ES2660640B1 - Real-time translator of written code to Braille System - Google Patents

Description

DESCRIPTION

Real-time translator of written code to Braille System

Sector of the technique.

The Real-time Translator of written code to the Braille System that is presented is designed for use in the consumer electronics sector and basic information processes, as an aid to people with vision problems.

State of the art

Access to information, communications and culture is a fundamental right of every human being. More than 285 million people have some type of visual disability, of which 39 million are blind and 246 million have vision problems. These people are kept updated and active by the use of information and technology.

Until now, access to information has been produced, in most cases, using an alternative route: hearing. According to statistics, at least 73% of these blind people prefer reading books and not listening to them. Since the cost of translating all books into the Braille system would be very high, an alternative of access to knowledge, communication and culture is necessary.

In the patent documents ES2318985, ES2109141, ES8502799, WO2013039369, ES2111876, ES2005358 and ES2099110 inventions of access to information by means of touch are represented.

Object of the Invention: Technical problem - proposed solution.

It is necessary to have an autonomous and simple to use device by blind people that allow, in real time, access to the text written in character code.

The proposed invention is a system to help blind people to read the text written in character code through touch. It differs from other patents in that it is lighter and more comfortable to use, which allows its use with any medium of information either in paper format or on the screen of a technological device.

For this purpose, the present invention employs a small camera as a scanner integrated into a thimble-shaped coating. This scanner camera runs through the reading lines and transforms the written information into binary code and sends the generated electrical signals to a support located in the fingertip This support has a Braille translator cell with 6 active push-buttons in the form of a rubber piston that rise to form the different characters of the Braille alphabet. To help with reading, it incorporates a vibrating element that is activated when the blind person loses the horizontality of the written line.

This system is much more economical and comfortable than those proposed so far. In addition, with the integration of this system to the internet through WIFI connection, all the books that are being read can be stored instantly and rescued at any time. You could even access the features and advantages of the system through a specific software built into the computer, tablet and mobile phone.

Detailed description of the invention.

The present invention relates to a set of elements integrated in a glove-like structure with a protective circuit pocket (14) and an adjustable wrist strap (13) which possesses the comfort of ordinary gloves and the functionality of a translator of text written to Braille code.

The instrument consists of two coatings of the distal phalanx, which can be placed on any of the fingers, one of them works as a translator to Braille code (1) and the other as an information reader (2). The components of both coatings of the distal phalanx are connected by flex cables (4) protected by hoods (3) covering both fingers completely. These flex cables (4) are connected to a main base plate (5) located in the dorsal area of the hand through connectors (6).

The main motherboard (5) contains a pair of integrated circuits that are the ones that manage the information, the first (7) is an integrated circuit image translator to Braille code, receives connections from the information reader thimble (2) and sends the result of the translation to the Braille translator thimble (1) and to the integrated circuit of temporary storage and connection to the internet (8); this second integrated circuit is responsible for making temporary copies of what comes from the integrated circuit 1 (7) and storing and retrieving the information contained in the internet thanks to the connection of the WIFI antenna (9) inserted in the upper area of the main base plate (5). In addition, the main base plate (5) also contains a vibrator element (10) which is the one that starts when the person loses the horizontality of the line he is reading.

The system is powered by a rechargeable battery (11) located in the lower-back part of the adjustable wrist strap (13) and is switched by an ON / OFF switch (12). The entire assembly is stored in a glove-like structure with a protective pocket of the circuits (14).

In order to hold together the translator cell (16) of the Braille translator thimble (1) to the fingertip, the system uses an elastic band (15). The translator cell contains active pulsators in the shape of a rubber piston (17) that go up and down forming the characters of the Braille code coming from the integrated circuit 1 (7) through the plate (18) integrated in the lower part. The thimble reader (2) is responsible for reading data and like the translator thimble, to hold the structure together (21) uses an elastic rubber covering (19), so that the pad (20) remains exposed to the finger (for the user's convenience). In the lower part, a scanner camera (22) is integrated whose information travels to the integrated circuit 1 through a plate located in the upper part (23).

This system ensures that the signals from the scanner camera of the information reader thimble, travel towards the integrated circuit 1, decompose and are translated into a series of Braille signals that are directed towards the translator cell located in the translator thimble in an almost immediate unit of time. In addition, thanks to the integrated circuit 2, which contains bidirectional connections with the integrated circuit 1 and with the internet, what is being scanned at that moment can be stored via the WIFI connection (9). Finally, as we have seen, each time the horizontality of the line being read is lost, the vibrating element (10) is activated as a warning. All this is installed in a glove-like fabric structure with a protective circuit pocket (14) on the back of the hand, powered by a rechargeable battery (11) and with an ON / OFF switch (12).

Exemplary embodiments

The present invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which are not intended to be limiting in scope.

Example 1.

A blind person wants to read any of the books available in their city's library. This person can use the real-time translator of written code to Braille System to scan and translate the book in real time in a convenient and fast way.

Example 2

How the system stores backup copies on the internet. A blind person who wants to repeat the same book or wants to read a book stored on the internet can do so.

Description of the figures.

Figure 1. General view of the translator in real time! of written code to Braille System.

Figure 2. Top view of the thimble translator (top) and top and bottom views of the thimble reader (below)

Figure 3 (a and b). Command lines integrated translator circuit integrated into the main motherboard.

List of references:

1. Braille translator thimble.

2. Thimble reader information.

3. Protective hoods for the fingers.

4. Flex type cables.

5. Main base plate.

6. Flex type cable connectors to the base plate.

7. Integrated circuit 1 of information reception and translation to Braille. 8. Integrated circuit 2 storage and internet connection.

9. WIFI antenna.

10. Vibrator.

11. Rechargeable battery.

12. ON / OFF switch

13. Adjustable wristband.

14. Glove-type structure with protective circuit pocket.

15. Elastic rubber coating of the information reader thimble.

16. Braille translator cell with 6 active buttons.

17. Active push buttons in the shape of a rubber piston.

18. Transverse thimble base plate.

19. Elastic rubber coating of the translator thimble.

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PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The manufacturing of the Translator in real time of written code to Braille System consists of 4 phases 1) preparation of the framework of the glove-like structure, 2) design and integration of the components in the main base plate, 3) integration of the components and the base plate on the glove type structure and 4) programming of the integrated circuits.

1) The frame is a glove-like structure with a protective circuit pocket (14) that wraps the hand with an elastic band placed on the wrist (13). The pocket opens and closes through a sailboat. This frame is connected to the two thimbles by means of a pair of rubber hoods (3) that serve as a guide for the flex cables (4). These hoods end in thimbles (1) and (2) where the translation cell (16) and camera (22) are placed respectively. The first contains active pulsators in the form of a rubber piston that rise and fall (17) by voltage variations from a base plate (18) placed in the lower part, where the flex (4) coming from the plate is connected. main base (5). The second contains a scanner chamber that is incorporated in a structure (21) fitted to the finger with a pad (20) that serves as a support. This camera-scanner (22) is connected to a base plate (23) placed at the top (between the area of the pad and the camera) which reaches the connection of a flex cable (4) of the motherboard main (5).

2) For the design of the main base plate (5), the photolytic technology will be used. The integration of integrated circuits (7) and (8) and other elements (6 to 11) will have a specific position and will fulfill the functions previously detailed.

3) Once the main base plate (5) has been designed, the integration in the glove-like structure (14) is very simple, with a plastic clip placed centrally, the structure is held firmly preventing movement. Once attached, the flex cables (4) are inserted to their respective connectors (6) and everything is connected. Single The last step remains.

El último paso es el de programación de los circuito integrados, se puede aprovechar la antena WIFI para programarlo una vez ensamblado el sistema o bien programar los circuito integrados antes de colocarlos en el mismo. La estructura de comando de programación de los circuitos integrados viene en las figuras 3a y 3b y utiliza el lenguaje de programación C. 4)

The last step is the programming of the integrated circuits, you can take advantage of the WIFI antenna to program it once the system is assembled or to program the integrated circuits before placing them in it. The programming command structure of the integrated circuits is shown in Figures 3a and 3b and uses the programming language C.

Claims (4)

Claims 1. Translator in real time of written code to the Braille System through a scanner camera and a Braille translator cell that houses six active rubber piston pushbuttons linked together by a main base plate with integrated circuits, powered by a rechargeable battery and with an ON / OFF switch characterized by capturing the text written with the camera-scanner (22), and interpreting it and converting it to binary code by means of the integrated circuit (7) on a main motherboard (5) that sends the electrical impulses through a flex cable (4) towards the Braille translator thimble (1) to raise the active rubber piston push buttons (17) integrated in the Braille translator cell (16) and form, with them, each of the characters according to the Braille code. 2. Real-time translator of written code to the Braille System according to claim 1, characterized by containing on the main base plate (5) a vibrator (10) that is activated when the camera-scanner (22) loses the horizontality of the text. 3. Real-time translator of written code to the Braille System according to claim 1, characterized by being connected to the internet by WIFI antenna (9) through a specific integrated circuit (8) located on the main base board (5), 4. Real-time translator of written code to the Braille System according to claim 1, 2 and 3, characterized by being integrated in a glove-like structure with a protective circuit pocket (14) attached to the hand by an adjustable wrist strap (13)