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Development of Automatic Braille Transformation System

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10680238
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Educational technology
Research InstitutionTsukuba College of Technology

Principal Investigator

HARA Shunsuke  Tsukuba College of Technology, Department of Visually Handicapped, General Education, Professor, 視覚部一般教育等, 教授 (10091919)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SATO Hiroshi  Ochanomizu Univ, Graduated Course, Professor, 大学院・人間文化研究科, 教授 (10017197)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
KeywordsBraille / Mathematical equation / LaTeX / Automatic Braille transformation / Unified Braille code
Research Abstract

In Japan, there exist several softwares which transform electronic documents into Braille. However, they can cope only with literal documents. Therefore, almost all of the scientific Braille texts have been produced by hand work of people who knows Braille rules for mathematics. There are many organizations and volunteer groups which are keen to prepare Braille texts. Nevertheless, Japanese Braille rule for mathematics is so complicated that very few can produce scientific texts. This causes lots of trouble to the blind who wants to study sciences. Shortage of Braille texts in science and technology is one of the most serious problems for blind students at high school and university. Therefore, it is also desirable to construct a transformation system with which scientific Braille texts are produced easily.
The aim of this research is to resolve these two problems. We have developed a system MathBraill which transforms JLaTeX (an extension of LaTeX that contains Chinese characters and Japanese syllabaries fonts for typesetting) documents into Braille.
Furthermore, by utilizing this system, one can produce Braille text for mathematics without knowing Braille rule.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(23 results)

All Other

All Publications (23 results)

  • [Publications] S.Hara, et.al: "MathBraille ; a system to transform LaTeX documents into Braille"ACM SIGCAPH Newsletter. 17-20 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara, et.al: "A System to produce Braille texts from Japanese LaTeX documents"Computers Helping People with Special Needs ICCHP 2000 ; Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 273-280 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 林香里,原俊介 他: "UBC検証システム"電子情報通信学会 信学技報ET2000. No.77. 9-16 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara and T.Hyodo: "Low Energy Positron and Positronium Physics (Positron Work Shop 1999)"Comments on Atomic Physics. (In press). (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara,T.Hyodo, et.al.(eds):: "Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section B Low Energy Positron and Positronium Physics"North-Holland. 250 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara, et.al.: "MathBraille ; a system to transformLaTeX documents into Braille"ACM SIGCAPH Newsletter. No.66. 17-20 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara, et.al.: "A System to produce Braille texts from Japanese LaTeX documents"Computers Helping People with Special Needs ICCHP2000 ; Proceedings of the 7^<th>International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 273-280 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] R.Hayashi, S.Hara, et.al.: "System for the verification of UBC"Technical Report of IEICE. ET-2000-77. 9-16 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara and T.Hyodo: "Low Energy Positron and Positronium Physics (Positron Work Shop 1999)."Comments on Atomic Physics. (in press).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara, T.Hyodo, et.al. (eds): "Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section B Low Energy Positron and Positronium Physics"North Holland. 250

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Hara, et.al.: "MathBraille ; a system to transform LaTeX documents into Br aille"ACM SIGCAPH Newsletter.. No.66. 17-20 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Hara, et.al.: "A System to produce Braille texts from Japanese LaTeX documents"Computers Helping People with Special Needs ICCHP 2000 ; Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 273-280 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 林香里,原俊介 他: "UBC検証システム"電子情報通信学会 信学技報ET2000. No.77. 9-16 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Hara and T.Hyodo: "Low Energy Positron and Positronium Physics(Positron Work Shop 1999)"Comments on Atomic Physics. (In press.). (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Hara,T.Hyodo, et.al.(eds):: "Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section B Low Energy Positron and Positronium Physics"North-Holland. 250 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Kusunoki,S.Hara,etc: "A check system of Japanese LaTeX document for the blind"Advanced Research in Computers and Communications in Education. Vol.2. 307-313 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 楠佳奈子、原俊介、他: "音声を用いた視覚障害者用科学技術文献作成システム"電子情報通信学会技術研究報告書. 99・500. 97-104 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 川満良子、原俊介、他: "自由サイズ点字印刷システムの開発"電子情報通信学会技術研究報告書. 135-142 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇田川明子、原俊介、他: "XMLを用いた点字教材とその応用"電子情報通信学会技術研究報告書. 99・500. 143-150 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 曽根佐枝子,原俊介他: "UJBC文書の墨字翻訳システムII" 電子情報通信学会技術研究報告. 98・496. 1-8 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 十川奈美子,原俊介他: "墨字点字双方向変換統合システムの開発" 電子情報通信学会技術研究報告. 98・496. 9-16 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 岡田久美,原俊介他: "視覚障害者用LATEX文章作成システム" 電子情報通信学会技術研究報告. 98・496. 17-24 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 原俊介他: "国際統一点字コード日本導入と対応ソフトウェアの開発" 電気通信普及財団研究調査報告書. 1097-1108 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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