Fiscal Year:
1984
Title:
AIDING AGED THROUGH INFORMATION DISSEMINATION: CAPTURES ON TELEPHONE TAPES HELPFUL DATA ON DEVICES
Agency:
HHS
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$106,892.00
Abstract:
APPLYING AN ADAPTATION OF TELEPHONE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN USE BY THIS FIRM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES UNDER THE TRADE NAME OF QUIK-TELL, WE PROPOSE TO ESTABLISH THE TECHNICAL MERIT AND FEASIBILITY OF MAKING AVAILABLE TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED, MEDICAL AND GERIATRIC INSTITUTIONS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING INNOVATIVE SELF-HELP DEVICES. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW A BANK OF INFORMATION CAN BE ASSEMBLED, ESSENTIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF DEVICES PUT ON A SERIES OF TELEPHONE TAPES, AND MADE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO INDIVIDUALS (ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, PROFESSIONAL PERSONS, FAMILY, FRIENDS, ETC.) AND TO INSTITUTIONS FOR A MODEST FEE. THE SERVICE WILL BE THE "PRODUCT" AND WE WILL DESCRIBE ITS POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL APPEAL TO PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS WHO WILL BE PRIVILIGED TO INCLUDE A SPONSOR'S MESSAGE WITH EACH TAPE. AN IMPORTANT BY-PRODUCT OF THE DATA GATHERING WILL BE TO UNCOVER PREVIOUSLY UNEXPLORED DEVICES THAT SHOULD BE CANDIDATES FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. A FURTHER COMMERCIALIZATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERVICE WOULD BE THE PROVISION OF HARD COPY ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS.
Principal Investigator:
Donald P. Whitworth
Associate
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Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Associated Enterprise Dvlpmnt
1623 Forest Drive Suite 302 Annapolis, MD 21403
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No