Memory Lane - Deltahacks 11

🌟 Inspiration

• Each year, millions of people worldwide suffer from early-onset Alzheimer's and dementia.
• These conditions not only result in significant financial costs for medication and treatment but also take an emotional toll on families and impact overall well-being.
• Research shows that cognitive stimulation can significantly delay the progression of these diseases.
• This inspired us to create Memory Lane, a tool designed to empower individuals with memory impairments and improve their quality of life.

🏡 What it Does

Memory Lane is a user-friendly Streamlit-based web application.
Our product serves as a virtual assistant equipped with a camera to recognize and identify the faces of people you interact with.

Key Features:

1. Capture Memories: Upload a picture of someone, add their name and a short description.
2. Instant Recognition: The app ensures that this person is recognized in every future interaction.
3. Personalized Descriptions: Provides memory cues to help users connect with their loved ones effortlessly.

⚒️ How We Built It

• Frontend: Developed with Streamlit for an intuitive, interactive user interface.
• Backend: Integrated powerful technologies like OpenCV and face_recognition to detect and recognize faces.
• Deployment: Ensured seamless communication and real-time functionality using tools like WebRTC and Socket.IO.

⚓ Challenges We Ran Into

1. Resolving compatibility issues between dependencies like WebRTC, Socket.IO, and Streamlit.
2. Learning and implementing new technologies, which required adapting to emerging frameworks.
3. Managing our time effectively, coordinating schedules, and meeting soft deadlines amidst a high-paced hackathon environment.

🥇 Accomplishments We’re Proud Of

• Innovative Idea: Identifying a meaningful problem and crafting a solution that resonated deeply with our team and the audience.
• Overcoming Hurdles: Successfully integrating complex technologies despite initial challenges.
• Collaboration: Working as a team to brainstorm, develop, and deliver a polished product within the tight time constraints.

📝 What We Learned

• Gained hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools like Streamlit, OpenCV, and WebRTC.
• Mastered the process of integrating emerging technologies into a functional web app.
• Improved our collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills in a high-pressure environment.

💡 What's Next for Memory Lane

1. Phase 2: Smart Glasses Integration
   • Our future vision involves incorporating the technology into a pair of smart glasses.
   • These glasses would display the name and description of individuals in real-time through an augmented reality interface.
2. Enhanced Features
   • Introducing voice commands for hands-free interaction.
   • Adding multilingual support for global accessibility.
3. Scalability
   • Expanding the app’s database capabilities to store and process more profiles efficiently.

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Thank you for exploring Memory Lane – a step towards empowering those affected by memory-related conditions and improving lives.