Recently, scene text detection has become an active research topic in computer vision and
document analysis, because of its great importance and significant challenge. However, vast …

An intelligent earpiece to be worn over an ear of a user is described. The earpiece includes
a processor connected to the IMU, the GPS unit and the at least one camera. The processor …

A wearable computing device includes an input/output port for communicating with an
external mobile device, a microphone for receiving speech data, a speaker for outputting …

Eyeglasses include a left lens, a right lens and an IMU sensor and a GPS unit. A camera and
a memory are coupled to the eyeglasses. A processor is connected to the IMU, the GPS unit …

(57) ABSTRACT A wearable Smart device for providing hazard warning information to a
user. The wearable Smart device includes a microphone configured to detect audio data …

Accessing printed text in a mobile context is a major challenge for the blind. A preliminary
study with blind people reveals numerous difficulties with existing state-of-the-art …

(57) ABSTRACT A wearable neck device for providing environmental aware ness to a user,
the wearable neck device includes a flexible tube. A first stereo pair of cameras is encased …

We propose a camera-based assistive text reading framework to help blind persons read
text labels and product packaging from hand-held objects in their daily lives. To isolate the …

The world has approximately 253 million visually impaired (VI) people according to a report
by the world health organization (WHO) in 2014. Thirty-six million people are estimated to be …

Visually impaired people report numerous difficulties with accessing printed text using
existing technology, including problems with alignment, focus, accuracy, mobility and …