ENABLING A VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR BLIND PERSON TO HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION PRINTED ON A PHYSICAL DOCUMENT

摘要

A method and system for accessing information related to a physical document. An electronic copy of an existing physical document is identified and located. The electronic copy of the physical document is an exact replica of the physical document. A selected part of the physical document is identified and in response, data related to the selected part of the physical document is retrieved from the electronic copy of the physical document. The retrieved data is presented visually to a visually impaired person or orally to a blind person on the user system, which enables the visually impaired person to see or hear, respectively, the retrieved data.

主权项

1. A method for use in a user system, for accessing information related to a physical document, said method comprising:
identifying and locating an electronic copy of an existing physical document, wherein the electronic copy of the physical document is an exact replica of the physical document; identifying a selected part of the physical document; in response to said identifying the selected part of the physical document, retrieving, from the electronic copy of the physical document, data related to the selected part of the physical document; and presenting the retrieved data visually to a visually impaired person or orally to a blind person on the user system, wherein said presenting the retrieved data visually is configured to enable the visually impaired person to see the retrieved data, and wherein said presenting the retrieved data orally is configured to enable the blind person to hear the retrieved data.