This paper describes the SYPOLE project: an embedded device dedicated for blind or visually impaired people. The aim of this project is to build an automatic text reading assistant using existing hardware associated with innovative algorithms. A personal digital assistant (PDA) was chosen because it combines small-size, computational resources and low cost price. Three key technologies are necessary: text detection, optical character recognition and speech synthesis. Moreover, to be as efficient as possible, a specific interface was created to answer blind people requests.
Cite as: Gaudissart, V., Ferreira, S., Thillou, C., Gosselin, B. (2004) SYPOLE: mobile reading assistant for blind people. Proc. 9th Conference on Speech and Computer (SPECOM 2004), 538-544
@inproceedings{gaudissart04_specom,
author={Vincent Gaudissart and Silvio Ferreira and Celine Thillou and Bernard Gosselin},
title={{SYPOLE: mobile reading assistant for blind people}},
year=2004,
booktitle={Proc. 9th Conference on Speech and Computer (SPECOM 2004)},
pages={538--544}
}