RAY User Guide
Introducing RAY
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Introducing RAY
This chapter introduces RAY’s functionality, the services that it provides and the
Android Smartphone platform on which it runs.
What is RAY?
RAY is an integrated portable system designed to assist the community of visually
impaired people and their families in their daily life. RAY leverages the latest
mobility technologies to increase independence, enrich social life and improve
accessibility of essential services for the visually impaired.
The RAY mobile system provides a unique user interface on an Android platform
that is especially designed for the visually impaired. Its special design and
functionality enable non-sighted users to interact with it by touching its screen,
use a built-in or attached keypad, feeling vibrations and listening to sounds.
RAY is available as a standalone application you can download and install on any
Android device (OS version 4.2 and above). It is also available on a number of
different smartphones models, pre-configured for out-of-a-box experience.
To download and install RAY VISION application, go to Google Play Store and look
for ‘RAY app for the visually impaired”
(
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ray.manager
).
The RAY devices are available to buy over the Internet at Project Ray web site,
Amazon and eBay; or from local distributers as listed on Project Ray website.
For simplicity purpose, all device related examples and descriptions are related to
the RAY N5 device which is based on Google Nexus 5. Application capabilities and
screen images are similar across all models and devices.