How it works
OOrion, free on the App Store and coming soon to Android, allows you to identify, locate, and be guided to objects and text in your environment, whether they are standard, personal, or in a partner location. Find out how each feature works below.
Search for an item
OOrion makes it easy to find a specific item in your surroundings. Simply open the “Find an item” feature and choose from the list, or just type or say aloud what you are looking for.
If the item is one of those recognized by OOrion, you can start the search and scan the space around you with your smartphone camera. As soon as the app identifies the object, beeps, vibrations, and distance indicators guide you precisely to it.
Whether it's a lost key, a bottle left somewhere, or even finding a bench in a park, OOrion helps visually impaired people quickly locate what they need and gain independence in their daily lives.
Search for text
OOrion also includes a text search feature designed to help you quickly find written information in your surroundings. Are you out on the street looking for a store entrance, a plaque, a sign, or any other text around you? Go to the “Search for text” feature, simply enter or say the word or phrase you want to find, then scan the area with your smartphone camera.
If the text you are looking for is detected, OOrion guides you in exactly the same way as when searching for objects: beeps, vibrations, and distance indicators guide you to its location.
Whether it's locating the entrance to a store, identifying a room, reading signage, or finding a specific display, OOrion assists blind, visually impaired, or low-vision individuals to facilitate their movements and enhance their independence in everyday life.
Nearby objects
OOrion also offers a “Nearby Objects” feature, which provides a real-time description of the items around you. Simply open the feature and scan your surroundings with your smartphone camera: OOrion instantly identifies visible objects and describes them to you as you go.
This feature is ideal for quickly understanding your surroundings, whether you are in an unfamiliar room, on the street, or in a public place. And if you want to find one of the objects you have spotted, simply use the “Find an Object” feature, which will guide you step by step to it.
With this immediate and intuitive detection, OOrion helps blind, visually impaired, or low-vision individuals better perceive their environment and gain independence in their daily lives.
Texts an object
OOrion also includes a text search feature designed to help you quickly find written information in your surroundings. Are you out on the street looking for a store entrance, a plaque, a sign, or any other text around you? Go to the “Search for text” feature, simply enter or say the word or phrase you want to find, then scan the area with your smartphone camera.
If the text you are looking for is detected, OOrion guides you in exactly the same way as when searching for objects: beeps, vibrations, and distance indicators guide you to its location.
Whether it's locating the entrance to a store, identifying a room, reading signage, or finding a specific display, OOrion assists blind, visually impaired, or low-vision individuals to facilitate their movements and enhance their independence in everyday life.
Adding personal items
OOrion allows you to add your personal items so that you can easily find them later. To do this, go to the personal item addition feature: OOrion provides you with all the instructions you need to scan your item correctly. Simply place it on a clear surface and scan it from different angles with your smartphone camera.
Once the item has been registered, you can quickly find it using the “Search for an item” feature, which will guide you step by step to its location. This feature offers blind, visually impaired, or partially sighted people a simple and effective way to locate their personal belongings and gain independence in their daily lives.
Partner Areas
You won't see this button on your screen all the time, but when you visit an OOrion partner location, a button is automatically added to the main interface. It allows you to enjoy a fully accessible and autonomous experience at the location.
You can find a list of all OOrion partners in the app settings, and even access their interfaces. This allows you to explore what has been set up at the location, prepare for your visit (for example, choose your meal in advance at a restaurant), and make reservations or call the location directly via the app.
What's new at OOrion
We have integrated an AI assistant into the app that allows you to chat live with OOrion. You can ask it questions about how the app works, ask it to find items, and it will automatically detect the appropriate feature. For example, you can tell it that you are in Paris, and it will suggest where to dine based on the list of partners.
We'll let Stephanie, our CEO, tell you more in the video below.
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