FingerReader: A Wearable Device to Explore Printed Text on the Go
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Author(s)
Shilkrot, Roy
Maes, Patricia
Huber, Jochen
Wong, Meng Ee
Nanayakkara, Suranga
Date Issued
April 2015
Journal
Proceedings of the CHI 2015 Crossings
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Citation
Shilkrot, Roy, Jochen Huber, Meng Ee Wong, Pattie Maes. “FingerReader: A Wearable Device to Explore Printed Text on the Go.” CHI 2015 Crossings, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 18-23, 2015), Seoul, Korea.
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Abstract
Accessing printed text in a mobile context is a major challenge for the blind. A preliminary study with blind people reveals numerous difficulties with existing state-of-the-art technologies including problems with alignment, focus, accuracy, mobility and efficiency. In this paper, we present a finger-worn device, FingerReader, that assists blind users with reading printed text on the go. We introduce a novel computer vision algorithm for local-sequential text scanning that enables reading single lines, blocks of text or skimming the text with complementary, multimodal feedback. This system is implemented in a small finger-worn form factor, that enables a more manageable eyes-free operation with trivial setup. We offer findings from three studies performed to determine the usability of the FingerReader.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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