Added: July 28, 2011
Corporate Profile
Freedom Bionics Ltd. (trading as Yaletown Capital (TSX-V: YCC) pending name change)
Freedom Bionics is developing a suite of Smartphone applications using cognitive software networks that can build historical databases for tracking movements, recording conversations and to provide memory assistance and a lifeline to family members and emergency services.
Mission: To augment biological deficiencies using technology to improve quality of life.
What is Augmented Bionics? The application of technology to improve or replace biologically impaired human capabilities.
Products
Sixth Sense Mobility Software
Freedom's Sixth Sense Mobility Software gathers data from a Smartphone network and builds a database that records location, movements and conversations, ignoring repetitive activities while on alert for abnormal behavior such as a rapid deceleration (car crash or falling to the ground) or a break to patterned activity (senior wandering away from home or a child not in the school grounds at the usual time). The cognitive software rapidly builds a pattern base and can alert a care-giver or emergency services as required.
Emergency Services
Using an accelerometer inside the Smartphone, Freedom's Emergency application can detect rapid acceleration and deceleration (speeding or swerving car, accidental sudden stop) and even the falling down of a senior. The rapid change in the accelerometer reading immediately sends a signal to a family member or to emergency service as required.
Medical Records
An application for care-givers to record medication and medical history with electronic access augments Freedom's other programs to correctly identify the Smartphone users needs, particularly in emergencies.
Just Family Networking
- Situational Awareness, Family Networking, Assistance, Data Filtering, Communications and Peace of Mind
- Family member location and situational awareness intelligence of spouse, children, Parents & Grandparents
- Texting threat assessment and warnings for children
- Mobile cognitive intelligence assistance.
- Intercom on certain networks with VOIP (Voice over IP)
- Safety Management
- Vehicle safety monitoring
- Crash detection and medical records support
- Impaired driving / teen driving tracking and assessments
- Vehicle integration with Microsoft Sync for Ford and Hyundai .
- Emergency Voice and Data support
Cognitive Simplified Smartphone Interface for Google Android
-Senior and child friendly (easy to use)
Freedom's unique Smartphone touch display interface application is tailored to the skill levels of seniors, young children and those who may have various levels of cognitive impairment. The software operates on Google Android operating systems. This product provides a host of other capabilities as add-ons including location management, fall detection and automobile accident detection. People with cognitive impairments or young children can now have access to Smartphone technology without having to deal with the complexity that is typical of current models.
Freedom's new cognitively adaptive user interface for Google Android 2.1 and 2.2 provides an extremely intuitive method for people who might struggle with the current user complexity of the Android Smartphone menus. Users will find it quick to adapt to their cognitive skill levels. Care givers, seniors or those with Mild Cognitive Impairment, early stage Alzheimer's, or Dementia will benefit from having access to a lifeline or a number of other special-purpose services. These services can include cognitive assistance, short-term memory recall, location management, family networking, fall detection, and family member safety.
Seniors are often uncomfortable with normal computer menu systems which tend to be complex. To develop an interface for the Android that makes sense for seniors requires special consideration, as seniors' needs are typically different from other users.
Those with cognitive impairments or Alzheimer's require special methods to make Smartphones useful for them.
Freedom's Smartphone interface is designed to provide various user groups with options suited to their special needs. This includes one-button dialing to caregivers, and simple built-in demonstrations on how to use the touch screens.
Additional features include:
Simplified Menus and Dial by Picture
Large Fonts
High Contrast Graphics
Adaptive User Interface
Avatar Help Assistance
Persistent Menu Structure
Animated Help Sequences
Intuitive Layout
Recognizable Icons and Buttons
Children also have special unique requirements. They typically require simple screens to start with but then learn rapidly. As children grow older many will need parental controls on their smart-phones to limit the time use and functionality; such as limited text messaging, phone calls, and internet access. Freedom's artificial intelligence-based program gives parents control over children's access to inappropriate internet services as well as providing them with safety and family emergency related alert features.
Freedom's Cognitively Simplified user interface is the cornerstone for a suite of applications for families and seniors. It gives users access to advanced applications and networks which provide Family Situational Awareness Networking, Cognitive Assistance, and Safety Services.
The base system will be available early in 2011, and the extended services will be available in Q2 of 2011 for Android 2.2.
Revenues
Families will purchase the Smartphone applications for each family member, and pay a monthly subscription based on the number of services required. The Company has been profitable in each of the past three years.
Management
- Douglas Kind, CEO: entrepreneur with 35 years experience, hardware, software development and finance
- Dr Hao Wang, PhD, PEng: robotics and artificial intelligence
- Brett Spratt, Degree SFU: cognitive science
- Manny Khera, BCIT grad: Technology and EIT
- Dan Wiens: software server specialist, original author of Microsoft mail for windows
Corporate Websites
https://www.freedombionics.com/slideshow.html
https://www.justfamilynetwork.com/
www.mymobileintelligence.com