JPH08106248A - Document information input and output system for visually handicapped people - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable for visually handicapped people to obtain the information, which is obtained by normal healthy people, at a same time by printing code symbols in multistage and matrix types, which record the contents of sentences, in the margin section of the same page of a publication and reading them. CONSTITUTION: The contents of the publication are inputted by a sentence input device 1 and are converted into two dimensional code symbols of multistage and matrix types by an encoder 2. The two dimensional code symbols and character information are positioned in accordance with a printing configuration and a printing plate 4, which is used to print the publication by a printer 3, is generated. On the plate 4, the two dimensional code symbols and ordinary characters are integrated, printed and published. Two dimensional code symbols 5 which are printed in terms of multistage and matrix types on the publication are read by a two dimensional code reader 6, inputted to a braille converter 7 and the converted signals are transmitted to a braille printer 9 and outputted as braille characters.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for printing multi-stage and matrix two-dimensional code symbols on a publication so that a visually impaired person can read the publication in Braille and voice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is known that visually impaired people read books by converting the publication into Braille and voice depending on the effort of welfare related collaborators.

However, in order to convert a publication into Braille and voice, it is necessary to input the contents, and the visually impaired cannot independently select and read the publication.

[0004] When a printed matter is printed and issued, there is a problem that it cannot be shared because it is clearly distinguished for the physically handicapped and the visually impaired.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages that cannot be shared by the conventional publications for the physically handicapped and the visually impaired, and the publications for both the publisher and the visually impaired are common. It is the one that provides the means.

[0006]

To achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention converts the content of a sentence into two-dimensional code symbols of multi-stage type and matrix type by an encoder when a publisher publishes a publication. However, the two-dimensional code symbol is printed together with the character printing.

The multi-stage and matrix type two-dimensional code symbols printed on the publication are read by a two-dimensional code reader and output as Braille by a braille converter or as voice information by a voice converter. .

[0008]

In the system according to the present invention, the publisher can simultaneously print the characters for the healthy person and the document information for the visually impaired person at the time of printing, and the visually impaired person has an opportunity to obtain the same information as the healthy person. Can be obtained.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The contents of the publication are input from the document input device (1) and converted by the encoder (2) into two-dimensional code symbols of multistage type and matrix type.

The multi-stage and matrix type two-dimensional code symbols and character information are positioned according to the printing form and input to the printer (3). Create 4).

The block copy (4) is printed and published by integrating a two-dimensional code symbol of a multi-stage type and a matrix type and a character string for a healthy person.

The multi-stage and matrix type two-dimensional code symbols (5) printed on the publication are read by the two-dimensional code reader (6) and input to the braille converting device (7) to the braille printer (9). Signal is sent to and output as Braille.

The signal read by the two-dimensional code reader (6) can also be connected to the voice conversion device (8) and output as voice information.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, the multi-stage and matrix type two-dimensional code symbols are printed on the publication together with the characters for the physically handicapped, so that the visually handicapped person can be the physically handicapped person. You will have the opportunity to acquire the same information as at the same time.

[0016]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a preferred embodiment of a document information input / output system for visually impaired persons according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 document input device 2 encoder 3 printer 4 version 5 multi-stage and matrix type two-dimensional code symbol 6 two-dimensional code reader 7 braille conversion device 8 voice conversion device 9 braille printer

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A multistage type and a matrix type in which the same document contents are recorded on the same page of a publication.
A system that allows a visually impaired person to read the contents of a two-dimensional code symbol with a two-dimensional code reader by printing the two-dimensional code symbol in the margin. 2. The page content of a publication is converted into a multi-stage and matrix type two-dimensional code symbol and recorded, and the symbol is printed in the same publication and in a separate volume to make the visual impaired. With a two-dimensional code reader,
A system that allows you to read the contents. 3. A multi-stage and matrix type two-dimensional code symbol printed on a publication is read by a two-dimensional code reader and converted into Braille, and the information is visually impaired by Braille printing or a voice generation device. System for people.