MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631020114 A) filed by Guru Nanak Institute Of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, on Feb. 20, for 'ann-based touchless home appliance control for handicapped.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Nabaneeta Banerjee; Dr. Surajit Basak; Dr. Kausik Roy; Abir Mitra; Arkaprova Das; and Ananya Jana.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An assistive touchless home-appliance control system employing an artificial neuron implemented on a microcontroller for decision-making is disclosed. The system continuously acquires data from a proximity (distance) sensor and a presence/motion sensor, computes a weighted sum of the sensor inputs plus a bias, applies an activation function to generate a decision output, and in response actuates audio and haptic alerts and a relay to enable touch-free control of electrical appliances. Implemented with low-cost, low-power components (for example, Arduino Nano, ultrasonic sensor, PIR sensor, buzzer, vibration motor, relay), the invention reduces false alarms relative to simple threshold/IF-ELSE systems by considering multiple inputs simultaneously and supports real-time operation to improve safety and independence of visually impaired and physically challenged users."
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