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Parallel braille on smartphones for deaf-blind people

  • Silesian University of Technology

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Abstract

The objective of this work is to develop an interaction method that uses the touch screen of smartphones and embedded vibration mechanisms. During the study, three methods of communication with deaf-blind were analyzed: Morse code, Braille code for one device, parallel Braille code for two devices. The new concept is the third one. The main device send one column of the Braille code to the second device, then both vibrate own columns of the current character. Analysis of methods was carried out by comparing the reading time and correctness of character recognition for different time units of vibration signals. Considering the fact that the efficiency and the correctness of the characters recognition of the parallel Braille are similar to Morse, this approach seems to be quite an interesting alternative for deaf-blind users.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputers Helping People with Special Needs - 16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Proceedings
EditorsKlaus Miesenberger, Georgios Kouroupetroglou
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages326-332
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783319942735
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2018 - Linz, Austria
Duration: 11 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10897 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2018
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityLinz
Period11/07/1813/07/18

Keywords

  • Braille
  • Deaf-blind
  • Reader
  • Smartphone

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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