• DocumentCode
    77492
  • Title

    New Opportunities for Computer Vision-Based Assistive Technology Systems for the Visually Impaired

  • Author

    Terven, Juan R. ; Salas, Joaquin ; Raducanu, Bogdan

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Politec. Nac., Mexico City, Mexico
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Apr. 2014
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    58
  • Abstract
    Computing advances and increased smartphone use gives technology system designers greater flexibility in exploiting computer vision to support visually impaired users. Understanding these users´ needs will certainly provide insight for the development of improved usability of computing devices.
  • Keywords
    computer vision; handicapped aids; smart phones; computer vision-based assistive technology systems; computing devices; smartphone usage; usability development; visually impaired user; Assistive devices; Assistive technology; Biomedical equipment; Computer vision; Medical services; Smart phones; assistive technology; computer vision; wearable computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2013.265
  • Filename
    6576753
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=77492