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CVPR
2004
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Detecting and Reading Text in Natural Scenes
This paper gives an algorithm for detecting and reading text in natural images. The algorithm is intended for use by blind and visually impaired subjects walking through city scen...
Xiangrong Chen, Alan L. Yuille
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Hunting for headings: sighted labeling vs. automatic classification of headings
Proper use of headings in web pages can make navigation more efficient for blind web users by indicating semantic di visions in the page. Unfortunately, many web pages do not use ...
Jeremy T. Brudvik, Jeffrey P. Bigham, Anna Cavende...
HAPTICS
2008
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Bringing Haptics to Second Life for Visually Impaired People
Potential applications of online virtual worlds are attracting the interest of many researchers around the world. One and perhaps the most famous example of such systems is Linden ...
Maurizio de Pascale, Sara Mulatto, Domenico Pratti...
CVPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Sensing increased image resolution using aperture masks
We present a technique to construct increased-resolution images from multiple photos taken without moving the camera or the sensor. Like other super-resolution techniques, we capt...
Ankit Mohan, Xiang Huang, Jack Tumblin, Ramesh Ras...
CVPR
2005
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Dynamic Environment Exploration Using a Virtual White Cane
The virtual white cane is a range sensing device based on active triangulation, that can measure distances at a rate of 15 measurements/second. A blind person can use this device ...
D. Yuan, Roberto Manduchi