WO2002006916A3 - Reading aid for the blind - Google Patents

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WO2002006916A3
WO2002006916A3 PCT/IL2001/000463 IL0100463W WO0206916A3 WO 2002006916 A3 WO2002006916 A3 WO 2002006916A3 IL 0100463 W IL0100463 W IL 0100463W WO 0206916 A3 WO0206916 A3 WO 0206916A3
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data
blind
reading aid
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braille
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Yishay Langenthal
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Yishay Langenthal
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/001—Teaching or communicating with blind persons
    • G09B21/003—Teaching or communicating with blind persons using tactile presentation of the information, e.g. Braille displays

Abstract

In accordance with this invention there is provided a compact hand-held portable reading aid (10) for the blind that receives data in electronic form and outputs said data in Braille readable form. The data receiving means may be, for example, an optical scanner (10) or a wireless telephone that can receive facsimile and/or internet communications. Electronic circuitry (32) receive and convert electronic data, which according to this invention are translated and outputted to an active Braille readable display (20).
PCT/IL2001/000463 2000-07-18 2001-05-22 Reading aid for the blind WO2002006916A2 (en)

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IL13734300A IL137343A0 (en) 2000-07-18 2000-07-18 Reading aid for the blind
IL137343 2000-07-18

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DE102005001064A1 (en) * 2005-01-07 2006-07-20 Jonas Baumann Blind person's reading device directly for converting printed text into Braille by use of a finger-mounted unit with a programmable electronic circuit that reads in the text and converts it into Braille via a tactile output
GB201718051D0 (en) * 2017-11-01 2017-12-13 Imperial Innovations Ltd apparatus and method for providing tactile stimulus

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US3676938A (en) * 1970-09-01 1972-07-18 Arnold Trehub Reading device for the blind
SU1113281A1 (en) * 1982-08-20 1984-09-15 Myagkov Yurij G Ball pen
JPH03260687A (en) * 1990-03-12 1991-11-20 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Braille to kanji (chinese character)converter for visually handicapped person
US5912660A (en) * 1997-01-09 1999-06-15 Virtouch Ltd. Mouse-like input/output device with display screen and method for its use
US6008727A (en) * 1998-09-10 1999-12-28 Xerox Corporation Selectively enabled electronic tags
US6218964B1 (en) * 1996-09-25 2001-04-17 Christ G. Ellis Mechanical and digital reading pen
US6230135B1 (en) * 1999-02-02 2001-05-08 Shannon A. Ramsay Tactile communication apparatus and method

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US3676938A (en) * 1970-09-01 1972-07-18 Arnold Trehub Reading device for the blind
SU1113281A1 (en) * 1982-08-20 1984-09-15 Myagkov Yurij G Ball pen
JPH03260687A (en) * 1990-03-12 1991-11-20 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Braille to kanji (chinese character)converter for visually handicapped person
US6218964B1 (en) * 1996-09-25 2001-04-17 Christ G. Ellis Mechanical and digital reading pen
US5912660A (en) * 1997-01-09 1999-06-15 Virtouch Ltd. Mouse-like input/output device with display screen and method for its use
US6008727A (en) * 1998-09-10 1999-12-28 Xerox Corporation Selectively enabled electronic tags
US6230135B1 (en) * 1999-02-02 2001-05-08 Shannon A. Ramsay Tactile communication apparatus and method

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105404621B (en) * 2015-09-25 2018-07-10 中国科学院计算技术研究所 A kind of method and system that Chinese character is read for blind person

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