DocumentCode
1356326
Title
The optophone: an electronic blind aid
Author
Capp, Michael ; Picton, Phil
Author_Institution
Univ. Coll. Northampton, UK
Volume
9
Issue
3
fYear
2000
fDate
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
137
Lastpage
143
Abstract
This article presents a short but detailed description of the optophone-its origins as a reading device for the blind, the various stages of its development, and the possibility of its use as a mobility aid for the blind. Research into the use of stereo vision is described as an aid to information reduction, in the hope of remedying the problems of information overload that commonly plague electronic blind aids
Keywords
handicapped aids; stereo image processing; video cameras; electronic blind aid; high frequency musical notes generation; information overload; information reduction; mobility aid; optophone; reading device; stereo vision;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Science and Education Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0963-7346
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/esej:20000306
Filename
850763
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