An idea to help autistic people

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Hello my fellow peeps on the spectrum, I have come to present an idea. This is an idea of a device to help people on the spectrum with everyday social interaction. I have already created a prototype of this idea, so it is feasible in practice. My idea is to construct a device to help people on the spectrum with social communication. It would consist of a device, like a set of glasses, that would help them by taking photos of their conversation partner and then analyze the photos with an API to determine things. These would include how happy/sad they were, how attentive they looked, and how interested they were in the convo. It would then display the info back to the person on their glass/lens, helping the user understand how the other person was feeling. It would essentially interpret the nonverbal social cues for them.

Does this sound like something you would buy and would it be helpful for your purposes? Your feedback would be most appreciated.

Sounds like a great kickstarter but think about how google glass went and that may concern some people if you have an always on camera. but putting that aside, sounds like a great idea!

I understand that. That is why the images would be deleted as soon as they are processed, so this should ease privacy concerns. My main question is this: is this something you would use? I really want to work on this idea, and I need your feedback so I know how best to proceed.

Sounds like it will cost a small fortune to develope and manufacture . Then there is the pricing .

I'd do a poll or two in a different thread - in here - to test the water and get some feedback .

Many great ideas never get into production due to high costs and low denand.

Regarding legality of this: it is legal to take photos of anyone (including children) in public, as per the criminal code (this applies only to America). However, photos and videos on private property may not be allowed (given at the discretion of the property owner).