An algorithm enabling blind users to find and read barcodes

2009 Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Tekin, Ender ^a   Coughlan, James M ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLIND INDIVIDUALS; BLIND USERS; CAMERA PHONE; CLOSE RANGE; COMPUTER VISION ALGORITHMS; DESKTOP COMPUTER; DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION; PACKAGED GOODS; PRODUCT INFORMATION; RED LASERS; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUALLY-IMPAIRED USERS;

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER VISION; RETAIL STORES; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

BAR CODES;

EID: 77951176438     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2009.5403098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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