Gesture Recognition through Android Interface for the Blinds | [Proceedings of Pakistan Academy of Sciences • 2015]

Author(s):

1. Adeel Ahmed: Department of CS & E, University Engineering & Technology Lahore,Pakistan; Department of Computer Science, Virtual University of Pakistan,Lahore,Pakistan

2. Yasir Saleem: Department of CS & E, University Engineering & Technology Lahore,Pakistan

3. JunaidArshad: Department of CS & E, University Engineering & Technology Lahore,Pakistan

4. M. Saleem: Department of CS & E, University Engineering & Technology Lahore,Pakistan

Abstract:

Blind people cannot actively participate in the society; due to lacking of using capability of latest technology. There is a need of an interface that may help the blind people in communicating with normal people by using latest technology. Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is a hot topic in research areas. This research provided such an interface which is helpful for blind people. A few devices have been designed for the blinds but their accessibility is limited due to specific design of the device. Therefore a standard interface is required that may be acceptable/ adjustable on any device. Mostly Braille language is used for the blinds for alphanumeric text input. There is a standard pattern used for each alphabet or digit. Android is most widely used platform for smart phones in these days. Research's focus is on the usage of Android for blind people by using braille language. Therefore, after researching about the blinds; braille and android suggested an interface based on gesture recognition. It will be operated by fingers movements like drawing the digit pattern on the screen and voice source's involvement is not there.

Page(s): 171-186

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Proceedings of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Volume: 52, Issue: 3, Year: 2015

Keywords:

Blind people , android , braille language , touch mobiles , gestures

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