2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of Wearable Vision Assistive Device with Scene Text Recognition Feature
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22300194
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
GOTO Hideaki 東北大学, サイバーサイエンスセンター, 准教授 (40271879)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 福祉・支援機器 / 文字認識 / パターン認識 |
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| Research Abstract |
We have developed some building-block technologies required for realizing wearable vision assistive devices that automatically detect text on paper documents, signboards, etc. in the environment, translate it into speech by Optical Character Recognition and Speech Synthesis, and present the contents to the visually-impaired users. The technologies include fast and precise automatic text region detection and tracking, fast pattern matching for real-time character recognition, and text location guidance using sound signals. We have also developed a prototype system, and obtained the knowledge about the usability and functions need to be improved.
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