Development of Pen-based Note-Taking System for blind user with acquired blindness

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500671
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College
• Principal Investigator: KIYOTA KIMIYASU 熊本高等専門学校, 地域イノベーションセンター, 教授 (80186353)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KOUSHI Kazuhiro 熊本高等専門学校, 人間情報システム工学科, 准教授 (20303711)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 視覚障碍者 / 就業支援 / 電子カルテ / ペン入力 / 改ざん防止

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We propose a pen-based note-taking system for blind user with acquired blindness, which is named the‘Pen-Talker'. A blind novice user with acquired blindness is able to input Japanese characters directly instead of a keyboard without well training by using the‘Pen-Talker'.
We also investigate a higher recognition engine based on the hybrid recognition, which is integration of on-line and off-line recognition algorithm, and we restructure the input interface by the tablet PC with a voice assistance function. Screen information is given to user via built-in a screen reader.

Free Research Field

福祉工学