In this paper, the design of an All-In-One Companion for Visually Impaired has been proposed. The system aims to help such people while they are alone at their homes. The system will carry out the orders given by its user (a visually impaired man/woman) by analyzing his/her voice [1] and also by their hand gestures [2]. The system aims to provide necessary features for visually impaired like home automation. In this, different devices like fan, light, etc. , which will be already interfaced with the system, can be turned on/off, by making different gestures, with the help of IR sensors mounted on the fingers of the user. RF signals are used for communication between the devices and sensors. Also, the systems aims to provide other features amongst which the key feature is security of the user. This feature has been proposed keeping in mind that the user is visually impaired. A GSM Modem with a SIM will be activated immediately when the user gives voice command – "HELP" and will send an SMS alert, containing the location of the user as given by the GPS Module, will be sent to all the recipients including local authorities and kin of the user. In addition to it, a buzzer will be activated simultaneously which will generate an alarm to alert anyone nearby. Other features include two-way communication with the system via GSM Modem, a Gas Sensor to detect fire and a Temperature Sensor to detect the environment surroundings. Thus the system aims to be an ALL-IN-ONE STICK to support visually impaired, speaking figuratively.

GPS GSM IR Sensors Gas Sensors RF Signals SMS Two-way Communication