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CYTUVA

Stand for ergonomic content viewing

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Basic Information

  • UniversityUniversidad de Valladolid
  • Center
  • DepartmentInformatics (Computer Architecture and Technology, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Computer Languages ​​and Systems)
  • Investigation GroupAdvanced Computer Environments and Multimodal Interaction Systems (ECA-SIMM)


Description

The designed product is a stand aiming at facilitating reading in bed, without the need of sitting up, that is to say, keeping an horizontal position. It is intended for books, separate sheets, tablets, e-books and mobile phones. They would be placed on the stand upside down and the user would view the content from below. The system is intended for bed, so the user will lie with a pillow under their head, in a position of minimum effort.


Other information

Number of researchers:

2

Development status:

In prototype phase

Intellectual Property Rights:

Solicitud de patente

Differentiation in the market:

Novelty

Applicability of technology:

Yes

Companies and markets:

Dependant people. Third sector. Disability. Health.

Advantages:

The design assumes the user can or should lie face up, and the stand is adapted according to the user's head position. This way, the user would be in a position of minimum effort, being able to keep said posture for long intervals without the need of making any ergonomic effort to read.

Additional Information:

Premio Prometeo 2016 (Award organized by the University of Valladolid).

UNESCO Code:

3204 - Occupational medicine

Other members:

Pablo Sánchez Gatón

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