Android-based visual tag detection for visually impaired users: System design and testing

International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-80

  Dong, Hao ^a   Kang, Jieqi ^a   Schafer, James ^a   Ganz, Aura ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Android smartphone; Computer vision; Indoor navigation; Tags; Visually impaired

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927778181     PISSN: 1947315X     EISSN: 19473168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/ijehmc.2014010104     Document Type: Article

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