YTL 4G Challenge

The office of the Malaysia Organization for the Blind ( MOB ) is located in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, where I used to live. When we have tea and dinner at the shops across from the YMCA, seeing the blind knocking over tables and chairs are a common sight. What is most concerning is when you see someone fall over the curb, because the roads are not well maintained and there is no State provided system or personal assistant device, in place to assist them to move around safely.

The most trusted and useful tool for the Blind are their faithful walking cane. To date, the greatest improvement done for this piece of life support equipment is the fact that it is collapsible and shortened when not in used !

As we use new technologies to improve our daily lives, very little has been done for the impaired

High speed and large data package transfer technologies, such as the YTL 4G broadband system, offers innovative opportunities to provide better support and aid to the blind. Corporations like YTL are at the forefront of corporate governance and social contributions.

Greetings…. My name is RobestYong and I am a professional inventor living in Malaysia. My career is build on inventing new products that serve the purpose of improving lives of people, whether to simplify the complex method of doing something, or to create a new product to enhance our lives.
For more information about me and my inventions, please visit my website:

I am confident that utilization of the 4G facilities from YTL, I can develop an intelligent walking cane and a supporting platform for the blind community to provide them with more freedom of mobility to explore and a chance to be more self-dependent.

1) General Features on the Mobility-Cane

a) Bluetooth wireless transmission of signal to the ear piece.
b) Audio voice in different languages and dialects.
c) Auto re-charging when placed onto its dock
d) Wake-up alarm
e) Talking clock
f) Radio function
g) Paging function from the SupportPlatformCentre ( SPC )
h) Talking calculator
i) Braille marked buttons
j) Digital audio recording and play-back to jot down notes
k) Quick call buttons for taxi, SupportsPlatformCentre ( SPC ), home, buddies.
l) It will beep and vibrate as it approach an object or obstacles without the man having to keep tapping
   on the floor or road as he move along.
m) It will automatically glow into brightness when the surrounding get dark
n) It will beep when it is accidentally dropped, to enable the blind person to locate it more easily.
o) Able to detect and alert the person of wet and slippery floor

and many more will be added as we proceed….

2) 4G Broadband Aided Features

a) Normal mobile phone calling and receiving functions.
b) Receive and transmit user’s GPS position.
c) Friends and family are able to detect his location using a hand phone or PDA by logging into the
    SupportsPlatformCentre ( SPC )
d) The SPC is able to locate and de-activate the i-Cane should it be stolen or lost
e) Provide navigation guide to his desired destination
f) The software will be “trained” to automatically map out danger zones and obstacles according to the
    user’s normal path and route.
g) It can alert him of approaching danger by vibration on the cane and audio alert
h) Home beacon to guide him home
i) Single touch button call for taxi service.
j) Voice audio to guide the taxi driver for the best route to take, thus saving on the fare.
k) The software can update the users of the approaching bus stops along the journey.
l) Emergency button to send out distress calls when in danger, lost or sick.
m) Build-in pre-paid account for LRT and other public transport service.
n) Sending of preset sms or voice messages to contacts.
o) Tracking of preset friends which could be used when a group of 3 or 5 are meeting, and knowing
     where everyone is, vis-à-vis the destination is useful.

p.and many more will be added as we proceed…..

In conclusion, should my idea be good enough to win a prize in this competition, the fund will be put into the development of this product, and it will be cooperative venture with the YTL Group for the betterment of the lives and livelihood of the visually impaired community.

The invention of the Mobility-Cane and the SupportPlatformCentre ( SPC ) will provide blind people, the enhanced convenience of mobility and opportunities for greater participation, involvement and integration into society.

Feel free to post comments and questions, after you vote for me. I will try my best to answer the questions, in a systematic manner.

To vote for me, please register yourself an account and then click to this icon
next to my entry title. Mobility-Cane and SupportPlatformCentre for the Blind

Thank you

RobestYong