A method for automatically translating print books into electronic Braille books  

作　　者：Taekeun PARK Jungil JUNG Jinsoo CHO 

机构地区：[1]Department of Applied Computer Engineering, Dankook University [2]Department of IT Convergence Engineering, Gachon University [3]Department of Computer Engineering, Gachon University

出　　处：《Science China(Information Sciences)》2016年第7期125-138,共14页中国科学（信息科学）（英文版）

基　　金：conducted by the research fund of Dankook University in 2013

摘　　要：In this paper, a method for automatically translating scanned images from print books into elec- tronic Braille books is proposed with the objective of reducing the amount of time and cost required for producing Braille books. The proposed method consists of processes for identifying character and image areas in a scanned image, automatically translating characters and images into Braille and tactile graphics, respectively, and posi- tioning Braille and tactile graphics into an electronic Braille page. Experimental results show that the proposed method drastically reduces the time required to translate a print book into an electronic Braille book. Despite the drastic reduction in translation time, the method proposed in this paper does not compromise the ability to recognize information for the visually impaired compared to manually produced Braille books, demonstrating its feasibility in practical applications. Therefore, the proposed method is expected to significantly reduce the time and cost required for producing Braille books, and provide more reading materials for the visually impaired, making significant contributions to enhancing their knowledge and welfare.In this paper, a method for automatically translating scanned images from print books into elec- tronic Braille books is proposed with the objective of reducing the amount of time and cost required for producing Braille books. The proposed method consists of processes for identifying character and image areas in a scanned image, automatically translating characters and images into Braille and tactile graphics, respectively, and posi- tioning Braille and tactile graphics into an electronic Braille page. Experimental results show that the proposed method drastically reduces the time required to translate a print book into an electronic Braille book. Despite the drastic reduction in translation time, the method proposed in this paper does not compromise the ability to recognize information for the visually impaired compared to manually produced Braille books, demonstrating its feasibility in practical applications. Therefore, the proposed method is expected to significantly reduce the time and cost required for producing Braille books, and provide more reading materials for the visually impaired, making significant contributions to enhancing their knowledge and welfare.

关 键 词：BRAILLE tactile graphic electronic Braille book automatic translation the visually impaired 

分 类 号：TP391.41[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术]