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Sadie and David Terry. She worked as a secretary at Fire Insurance Company for 15 years.
James Marvin Robertson of Covington, GA died Sunday July 24, 2011 at his residence. He was born on August 11, 1921 in Lithonia, GA to James Homer and Katie Lou Shumate Robertson.
Marshall, Dr. Louie Frances Woodward: Entered into rest at age 89 on July 16, 2011, in Covington, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, George J. Marshall, her parents, Lucius Lamar Woodward and Louie Fenn Woodward, two brothers, Lamar Fenn Woodward and Ray Woodward, and one sister, Elizabeth Woodward Bradley.
Roslyn Brown "Little Bit" Tudor, 83, passed away on July 15, 2011 at Newton Medical Center. Mrs. Tudor had spent the previous year at Riverside Healthcare Center, after having previously resided at Autumn Village in Jackson, Georgia. A retiree of Martin Marietta, (now Lockheed-Martin), she is survived by her husband of 63 years, Linwood Tudor of Jackson, Georgia; sons Jim Tudor and daughter-in-law Sandra Tudor of Newborn, GA, Charles Tudor of Redington Shores, Florida and Jeff Tudor and daughter-in-law Lee Tudor of Winter Garden, Florida, as well as 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Sarah Amanda (Manda) Dodd of Covington, died July 17, 2011, at the age of 24. Manda worked as a medical receptionist for Rockdale Family Practice for 2 years; and was a member of The Church at Covington. She enjoyed writing poetry and loved music. Manda liked riding on the back of motorcycles, and loved going to drag races. She loved life, and was a loving and devoted mother.
Lee Seal of Covington, formerly of Russellville, AL, passed away July 13, 2011, at the age of 74. He retired from Vulcan Materials, in Conyers, after 19 years of service. He enjoyed cooking and working in his vegetable garden. Mr. Seal was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Lester and Dollie (Fuller) Seal.
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XBLA Wednesday: Ikaruga, Poker Smash DLC
Anticipated shooter port and puzzler content incoming this week.
One of the most anticipated downloadable ports in recent memory is headed to the Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday, as Ikaruga has been announced as this week's downloadable release.
Though largely a straight port of Treasure's arcade/Dreamcast/GameCube cult favorite shoot-'em-up, the Xbox Live Arcade version of Ikaruga comes complete with two-player co-op play (both local and online), leaderboards, and an all-new record/replay function. Ikaruga will be available for 800 Microsoft points ($10) on Wednesday, April 9th at 1:00am (PDT). Check out our hands-on impressions from the Tokyo Game Show for more on this strategic shooter port.
Also on tap for early Wednesday morning are two new premium content packs for Void Star Creations' acclaimed puzzler, Poker Smash. The Environment Pack will add two new settings to the Action Mode, while the Puzzle Pack is set to deliver 15 more puzzles (to bring the grand total to 70). Each pack will be sold for 100 Microsoft points ($1.25).
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Cool...Posted: Apr 09, 2008 12:00AM PST by San_Andreas
I wish someone would bring out Giga Wing for consoles too.
bargh! ! !Posted: Apr 08, 2008 12:00AM PST by BreakfastPills
Wasn't Ikaruga one of those games that cost like 100 bucks to buy now?
Rocker_78 i agree xbox rox but ur wrongPosted: Apr 07, 2008 12:00AM PST by maraxusofk
Yes xbl does have a great collection of games. however, its collection of classic ports is FAR from good, esp since u are comparing the pc. the pc has literally every game from dc back (many even ps2 era games) fully running on the computer. i have a vid of ppl who were able to get marvel vs capcom 2 to run with online play! (albiet janky) on the computer. plz get informed before making a blanket statement. if u mean legit games, plz make sure u say so before hand.
I remember.....Posted: Apr 07, 2008 12:00AM PST by MicroGates
Trading in Rez and Ikaruga back in the day and getting like $50 in store credit cause I knew they would come out for Live for probably around $10 (I assumed right!). I trade them in for $50, and now get them both back for $20! I love Live ;)
finally!Posted: Apr 07, 2008 12:00AM PST by Orochi_Sasaki
finally! ikaruga!
As a PS3 ownerPosted: Apr 07, 2008 12:00AM PST by SaviorMachine
I keep trying to tell myself that someday Sony will "catch up." I don't believe myself anymore, but I like to hear it sometimes.
MAH!Posted: Apr 07, 2008 12:00AM PST by beedlej00z
That is goodness... too good for the x360. =P Damnnit. Ikaruga is bar-none best sequels to come out for a shooter. Lucky green machines owners...
these are the reasons to own a 360!Posted: Apr 07, 2008 12:00AM PST by rocker_78
NO other console [or PC] has the amazing lineup of killer games like XBLA does. this is now the 3rd Dreamcast game ported to Live Arcade and boy do they all rock. online co-op play, leaderboards and achievements...suck it Nintendo and SONY.


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The result is a collection of songs that Blurt magazine describes "A stripped down, hauntingly beautiful set of folk/alt country songs." Liar's Best Friend is raw and fresh, atmospheric and emotional. Haley's voice cuts to the soul. The recordings buzz with the pure excitement of a live performance and, at the same time, carefully present intimacy.
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Skip to comments.Scottish minister: God is sovereign over everything -- even war
Posted on 04/08/2003 3:45:52 PM PDT by Dubya
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The sovereignty of God as presented in the Book of Revelation should remind Christians that God is in control of all the events of history, including warfare, Scottish minister Eric Alexander noted in a two-sermon series at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Alexander, a Presbyterian minister, said Revelation 4-5 paint three pictures that should give believers assurance during uncertain times. The chapters unpack God's kingship, His guidance over the history of creation and the central act of history -- God's redemption of sinners in Jesus Christ, Alexander said.
"We are conscious that these are critical hours in which we live," he said at the Louisville, Ky., campus in mid-March. "We are aware of the question, 'Where is the hand controlling the events we are passing through?'
"The relevance of the Bible at such a time as this and the relevance of Revelation is that it takes us to this throne of God. It [Revelation] is not there to satisfy our curiosity, but to give us a perspective on the world in which we live and the whole of history, so that we are able to see it [history] from a different vantage point from the rest of the world."
The apostle John presents the throne as the central feature of his vision in Revelation 4, Alexander said. This is highly significant because the eternal kingship of God is evident by John's pointing out that the throne is constantly occupied.
John penned Revelation while suffering in exile on the island of Patmos, which Alexander described as "a kind of Alcatraz in the ancient world." Paul's audience -- the seven churches in Asia -- also were undergoing intense persecution. John shared his vision to encourage the churches and to remind them that God was still on the throne despite their suffering, he said.
Alexander recalled where he was when terrorists attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001 -- in the clubhouse at St. Andrews golf course in Scotland.
Alexander remembered how a fellow golfer reacted to the news after learning Alexander was a minister. The man's words echo the very thought that sometimes enters a believer's mind during seasons of suffering, he said.
"He said to me, 'I guess your God has gone for a holiday,'" Alexander said. "And that is the deep fear that lies even in the hearts of some trembling, faithful souls: 'Is God really on the throne?' And John clearly gives us the answer in the outset of his vision."
In Revelation 5, John's vision includes an angel holding a scroll. This scroll is the record of human destiny and divine purpose for the world, Alexander said. The scroll is both complete -- it contains no blank spaces -- and is sealed.
This points to the fact that, while every event in history is in God's hands, it is sealed from the sphere of human speculation or knowledge, Alexander said. It also shows that there is God-ordained purpose for every event in life and that all God's purposes in the world are a closed book to human beings.
"John weeps. It has made him deeply sad and the mystery of life is beginning to engulf him," he said.
Believers should note that John points to the climax of history in Revelation 5:6. The "Lamb standing, as if slain," is Christ, who is the key to history," Alexander said.
During times of war and suffering, Christians must look to the Lamb and take comfort in the fact that His purposes - even though mysterious from a human perspective - will not be thwarted, he said. This should lead Christians to worship God in awe and wonder, he added.
"That Lamb is the crucified, risen, exalted and now reigning Lord Jesus Christ," Alexander said. "He is the key to history, the key to life. Christ is the key to every mystery that life brings to us because He was slain and with His blood purchased a people for God.
"That is the central thing about the whole of history. It is the building of the church, which is the central element in history. When that work is done and when the church of Jesus Christ is complete, that is when God will bring down the curtain on the affairs of this sad world. May God help us that we may have that special view of the world which comes from dwelling near the throne."
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Absolutely, No amount of technology or power can be counted on. If the Lord turns against you, "All your technologies are His" and can and will be used against you.
Though I pray too for goodness, right and truth in us to carry it out.
Really! How so? What do you know of His ways and purposes?
Being sovereign doesn't mean that everything bad in this world is His fault. He allows evil to exist for a time, for His purposes, which I suspect are many. He gave man free will. And He gave man dominion over the earth. But He still grants and removes authority according to His will.
Without getting into some theological argument, it is pretty obvious how.
Not exactly, but relatively about the same amount. One small difference. I know that I don't know enough to accuse God of "screwing up".
Also fairly arrogant!
Come out and play Rooster!
This minister sounds like he knows what's what. One of the faults of the Episcopal Church is a deficiency in really good preaching. In our fairly large church, we have two priests who couldn't preach their way out of a paper bag, one talented newbie who needs some experience, one reasonably good preacher, and one genius who is on fire for God. (I guess I shouldn't complain.)
I don't know what it is about the Scots Presbys, but they seem to have more than their fair share of really good preachers. My complaint with our average Southern jackleg preacher is that they bring plenty of emotion but insufficient scholarship to the task, but Scots preachers always seem to come loaded for bear as far as scholarship is concerned. At the same time they have that fire that Episcopalians and Catholics often lack.
The cool accent doesn't hurt either. :-D
During times of war and suffering, Christians must look to the Lamb and take comfort in the fact that His purposes - even though mysterious from a human perspective - will not be thwarted, he said. This should lead Christians to worship God in awe and wonder, he added.
"That Lamb is the crucified, risen, exalted and now reigning Lord Jesus Christ," Alexander said. "He is the key to history, the key to life. Christ is the key to every mystery that life brings to us because He was slain and with His blood purchased a people for God.
"Ye can know nothing of the end of all things, or nothing expressible in those terms. It may be, as the Lord said to the Lady Julian, that all will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well. But it's ill talking of such questions."C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce.
"Because they are too terrible, Sir?"
"No. Because all answers deceive. If ye put the question from within Time and are asking about possibilities, the answer is certain. The choice of ways is before you. Neither is closed. Any man may choose eternal death. Those who choose it will have it. But if ye are trying to leap on into eternity, if ye are trying to see the final state of all things as it will be (for so ye must speak) when there are no more possibilities left but only the Real, then ye ask what cannot be answered to mortal ears. Time is the very lens through which ye see -- small and clear, as men see through the wrong end of a telescope -- something that would otherwise be too big for ye to see at all. That thing is Freedom: the gift whereby ye most resemble your Maker and are yourselves parts of eternal reality. . . .
"Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition. Time itself, and all acts and events that fill Time, are the definition, and it must be lived. The Lord said we were gods. How long could ye bear to look (without Time's lens) on the greatness of your own soul and the eternal reality of her choice?"
And suddenly all was changed. . . . .
As a priest once said to me, "It's not our problem - it's God's problem. And He's got it under control."
And some were present at the same time reporting to Him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices. And answering, Jesus said to them, Do you think that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? No, I say to you; but if you do not repent, you will all perish in the same way. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do you think that these were sinners beyond all men who lived in Jerusalem? No, I say to you; but if you do not repent, you will all perish in the same way.--Luke 13:1-5
Ephesians 1;3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.
You see, it is His will, not ours!
How can you ignore the scriptures that tell us mankind has free will and yet pick and choose the scriptures you want to make your point?
The truth is when we balance ALL scripture, we find that the Bible teaches BOTH God's sovereignty and man's free will when it comes to world events and salvation.
While men might have problems reconciling these two concepts, the Bible teaches both are facts.
Good point. His replies on regarding predestination were just as far off the mark...implying God picks who He wants to save and sends others to Hell just for His pleasure.
This is a warped interpretation of scripture that smears the Holy character of God.
Otherwise, you fall into the predestination trap. As it says in the 39 Articles,
As the godly consideration of Predestination, and our Election in Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons, and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ, mortifying the works of the flesh, and their earthly members, and drawing up their mind to high and heavenly things, as well because it doth greatly establish and confirm their faith of eternal Salvation to be enjoyed through Christ, as because it doth fervently kindle their love towards God: So, for curious and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ, to have continually before their eyes the sentence of God's Predestination, is a most dangerous downfall, whereby the Devil doth thrust them either into desperation, or into wretchlessness of most unclean living, no less perilous than desperation.
Want more?
Heres's some more for you;
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
1 Timothy 2:3-4:
"This is good, and pleases God our savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth".
Contrary to your claims...these verses tell us that NOBODY goes to Hell simply because God wants them to.
This does not mean that God creates evil. Every person has equal opportunity to be saved and fulfill his destiny in the Divine Design of God. However, God knows that some people will reject Salvation and the Divine Design of God. He knows the end from the beginning. And He allows some people to reject authority and express their negative volition to the maximum to become vessels of dishonor.
Your question can be turned right back to you, how can you say that man has free will when scripture shows we don't?
Where are these verses? I am still waiting for someone to show me where in the Bible free-will is presented.
When I read the Bible, I see God choosing Noah, God choosing Abraham, I see God choosing the Children of Israel.
I see God bringing up the Pharoah to display his power. I see God choosing Jacob over Esau.
I see people trying to exert free will and getting smacked down (Jonah)
And let's not forget the Diciples: John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruitfruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
Help me, where does it say I come to God on my own free will? ?
Think back to the exact moment you accepted Christ. When you accepted Christ, was it comparable to a decision to buy a life insurance policy? I'll guess that your heart was layed bare, that you had no choice to answer the call! How do I know this? It is written: Rom 8:30 - "And those he predestined, he also called."?
Did you choose, or did God? John 6 44: No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.?
Don't you see, you cannot come, unless you are drawn, you are not drawn unless he chose you!
You must reconcile God's holiness as well as His sovereignty and omnipotence. Howya gonna do it?
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/482,682 filed Mar. 29, 1999.
The present invention relates to obstacle detection devices to be used by visually impaired pedestrians. More particularly, the present invention relates to an ultrasonic-based obstacle detection device.
The task facing visually impaired pedestrians is the task of independently starting from a point and ending at a destination. This seems simple. However, it appears to be extremely challenging once the factors affecting mobility are taken into account. If one were to close his eyes and tried to move just a few steps, it would not take long for him to realize that the visually impaired have no access to basic information such as spatial orientation, the nature of the obstacles, the presence of moving objects, or even the boundaries of the path or travel surface.
Travelling aids have long been developed in efforts to allow visually impaired pedestrians to travel and move about safely and comfortably. One of the first versions and the most widely used up to the present is the long cane. Since the 1960's, several types of electronic travel aids (ETA) have been developed to improve the mobility of visually impaired pedestrians. Some of these devices are now currently available. The Russell Pathfinder provides one such example. It first came into use in 1965 and employs an ultrasonic beam to detect objects. It provides a vibrating warning that is inversely proportional to the distance. The Nottingham Obstacle Detector, designed in 1973, is a hand-held device that provides an auditory readout of the distance between the visually impaired individual and the object with eight musical notes. Recent technical development permits the use of a human voice to communicate the distance between the visually impaired individual and the object by a voice message.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,870,687 to Deleon discloses an oral readout rangefinder. It orally announces the measured distance by using of a speech synthesiser. U.S. Pat. No. 5,508,699 to Silverman discloses a dual sensing identifier/locator device for the visually impaired. It composes of two parts. Transmitters attached to a variety of objects send out coded signals to indicate the names of the objects. A receiver attached to the user decodes the signal and produces audible output that includes the name of the object and the distance. U.S. Pat. No. 5,347,273 to Katiraie discloses an ultrasonic detection system. It is basically a collision sensing system used by both automobiles and the visually impaired. For the visually impaired application, transducers are mounted on a cane. It gives the exact distance of an obstacle from the visually impaired using the device by a voice message. U.S. Pat. No. 5,724,313 to Burgess et al discloses a guide device using pitches and tones to inform the user of the nature of the obstacle.
All of these devices, some of which have been innovative in their own way, have serious deficiencies. They have often lacked functionality and compactness necessary for one who will use the device while walking. The distance information provided has often at best been impractical and at worst incomprehensible to a visually impaired individual. They generally have lacked the ability to adapt to the needs and characteristics of the visually impaired individual who will use the device. Thus, what is needed is a compact, functional device that readily adapts to the needs and characteristics of a visually impaired individual. A device which provides in a readily comprehensible and intuitive form information on the distance between a visually impaired individual and an object that person is approaching.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an ETA method and apparatus for a visually impaired individual that is economical and easy to use so that a visually impaired individual can safely move about on his or her own.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an ETA obstacle detection device and method for guiding visually impaired pedestrians in a safe, comfortable and easy manner.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an ETA method and apparatus which provides information on distance to an object in an intuitive manner which makes it easy for the visually impaired individual to easily and quickly understand the distance units and what they actually represent in their own experience.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an ETA with a method and apparatus which provides distance information in units of step or stride of an individual.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a means for the user to calibrate the apparatus to their own personal preferences or characteristics.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an ETA apparatus which is provided in an easy to use, compact and unobtrusive package.
The present invention provides an ETA apparatus and system which uses ultrasonic sound as a ranging medium with a dual channel transducer driver system to determine by echo ranging the distance of objects in front of a user of the ETA apparatus. The apparatus converts the information obtained from the time difference between an ultrasonic transmission and its subsequent echo to determine distance and it communicates the measure of distance to the user in measurements of normal human strides. The information on distance is presented to the user by pre-recorded statements of the number of strides or steps to the object or obstacle detected.
In a further aspect of the present invention, a twin channel transducer allows it to discriminate between objects that are on the left or right side of the path of travel of the user and to determine which is closer.
In yet another aspect of the invention information on distances and location of objects is provided to the user by a dual channel sound system that discriminates between objects or obstacles on the left or right of the user. The system, in its preferred embodiment, has ear phones for each ear which transmit the information by the left or right or both audio channels depending on the position of an obstacle or obstacles by sending an audio signal that is louder to the side that the an object is closer on as well as an audio distance message.
In yet another aspect of the present invention it incorporates the ETA of the present invention within the frame of glasses for the visually impaired pedestrian. The electronics is in a miniaturized configuration.
In yet further aspect of the present invention it provides a method and apparatus for the user to calibrate the distance of the stride used to measure and inform the user of distance to an object to the users preferred stride or step characteristics.
The invention will be better understood by an examination of the following description, together with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is the block diagram of the major functional components of the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows the detail of the core functional component of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of glasses that incorporate the present invention in one possible embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 provides a flow chart that depicts the functional steps of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is the timing diagram of the major signal generated during operation of the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is one arrangement and use of the memory address that make up a memory of the present invention.
The Overall Apparatus.
The invention works on the well-known principle of range and direction finding with reflected ultrasonic sound waves in a fashion similar to the operation of radar and sonar. The ultrasonic travel aid of the present invention allows the measurement of distance between two points by emitting a short burst of high frequency sound waves and listening for an echo. When the echo is received, the time elapsed between the outgoing and reflected sound pulse is measured. Knowing the speed of the sound wave and the time taken to travel, the distance from the emission point of the ultrasound to the object can be calculated by the formula: D=(S�T)/2, where D stands for half the total distance traveled, S for the speed of sound wave and T for the time elapsed. D, in the present invention being the distance from the point of generation of the ultrasound burst to the object which created the echo of the ultrasound burst received.
Ultrasound essentially means "high frequency sound." The frequency range of ultrasound is from twenty to five hundred thousand vibrations per second, too high for human beings to perceive. It was chosen as the transmission medium over other mediums, such as light or radio waves or lower frequency sound waves because of its unique characteristics. Sounds at higher frequencies are more directional and focused than lower frequency waves. Ultrasonic waves can also be focused much like a beam of light. Therefore, an obstacle will more strongly reflect a beam of ultrasound waves than lower frequency sound waves. Because of its relatively slow speed of propagation, it is easy to detect. Furthermore, the ultrasonic sensor, a device that transmits ultrasonic pulses and receives the reflected echoes, can withstand extremely harsh environments, making it more suitable for outdoor applications.
Since the visually impaired are unable to read visual display, audio is the most efficient way to communicate information to the user. Musical notes have long been used to represent distance. Many ETAs also use vibrations where the intensity of the vibrations warns the user of the range between him and the obstacle. However, these methods leave the visually impaired user to translate notes or vibrations into an understanding of the distance. This is ineffective and often leads to confusion or worse for the visually impaired user.
One of the objectives of the present invention, the ultrasonic travel aid, is to improve the presentation of information, a common shortcoming of ETAs up to now. The new method uses state of the art technology to present distance in human voice. If the distance is given in either meters, feet, inches etc. most person especially the visually impaired still have difficulty in conceptually understanding units of measure expressed in this form. Therefore, an artificial intelligence is added by presenting the units of distance in steps or strides corresponding to the length of the user stride. The length of one's own step or stride is a unit that everyone can comprehend without difficulty. This is particularly true of the visually impaired, many of which have had such impairment from birth and thus have a greater conceptual difficulty in translating distance measurements into something understandable.
As depicted in FIG. 1, a block diagram of the major functional parts the present invention, the ultrasonic travel aid consists of four major functional parts: a Logic Control module 23, an Ultrasonic Generation module 25, a Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24, and an Information Presentation module 22. The invention has a fifth component a Calibration module 33 which, as will be explained below in detail, is used to adjust the unit to the personnel stride or step characteristics of the individual user.
The Ultrasonic Generation module 25 has two sub-components composed of two parts each. A left ultrasonic driver 27 which drives a left ultrasonic transducer 31 and a right ultrasonic driver 26 which drives a right ultrasonic transducer 30. When commanded, the right 26 and left 27 ultrasonic drivers produce in their respective ultrasonic transducers 30 and 31 burst of ultrasonic sound. Likewise, when the transducers 30 and/or 31 receive a return echo, they communicate receipt of this echo to their respective ultrasonic driver. Having a separate circuit and transducer for the right and left side allows the system to determine which side the object being approached is on or if it is across the entire path of the user.
The ultrasonic drivers 26 and 27 are controlled by and communicate with the Logic Control module 23, which sends the signal that instructs each ultrasonic driver 26 and 27 to emit periodic bursts of ultrasonic sound through their respective transducers. In turn, when the ultrasonic transducer 30 or 31 receives an echo, they communicate this event to the Logic Control module 23. If, as will be discussed in detail below, the echo is received within the requisite period of time, the Logic Control module will generate a STOP LEFT or STOP RIGHT signal to their respective ultrasonic driver 26 or 27.
The Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24, depicted in detail in FIG. 2, consists of a Distance-Base Generator 60, a left channel Distance Counter 61 for the left ultrasonic driver 26, and a right channel Distance Counter 62 for the right ultrasonic driver 27, a Distance Extractor 63, and a Directional Information Generator 64, etc. sub-components. This module is also controlled by the Logic Control module 23. Upon receiving the START signal, the Distance-Base Generator 60 starts to generate pulses. In the meantime, the left and right channel Distance Counter 61 and 62 start to count distance-base pulses. Upon receiving a STOP LEFT or STOP RIGHT signal, the corresponding counter will stop counting. The counted number of pulses is proportional to the distance between the obstacle and the sensor.
The Distance Extractor 63 determines which obstacles detected by the dual ultrasonic driver is closer to the user. To do this, it compares the dual distance counter 61 and 62 outputs, taking the smaller one, representing the obstacle closer to the user. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention outputs from the dual distance counters 61 and 62 (the dual distance counters in the preferred embodiment will most likely be clocks or similar appropriate device) will be normalized by a preset value that represents the largest distance the sensor can measure. The normalized distance being the maximum distance that the unit is set to detect objects. Standard transducers that would function with the present invention have a range of about 20 to 30 meters. However, the normalized distance in the preferred embodiment is about 10 meters a distance equivalent to roughly 30 to 33 steps or strides by the average individual.
Referring back to FIG. 1 the Information Presentation module 22 is made up of an Information Presentation Interface 28 that drives a right audio channel driver 36 and audio output 34 and a left audio channel driver 37 and audio output 35. The two separate audio channels, one for each ear, plus the corresponding left and right ultrasonic transducers give the apparatus and system of the present invention the ability to distinguish which side an object sits on or if it sits across the entire path the individual user.
FIG. 3 depicts how the glasses 39 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention might appear. The most notable features would be the left 27 and right 26 transducers. Left 35 and right 34 audio output devices, in the preferred embodiment would be typical small earphones, which the user would insert into each ear. The remainder of the electronics that makes up the invention would be typical miniaturized built into temple supports 40 and 41. Actual electronic parts have not been identified for the functional parts enumerated with respect to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 since those skilled in the art, once they understand the concepts enumerated herein will be able to obtain the necessary parts to fabricate the present invention without any difficulty.
Operation of the Invention:
FIG. 4 provides a flow diagram that depicts the overall operation of the system of the present invention. In the preferred embodiment every two seconds, the Logic Control module generates a START signal that will allow the Ultrasonic module to emit a burst of ultrasonic waves 42. The transducers 30 and 31 then listen for returning echoes 43. In the meantime, this START signal is also sent to the Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24 to start counting distance-base pulses 42.
Upon detecting an echo, the Ultrasonic module sends out an ECHO received signal 44 which is then passed on to the Logic Control module 23 to generate a STOP LEFT or STOP RIGHT signal. These STOP signals are passed to Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24 to stop counting pulses 46. The Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24 then counts the number of pulses generated by the timing mechanism between the START signal and the signal to stop timing 47. The Information Presentation module 28 then reads out the number of pulses counted between the START and STOP signals and determines the distance in strides 48. This information is then transmitted to the user in the form a human voice 49. When there is no echo being detected within the maximum normalized time period 45, the Logic Control module will generate a STOP signal to stop timing 47.
FIG. 5 provides a timing diagram with the major signals generated during normal operation of the present invention. The system first generates a START signal 53 which initiated generation of ultrasonic pulses by the transducers and the commencing of the timing or distance count 56. Commencing of the distance count involves commencing of the timing pulses 56A. A periodic reset signal 57, generally one every two seconds, commences the start or START signal 53. Upon receipt of an echo, an ECHO signal is received which halts the timing sequence 56 and generates a sound enable signal. When there is no echo received within the maximum normalized time period, a STOP signal is generated to halt the timing sequence 56B.
Presentation of Distance as Strides:
The ultrasonic travel aid does not directly measure the distance to an object. Instead, it measures the time taken for the ultrasonic waves to make a round trip from its transducer 30 and 31 to an object and back again. Therefore, knowing the speed of ultrasound and the time taken to travel for a round trip, the distance between the user and the object can be calculated using the formula: D=(S�t)/2, where t is the time elapsed between the START and STOP signals.
We know that the speed of ultrasound is approximately 343 m/s, which implies that is takes ultrasonic waves approximately 6 milliseconds to travel one meter for a round trip. If we can generate pulses at 6 milliseconds per cycle, then, by counting the number of pulses between START and STOP signals, we would know the distance in meters immediately.
As mentioned above, it is difficult for the visually impaired to comprehend distance in meters. Hence a little "artificial intelligence" is added. The distance is given out in the form of steps. For example, it takes ultrasonic waves approximately 2 milliseconds to travel 0.343 meters in round trip, which is approximately the length one step of an adult. Consequently, if we turn the distance-base generator 60 to generate pulses at two milliseconds per cycle, we would know the distance in steps instead of meters. This time base can be easily calibrated to suit the user with different length of step.
One of the unique features of the present invention is the presentation of distance by the human voice. State of the art static recorder chip is used to convert the number of steps into human voice. The information presentation module 28 can be a standard static recorder chip that allows the recording of messages onto the chip for played back at any time. Around thirty messages were to be recorded, and a systematic procedure was derived to allow messages to be played back with as little delay as possible.
Two methods are possible. The first being message cueing to a recorded message. This proved to be difficult for the delay was too long in order to skip messages. The second method involved accessing a recorded message by a specific address. The standard static recorder that can be used contains six hundred addresses with a total duration of sixty seconds. This means that one second of recording time is equivalent to ten address counts. If each message lasted 1.6 seconds, it could be stored in the space of sixteen addresses. Since sixteen is an "even" binary multiple, we can ignore all the counts less than sixteen by strapping the corresponding bits to ground and programming the remaining bits. This simplifies the design tremendously, because the address of messages stored in the chip are directly related to number of steps, as shown in the table at FIG. 6. In this way, the number of steps measured by Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24 can directly access the voice recording of "n steps".
The present invention includes a means to calibrate the apparatus to the individual stride or step characteristics of the user. To calibrate the present invention, the user simply activates the calibration module 33 of FIG. 1 with control 79. The user takes a predefined number of strides, for example, four strides, away from a wall. Then, he or she will turn and face the wall. The user then places the apparatus in the calibration mode, which will measure the distance between the user and the wall in term of number of clock cycles. When the user pushes the confirmation button, the unit then determines the number of pulses equivalent to the average stride of the user calibrating the device. This information is stored on the system as a reference to generate the distance-base pulse that will be used to measure the distance in strides or steps.
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As noted above the present invention as depicted in FIG. 1 is an obstacle ranging system for visually impaired pedestrians comprising a Dual Sensing module 25, a Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24, a Logical Control module 23, an Information Presentation Interface 22, a Distance-Base Generator module (which in the preferred embodiment forms part of the Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24 or Logical Control module 23), and a calibration module 33.
The Dual Sensing module 25 comprises two ultrasonic drivers 26 and 27. The ultrasonic driver transmits a burst of ultrasonic signals when it receives the START command and listens for echoes. When the ultrasonic driver receives echoes from the obstacle, it sends out an ECHO signal. The two channels of the Dual Sensing module 25 operate independently of each other and the system of the present invention is able to process the information from each channel separately and determine if two different objects are on the left and right side of the path of the user are at different distances from the user and which is closer to the user of the invention.
The Distance-Base Generator module 60 in the preferred embodiment is incorporated in the logical control module or the distance and direction discrimination module. However, it could be separately configured without too much difficulty. The purpose of the Distance-Base Generator module 60 is to generate step-time base pulse 56A and 56B of FIG. 5. It comprises a crystal clock generator and a counter. When it receives a START signal from the Control Logic module 23, it begins to generate Distance-Base pulse. It uses the step length (number of crystal clock cycle) stored in the calibration module as a reference. The reference has been set during the calibration mode. The reference is a measure of the average stride of the user. When the crystal clock cycle reaches this number, it generates a distance pulse. When it receives the STOP LEFT and STOP RIGHT signals from the Control Logic module 23 when the Control Logic module 23 receives and echo signal from either ultrasonic drivers 26 and 27, it resets the distance generation counter. It should be noted that this process occurs separately for each ultrasonic driver allowing the system to discriminate between information received from each channel of the dual sensing module 25.
The Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24 is the core of the invention. This module includes a Distance-Base Generator 60, a Dual Distance Counter 61 and 62, a Distance Extractor 63 and a Directional Information Generator 64, etc. sub-components. When the Control Logic module sends out the START signal to the ultrasonic module, the Distance-Base Generator 60 starts to generate pulses. In the mean time, the Dual Distance Counter 61 and 62 also start to count the number of distance-base pulse. When the module receives the STOP LEFT or STOP RIGHT signals, the corresponding distance counter 61 or 62 stops counting. The counted number of distance-base pulses is proportional to the distance between the obstacle and the sensor.
The Distance Extractor 63 determines which obstacles detected by the dual ultrasonic driver is closer to the user. To do this, it compares the Dual Distance Counter 61 and 62 outputs, taking the smaller one representing the object closer to the user. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, outputs from the Dual Distance Counter 61 and 62 will be normalized by a preset value that represents the largest distance the sensor can measure. As noted the preferred embodiment of the present invention has a maximum range of 20 to 30 meters; however, as a practical matter the actual range in the preferred embodiment is normalized to a maximum of 10 meters, anything beyond this distance being indicated by the system as beyond range. The information presentation module uses the output of the normalized counter number in presenting the information on distance to the user of the system.
The control logic means control of the operation of the talking glasses. The flow chart of FIG. 4 and the timing diagram of FIG. 5 indicate the procedure it uses for control and operation of the system. It first sends out a START signal that will start the Dual Ultrasonic Driver module 25, start the Dual Distance Counter 61 and 62, and reset the static recorder and an internal step down counter. When it receives an ECHO signal from the ultrasonic driver module, it will stop the corresponding distance counter. When it receives both ECHO signals from the dual ultrasonic driver, it sends out a signal to the Distance and Direction Discrimination module 24 to start the process of determining the distance to the object or objects which side are they on etc. When the module stops processing, it sends out a signal to the Information Presentation module 22 to present the information to the user based on the information provided to the information presentation module by the Distance and Discrimination module.
The information presentation module can be best understood by FIG. 1 and FIG. 3. It has two parts, an audio generation part and what amounts to a 3-D surrounding sound generation part or more correctly left and right sound channels. The audio generation part contains pre-recorded information, such as "one step", "two steps", and "three steps". . . This information is stored using a static recording technique and it can be accessed by index by standard procedures well known in the industry. Thus, the number of steps can be used directly as audio information index. It should be noticed that when the distance is too far, for example, excess the possible distance that ultrasonic driver can measure or is beyond the normalized range, the audio output is "too far". However, when the distance is too close, for example, less than one step, the audio output will be "too close". The second part is to use of the left channel right channel audio out put to present the direction information. When an obstacle on the left hand side is closer than an obstacle on the right hand side, the left hand side audio output will be more pronounced or louder than the right hand side audio output. The normalized distances for both left hand side control the depth of field or range and right hand side as described above.
The calibration module 33 as depicted in FIG. 1 has a control 79 in the preferred embodiment a push button. The calibration module 33 also has a distance input and means to store the step length pertaining the user. The clock generator of the system generates the time base input. When the device is first powered, a predefined number of time bases corresponding to the length of one step are loaded into the step length memory. When the user pushes the calibration button the system of the invention is in the calibration mode. It measures a predefined number of steps, for example, four steps. The number of time bases corresponding to the length of one step will be calculated and stored in the step length memory which will be used as the reference to convert the distance measurement into number of steps.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made to it without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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I'm an Atheist. Why should I believe in a god? Which god? and why?
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But you are comparing love, a natural human emotion with more evidence than just circumstancial as you say, with a supreme deity. That, does not make sense.
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Well first, you asked for rational ways, so I provided a philosophical look (Metaphysics) at the existance of a supreme being. Before you discount anything, there's about 100 pages of logical reading, so I know you have read it yet.
Second, while not all spiritual systems were relational, most were. Certainly monotheism is. The realtionship of YHWH is one based upon Love, and hence relevent.
In YHWH there are two main principles. 1) God is the basis for Being or Existance. 2) God is the personification of Love. As such, you can't remove the Love element.
I believe that love is a natural human emotion that's being wrongfully exploited by basically suggesting that without god, there would be no love.
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I don't think you're serious, just having some fun with Christians or other spiritual systems. If you're serious as you claim, then you'd spend some time actually reading the logical arguments that you asked for. Since you have not, then I doubt your intentions.
I also think that you've had no training in philosophy or debate, for you are not answering questions in any logical way, only making some subjective observations, which you also are not proving by the way. You haven't built any logical statements, provided evidence of their veracity, or came to a conclusion as a result of reason and logic.
But since you may be young, I'll indulge you. You said, "I believe that love is a natural human emotion that's being wrongfully exploited by basically suggesting that
without god, there would be no love.
Prove why that is so.
You should know that you cannot prove a negative, at least near impossible for a beginner in debate. It's a logical fallacy. It's called Evidence of Absence.
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That statement is impossible to prove. Your statement is also false, for I never made that claim.
To prove that the absence of X will result in the absence of Y is very difficult.
First, I never asked for anything. Second, just because I have a different view, which, by the way, is a view that I have developed long ago, you resort by saying I'm "young" and I've "had no training in debate and philosophy" etc., which is fairly typical from a believer who is usually stumped by a rational, logical thinking atheist.
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