A mobile guide system for visually disabled persons

Author

Goto, Koichi ; Matsubara, Hiroshi ; Myojo, Shuichi

Author_Institution

Commun. Syst. Group, Railway Tech. Res. Inst., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

12

Lastpage

17

Abstract

This paper presents a new mobile guide system for visually disabled persons. The system utilizes the latest technologies such as data-carriers, mobile communication and portable computers. Data-carriers are embedded at many places in the station such as floors, platforms and walls. Coded data recorded in data-carriers are transferred to users via a reader installed in the name of the user. The data are interpreted by a portable computer, which generates appropriate guide messages utilizing geographical information and user´s personal data stored in it beforehand. Guide messages are finally conveyed orally to the user via a portable speaker

Keywords

handicapped aids; mobile computing; portable computers; railways; traffic information systems; data-carriers; geographical information; mobile communication; mobile guide system; portable computers; railway information systems; visually disabled persons; Application software; Computer applications; Home computing; Humans; Investments; Mobile computing; Navigation; Portable computers; Rail transportation; Railway safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 1999. Integration of Heterogeneous Systems. Proceedings. The Fourth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0137-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISADS.1999.838359

Filename

838359