09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Downloadable desktop software providing computer screen
magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting
people with low vision; downloadable mobile application
software providing screen magnification and visual
enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision;
downloadable computer software providing screen
magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting
people with low vision; recorded computer software providing
computer screen magnification and visual enhancement tools
for assisting people with low vision; downloadable computer
software being audiovisual enhancement software for use by
people with low vision; downloadable computer software being
screen magnifiers for use by people with low vision;
downloadable computer software providing visual and audio
assistance for users with low vision.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Downloadable desktop software providing computer screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; downloadable mobile application software providing screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; downloadable computer software providing screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; recorded computer software providing computer screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; downloadable computer software being audiovisual enhancement software for use by people with low vision; downloadable computer software being screen magnifiers for use by people with low vision; downloadable computer software providing visual and audio assistance for users with low vision.
3.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BRAILLE AND TACTILE GRAPHICS
A braille device is disclosed that includes a housing and a tactile display disposed on the housing. The tactile display includes an array of braille pins arranged equidistantly in rows and columns. The array of braille pins is configured to selectively display tactile information as braille information and/or graphical information for tactile sensing by a user. When the tactile information includes at least braille information, the array of braille pins is configured to define a plurality of braille cells. Each braille cell includes a rectangular character-display block of braille pins configured to display braille characters, and an L-shaped character-separation block of braille pins bordering the character- display block along two orthogonal sides of the character-display block. The L-shaped character- separation block is configured to provide character separation between the character-display block of the braille cell and the character-display blocks of adjacent braille cells of the plurality of braille cells.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic navigation devices for the blind and visually impaired featuring GPS and recorded artificial intelligence software; Electronic devices and recorded computer software as assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired for providing GPS navigation directions, locating and recognizing street addresses, doors and entrances, and providing audio and voice guidance regarding navigation directions; Electronic navigational, tracking and positioning apparatus and instruments for the blind and visually impaired, namely, electronic devices for locating and tracking street addresses, doors and entrances using global positioning systems and artificial intelligence; Global Positioning System tracking and location devices for the blind and visually impaired; Global positioning system (GPS) consisting of computers, recorded computer software, transmitters, receivers, and network interface devices for the blind and visually impaired
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic navigation apparatus for the blind and partially sighted equipped with a global positioning systems and artificial intelligence software; Electronic apparatus and software being digital assistants for the blind and partially sighted; Electronic apparatus and instruments for navigation, location and positioning; Global positioning and locating devices (GPS); Global positioning system (GPS) consisting of computers, computer software, transmitters, receivers and network interface devices.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic apparatus in the form of personal digital assistants for the blind and visually impaired; Computer software in the form of personal digital assistants for the blind and visually impaired; Digital personal readers for the blind and visually impaired; Readers for the blind and visually impaired.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic devices as assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired; Computer software as assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired; Digital personal readers for the blind and visually impaired; Reading machines for the blind and visually impaired
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Electronic devices as assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired, namely, computers incorporating tactile instructions and warnings, sounds and video recordings and playback machines; Downloadable computer software for interpreting text and images, and for word processing for use as assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired; Computer hardware in the nature of digital personal book readers for the blind and visually impaired; Computer hardware in the nature of reading machines for the blind and visually impaired.
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Braille cell and associated pin support and pin actuation assemblies
A braille cell and associated braille pin support and pin actuation assemblies are disclosed. The braille cell can include a frame, braille pins movable up and down between raised and lowered positions, and a pin actuation assembly to individually move the pins. The braille cell can include support arms, each of which having a base end connected to the frame and a pin end connected to and following a motion of a respective pin between its raised and lowered positions. The pin actuation assembly can include pin actuation units, each having a motor with a rotatable motor shaft and multiple cams mounted on the shaft, each for selectively actuating a respective pin. Each pin actuation unit can also include an angular position sensing system for monitoring, for example magnetically, a passage of the shaft through a reference angular position, and deriving information about a current angular position of the shaft.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Portable electronic magnifying apparatus for objects, text and images, for individuals with low vision; Video enlarging equipment; Magnifying glasses; Screen magnifiers; Telecommunication equipment and audiovisual equipment equipped with a Braille system; Optical apparatus and instruments for individuals who are partially sighted and otherwise visually impaired.
A handheld electronic magnifier for providing a magnified representation of an object is provided. The magnifier includes a casing having a camera face and an opposed display face, a camera inside the casing for acquiring an image of the object, and a display extending along the display face for displaying the magnified representation of the object based on the image acquired by the camera. The handheld electronic magnifier also includes a handle and a two-axis hinge assembly rotatably connecting the casing and the handle about orthogonal first and second hinge axes extending respectively along a length of the casing and a width of the handle. The two-axis hinge assembly includes a longitudinal and a transverse hinge member rigidly fixed to each other and extending along the first and second hinge axes, respectively. The longitudinal and transverse hinge members are rotatably connected to the casing and the handle, respectively.
A computer-implemented method for dynamically calibrating a virtual Braille keyboard implemented on a touch screen is provided. The virtual Braille keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys each associated with a corresponding finger of a user and with a variable key location on the touch screen. The method includes detecting typing events, each involving one or more of the fingers of the user contacting the touch screen at corresponding touch locations and defining one or more active fingers for the typing event. The method also includes updating, in real-time, the variable key location of the virtual key associated with each active finger in view of the corresponding touch location detected during a current one of the typing events. A computer-implemented method for reinitializing a calibration of a virtual Braille keyboard for a single one of the two hands of a user is also provided.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
G06F 3/02 - Dispositions d'entrée utilisant des interrupteurs actionnés manuellement, p. ex. des claviers ou des cadrans
G09B 21/00 - Moyens d'enseignement ou de communication destinés aux aveugles, sourds ou muets
G06F 3/0484 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p. ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs
G06F 3/0488 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] utilisant des caractéristiques spécifiques fournies par le périphérique d’entrée, p. ex. des fonctions commandées par la rotation d’une souris à deux capteurs, ou par la nature du périphérique d’entrée, p. ex. des gestes en fonction de la pression exercée enregistrée par une tablette numérique utilisant un écran tactile ou une tablette numérique, p. ex. entrée de commandes par des tracés gestuels
A single-unit portable Braille device is provided that can include a housing and a touch-sensitive surface provided on the housing and configured to implement a virtual Braille keyboard including a plurality of virtual keys each associated with a key location on the touch-sensitive surface. The virtual Braille keyboard is configured for entry of input Braille data from a user contacting the touch-sensitive surface at one or more of the key locations. The portable Braille device also includes a refreshable Braille display provided on the housing and configured for outputting output Braille data for tactile reading by the user, and a processing unit in the housing and configured to receive the input Braille data from the touch-sensitive surface and to transmit the output Braille data to the refreshable Braille display. In some implementations, the portable Braille device includes a visual display located under the touch-sensitive surface.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Computers; electric and electronic hardware, namely, optical and electronic magnifiers in the nature of tablet computers designed to help people with low vision by magnifying texts, images and objects; computer software for digital magnification for use by the blind, visually impaired and those with disabilities that prevent them from reading or writing; computer keyboards; electronic devices for transcribing notes, namely, pocket computers for note taking and dictating machines; sound recording apparatus; sound and video recording and playback machines and computer software for use therein, all for use by the blind, visually impaired and those with disabilities that prevent them from reading or writing; video projectors and scanners
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electric and electronic goods for use by the blind and the visually impaired, namely, a device for recordings, storing, and reproducing braille data inputs and exchanging data with word processing and electronic messaging software
25.
Live panning system and method for reading out a cropping window of pixels from an image sensor
A live panning system and method for providing a live representation of a portion of a working area are provided. The system includes an image sensor acquiring an image of the entire working area and a processing unit. The image sensor includes an array of pixels, each providing pixel data of the image, and reads out the pixel data of a number of output pixels from the array to generate a sensor video stream, the output pixels corresponding to a cropping window within the image. The image sensor also includes a windowing module configured to move, in real-time, the cropping window within the image. The processing unit monitors viewing instructions from a user selecting a region of interest within the image corresponding to the portion of the working area, and dynamically communicates the viewing instructions to the windowing module such that the cropping window always encompasses the region of interest.
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
G09B 21/00 - Moyens d'enseignement ou de communication destinés aux aveugles, sourds ou muets
G06T 3/00 - Transformations géométriques de l'image dans le plan de l'image
H04N 1/387 - Composition, repositionnement ou autre modification des originaux
H04N 5/345 - Extraction de données de pixels provenant d'un capteur d'images en agissant sur les circuits de balayage, p.ex. en modifiant le nombre de pixels ayant été échantillonnés ou à échantillonner en lisant partiellement une matrice de capteurs SSIS
H04N 5/347 - Extraction de données de pixels provenant d'un capteur d'images en agissant sur les circuits de balayage, p.ex. en modifiant le nombre de pixels ayant été échantillonnés ou à échantillonner en combinant ou en mélangeant les pixels dans le capteur SSIS
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Optical character recognition of text in an image according to a prioritized processing sequence
A computer-implemented method for providing a text-based representation of a region of interest of an image to first is provided that includes a step of identifying text zones within the image, each text zone including textual content and having a respective rank assigned thereto based on an arrangement of the text zones within the image. The method also includes determining a processing sequence for performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the text zones. The processing sequence is based, firstly, on an arrangement of the text zones with respect to the region of interest and, secondly, on the ranks assigned to the text zones. The method further includes performing an OCR process on the text zones according to the processing sequence to progressively obtain a machine-encoded representation of the region of interest, and concurrently present the machine-encoded representation to the user, via an output device, as the text-based representation.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06K 9/34 - Découpage des formes se touchant ou se chevauchant dans la zone image
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Method and system using two parallel optical character recognition processes
A method and a system for providing a text-based representation of a portion of a working area to a user are provided. The method includes acquiring an image of the entire working area and performing a fast OCR process on at least a region of interest of the image corresponding to the portion of the working area, thereby rapidly obtaining an initial machine-encoded representation of the portion of the working area and immediately presenting it to the user as the text-based representation. Parallelly to the fast OCR process, a high-precision OCR process is performed on at least the region of interest of the image, thereby obtaining a high-precision machine-encoded representation of the portion of the working area. Upon completing the high-precision OCR process, the high-precision machine-encoded representation of the portion of the working area is presented to the user as the text-based representation, in replacement of the initial machine-encoded representation.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
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Handheld magnification device with a two-camera module
A handheld magnification device for displaying a magnified representation of an object in a see-through manner is provided. The handheld magnification device includes a casing and a first and a second camera both adapted to acquire an image of the object, and having respectively a first working range proximate the handheld magnification device and a second working range different from and extending beyond the first working range. The handheld magnification device also includes a distance-sensitive sensor for measuring a distance parameter representative of a distance between the object and the handheld magnification device, as well as a processing unit for automatically selecting, based on the distance parameter and the first and second working ranges, one of the first and second cameras as a selected camera. The handheld magnification device further includes a display for displaying the magnified representation of the object based on the image acquired by the selected camera.
A docking assembly for docking a handheld device thereto is provided. The docking assembly includes a cradle for receiving the handheld device, and a handle adjacent to the cradle and reciprocally movable inwardly and outwardly relative to the cradle between an open and a position. The handle has a handle interface facing a corresponding device interface of the handheld device when the handheld device is placed in the cradle. The handle interface has a pair of alignment projections and a handle data connector connectable to a device data connector of the handheld device, the alignment projections being engageable with complimentary alignment cavities of the handheld device. The docking assembly further includes a displacement mechanism configured such that, as the handle moves toward the closed position, the alignment projections progressively engage the alignment cavities and guide the handle and device data connectors toward each other for connection therebetween.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Electronic magnifier designed to help people with low vision by magnifying texts, images and objects
(2) Downloadable desktop software providing computer screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; Downloadable mobile application software providing screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; Downloadable computer software providing screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; Recorded computer software providing computer screen magnification and visual enhancement tools for assisting people with low vision; Downloadable computer software being audiovisual enhancement software for use by people with low vision; Downloadable computer software being screen magnifiers for use by people with low vision; Downloadable computer software providing visual and audio assistance for users with low vision.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Screen reading software solution that enables the blind and persons with severe impairments to access and operate smartphones by converting the information presented visually on the device screen into an audible output interface.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Portable digital audio player and software application designed for people with learning disabilities allowing the users to read content in digital audio format which is displaying text on the screen synchronized with audio feedback.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Computers, computer hardware, computer software for use by the blind and the visually impaired, computer keyboards; electric and electronic goods namely electronic note takers, transcription devices, dictating machines, guidance devices; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; electronic goods and software for the digital recording, storage and audio playback of recordings for the blind, visually impaired and print disabled; video magnification units and scanners.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Custom-design hardware devices for use by the blind, the visually impaired and print disabled, specialized electronic appliances with large, high contrast and tactile buttons which can provide Braille and/or audio feedback namely Braille note takers and displays, GPS audio guidance devices and audio players of recordings for the blind, visually impaired and print disabled; portable and desktop video magnification apparatus made up of a camera, lighting, X-Y movement table, LCD screen and large button user interface
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Portable device consisting of a pocket computer, a global positioning system receiver and speaker, and software applications featuring digital maps; prerecorded CD ROMs and downloadable software featuring digital maps; all for providing visually impaired users with real time information on their current location together with itineraries and information on various places
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Appareils portatifs fonctionnant à l'aide du système de positionnement global qui donnent de l'information audio en temps réel aux aveugles sur leur positionnement dans leurs déplacements ainsi que des itinéraires et des informations sur différents lieux.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Portable players and software applications for talking books for the blind recorded in digital audio format allowing notably quick and efficient navigation in the structure of a book to directly access a specific page or section, consult the table of contents or insert bookmarks
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Lecteurs portatifs et application logicielle destinés aux handicapés visuels servant à écouter des livres enregistrés en format audio sur disque compact et permettant notamment un déplacement rapide et efficace dans la structure du livre afin d'accéder à une page spécifique, de consulter la table des matières ou d'insérer un signet.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Computers, computer hardware, computer access software for use in providing access to the Internet by blind and low vision users; reading machines for the blind and visually impaired, namely, a device that includes a microprocessor which is programmed to convert stored digital information into audible synthesized speech; computer software for use in outputting the contents of the user's computer screen to an audio sound reproducer in the form of audible synthesized speech; reading machines for the blind and visually impaired, namely, a device that converts electronic text into synthesized speech; program controlled microprocessors for scanning written text and converting the scanned text into synthesized speech; magnification computer hardware and software for use in magnifying the size of text and images displayed on a computer monitor, for use by the visually impaired; computer software for use in altering the way the information on a computer screen is presented, for helping people with learning disabilities or remedial needs in reading, writing, studying, and comprehension; computer software and related hardware for the speech impaired, namely, computer hardware and software for converting icons from a touch screen, text from a keyboard, and text from a digital memory into synthesized speech; personal digital assistants and portable computers for the visually impaired, namely personal digital assistants and portable computers having a Braille keyboard, and personal digital assistants and portable computers having a conventional keyboard input which produces output in the form of synthetic speech, Braille cell display, or computer text; Braille computer monitors; Braille computer printers and embossers; and Braille keyboards; apparatus for rewriting, transmission or reproduction of sound or images namely note takers, word and information processors, dictating machines, Braille transcription machines; projection screens, tape recorders, dictaphone, personal digital assistants, speech synthesizers, video magnification units and scanners.
