BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY INTERESTED IN COMMERCIALIZATION THROUGH LICENSING AND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS POC: Ms. Norma Vaught, Technology Transfer Officer, (301) 394-2952, fax (301) 394-5818, e-mail, nvaught@arl.mil. Briefing to industry interested in commercialization through licensing and cooperative research and development agreements of a portable, light-weight two or three way voice, video and data transmission system originally developed to provide video and voice patient care communication between a medic in the field and a physician at a base anywhere in the world. Those interested should respond by fax or e-mail before 20 June 1997 to reserve a place for the briefing to be held on 27 June 1997 and to receive an information package. The Army Research Laboratory is offering for commercial development a portable, light-weight two or three way voice, video and data transmission system originally developed to provide video and voice patient care communication between a medic in the field and a physician at a base anywhere in the world. The video, voice, data transmission system broadcasts up to 2 kilometers (at 30 frames per second video) to a mobile satellite system carried on a truck or jeep. A very small head mounted camera provides video of all that the user sees. A boom microphone collects the users voice. Patient information from sensors can be collected and transmitted. Video, voice and data can be transmitted to the user with video and data displayed on the user's head mounted display. The system is battery operated with all components placed either on the head mounted display (a pair of large glasses) or in a vest (battery and signal transmission and receipt). Off the shelf components were utilized to the maximum extent possible. The invention is the subject of a patent application; has been reduced to practice and improved; and is now being tested for design improvement in the field. Commercial applications include communications systems for remote emergency medical care, complete damage survey information from a distance by one wearing toxic materials protection gear; a distant coach system for explosive ordance disposal or repair of critical components in a difficult situation.

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