KR20180079116A - System and method for providing information service for people with visually impairment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a guide service providing method for a visually impaired person, including a step of collecting and analyzing information in real time from a camera, an earphone, and a walking stick interworking with a mobile terminal in a wired or wireless manner, a step of sending a call to a remote terminal from the mobile terminal via a guide service providing server for a visually impaired person providing a guide service for a visually impaired person, a step of transmitting the information collected in real time by the mobile terminal to the remote terminal via the guide service providing server for a visually impaired person when a communication channel is generated between the remote terminal and the mobile terminal, and a step of outputting a voice output by the remote terminal to the earphone when the guide service is started at the remote terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a visually impaired guide service,

The present invention relates to a method of providing a visually impaired guide service, and more particularly, to a method of providing a service for guiding an obstacle and a route to a visually impaired person in real time by voice.

Recently, as smart terminals evolve, applications and services for the visually impaired are also being developed and launched. In addition, assistive devices for guiding the route or reporting obstacles in connection with smart terminals are under study.

At this time, as a method of assisting the visually impaired, a navigation service is provided through a stick or a robot using a robot linked to a mobile communication terminal is used. In this regard, in the prior art Korean Laid-Open Patent No. 2015-0081043 (published on Jul. 13, 2015) and Korean Laid-Open Patent No. 2015-0145429 (published on December 30, 2015) A configuration in which a disabled person and an intelligent guide robot provide a public guide service or a control service in the form of a dialogue, a portable terminal equipped with a navigation application and providing voice direction information to the user, and a wireless terminal connected to the portable terminal, Discloses a configuration of a Smart Cane that presents obstacle information and direction through a signal.

However, since the guide robot remarkably deteriorates portability, it can not help when the visually impaired person goes out to an arbitrary destination, and it is also possible to use a stick to use a tactile signal, Is low.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a camera is provided in glasses for guiding a visually impaired person, and the contents analyzed in real time by a camera are outputted as voice through an earphone, and a vibration device is provided on a walking stick, The remote counselor can be connected to the remote terminal so that the remote counselor can grasp the image and the current location photographed in real time to provide the guidance service. It should be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical object, an embodiment of the present invention is a camera which is located in the glasses of the visually impaired and photographs an area in the direction that the visually impaired person views, And a control unit for receiving real-time data of the camera to identify obstacles existing in a frame photographed in real time, converting information on the identified obstacles into speech, outputting the speech, and providing a path to the input target point, An obstacle is a mobile terminal that converts the obstacle into a voice in real time and outputs the output data to the ear of a visually impaired person and directly outputs the data to the ear, A sensor and a direction sensor are provided, and at least one obstacle detection sensor And a gait stick outputting that an obstacle in the corresponding direction exists when the obstacle detected by the vibration is present.

In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a blind person guidance service providing server for providing a blind person guidance service in a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of: collecting and analyzing information in real time from a camera, earphone, Transmitting a call to the remote terminal via the blind party guidance service providing server when the remote terminal and the communication channel of the mobile terminal are generated, And outputting the voice output from the remote terminal to the earphone when the guidance service is started at the remote terminal.

According to any one of the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, a camera is provided in glasses for guiding a visually impaired person, and the contents analyzed in real time by a camera are outputted as voice through earphones, and a gait The remote controller informs whether or not an obstacle is present in front of the remote controller, and is connected to the remote terminal so that the remote controller can provide the guidance service by grasping the image and the current position photographed in real time.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing a visually impaired guide service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal shown in FIG.
3 is a view for explaining an embodiment in which a visually impaired person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented.
4 is a view for explaining another embodiment in which a visually impaired person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a method for providing a blind person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The terms "about "," substantially ", etc. used to the extent that they are used throughout the specification are used in their numerical value or in close proximity to their numerical values when the manufacturing and material tolerances inherent in the stated meanings are presented, Accurate or absolute numbers are used to help prevent unauthorized exploitation by unauthorized intruders of the referenced disclosure. The word " step (or step) "or" step "does not mean" step for. &Quot;

In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal, a device, or a device may be performed instead in a server connected to the terminal, device, or device. Likewise, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed in a terminal, device or device connected to the server.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described in the mapping or matching with the terminal are mapping or matching the unique number of the terminal, which is the identification data of the terminal, or the identification information of the individual . ≪ / RTI >

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing a visually impaired guide service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a blind visitor guidance service providing system 1 includes a camera 100, an earphone 200, a walking stick 300, a mobile terminal 400, a blind person guidance providing server 600, The remote terminal 700 of FIG. However, since the system 1 for providing the visually impaired guide service of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to FIG.

At this time, the respective components of FIG. 1 are generally connected through a network 500. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the camera 100, the earphone 200, and the walking stick 300 may be connected to the mobile terminal 400 through the network 500. The mobile terminal 400 may be connected to the blind person guidance service providing server 600 through the network 500. The blind person guidance service providing server 600 may be connected to the mobile terminal 400 and at least one remote terminal 700 through the network 500. [ At least one remote terminal 700 may be connected to the blind people guidance service providing server 600 through the network 500.

Here, the network 500 refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as a plurality of terminals and servers. An example of such a network 500 is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, A 5th Generation Partnership Project (5GPP) network, a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) network, an Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) Wide area network (PAN), a personal area network (PAN), a satellite broadcast network, an analog broadcast network, a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) network, and the like. The network 500 also includes, but is not limited to, a short range, medium and long range network including a Bluetooth network, an NFC network, an RFID network, and the like.

The camera 100, the earphone 200, the walking stick 300, the mobile terminal 400, the blind person guidance server 600, and the at least one remote terminal 700 shown in Fig. It is not intended to be construed as limiting.

The camera 100 may be a device that attaches to glasses and captures an image, and transmits the captured image to the mobile terminal 400. [ The camera 100 may be a device that transmits an image captured in real time to the mobile terminal 400 through a wireless communication channel to the mobile terminal 400 in real time.

The earphone 200 may be a device that outputs voice data to a channel formed through the mobile terminal 400 and receives the input voice data. The earphone 200 may be a device that transmits and receives voice data in real time to the mobile terminal 400 through a wireless communication channel. At this time, the earphone 200 may be a device for outputting and receiving data through bone vibration.

The walking stick 300 may be an apparatus including at least one obstacle detection sensor. And, the walking stick 300 may be an apparatus including a direction sensor, a speed sensor, and a gyro sensor. Further, the walking stick 300 may be an apparatus including a vibration device. The walking stick 300 may be a device in which the vibration device vibrates when an obstacle exists in a direction in which the walking stick 300 swings.

The mobile terminal 400 may be a terminal connected to the camera 100, the earphone 200, and the walking stick 300. The mobile terminal 400 may be a terminal connected to at least one remote terminal 700 through the blind person guidance service providing server 600. Also, the mobile terminal 400 may be a terminal connected to at least one remote terminal 700 through call origination. The mobile terminal 400 may be a terminal that receives an image photographed by the camera 100, analyzes the image, and outputs the image through the earphone 200.

Here, the mobile terminal 400 may be implemented as a computer that can access a remote server or terminal through the network 500. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed. At this time, the mobile terminal 400 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 500. The mobile terminal 400 is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility, for example, a navigation system, a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC) Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) A handheld based wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a smartpad, a tablet PC, and the like.

The blind person guidance service providing server 600 may be a server connected to the mobile terminal 400 to provide a blind person guidance service. In addition, the blind person guidance service providing server 600 may be a server that provides the image photographed by the mobile terminal 100 through the camera 100 to at least one remote terminal 700. [ In addition, the blind person guidance service providing server 600 may be a server that transmits the location of the mobile terminal 400 to at least one remote terminal 700. The visually impaired guide service providing server 600 may be implemented as a computer capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 500. [ Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an embodiment in which a visually impaired person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment in which a visually impaired user guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an analysis unit 410, a transmission unit 420, a transmission unit 430, and an output unit 440.

(Not shown) operating in conjunction with the visually impaired guide service providing server 300 or the visually impaired guide service providing server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided to the mobile terminal 400 and at least one remote terminal The mobile terminal 400 and the at least one remote terminal 700 may be connected to a blind person guidance service application, a program, an app page, a web page, Web pages, etc. can be installed or opened. In addition, the service program may be executed in the mobile terminal 400 and the at least one remote terminal 700 using a script executed in the web browser. Here, a web browser is a program that enables a WWW (World Wide Web) service, and is a program for receiving and displaying hypertext described in hypertext mark-up language (HTML), for example, Netscape (Netscape) An Explorer, chrome, and the like. Further, the application refers to an application on the terminal, for example, an app (app) running on a mobile terminal (smart phone).

At this time, the connection of the network 500 is performed by the camera 100, the earphone 200, the walking stick 300, the mobile terminal 400, the visually impaired guidance service providing server 600 and the at least one remote terminal 700, Means creating a communication object at a communication contact for communication with a terminal connected to the network 500. The blind people guide service providing server 300 can exchange data with each other through a communication object.

The analysis unit 410 can collect and analyze information in real time from the camera 100, the earphone 200, and the walking stick 300 that are wirelessly or wiredly connected to the mobile terminal 400. At this time, the camera 100 analyzes the image to be photographed by the analysis unit 410, and provides the analyzed result through the earphone 200, so that the visually impaired person can grasp what is located in front of the user in real time, have. The camera 100 is located in the eyeglasses of a visually impaired person and is provided to photograph an area in the direction that the visually impaired person views, and can transmit data wirelessly in real time. The earphone 200 can output the voice output to the ear of the visually impaired person and directly output it to the ear, and collect the voice of the visually impaired person and deliver it to the mobile terminal 400.

The transmitting unit 420 may transmit a call to the remote terminal 700 via the blind person guidance service providing server 600 providing the blind visually impaired guidance service at the mobile terminal 400. [ At this time, the transmitting unit 420 may not pass through the blind person guidance service providing server 600. In this case, a channel for data communication may be installed separately.

The transmitting unit 430 transmits information collected in real time from the mobile terminal 400 via the blind person guidance service providing server 600 when a communication channel between the remote terminal 700 and the mobile terminal 400 is generated To the remote terminal 700.

The output unit 440 can output the sound output from the remote terminal 700 to the earphone 200 when the guidance service is started at the remote terminal 700. [ At this time, the mobile terminal 400 receives real-time data of the camera 100, identifies obstacles existing in frames photographed in real time, converts information about the identified obstacles into speech and outputs the converted speech, The obstacle included in the route can be converted into speech in real time and output.

Here, the walking stick 300 includes at least one obstacle detecting sensor and a direction sensor, and when there is an obstacle detected by at least one obstacle detecting sensor, it outputs that an obstacle in the corresponding direction exists due to vibration . At this time, the walking stick 300 may be interlocked with the mobile terminal 400, or may be a device that operates independently without interlocking with the mobile terminal 400.

The blind person guidance service providing system 1 includes a blind person guidance service providing server 600 providing a blind person guidance service and at least one remote terminal for transmitting and receiving data via a blind person guidance service providing server 600 A case where the terminal 700 is provided will be described.

At least one remote terminal 700 may include at least one display. The display may include a first area in which a screen of the camera 100 is output to share a screen of the camera 100, an earphone A second region in which a search window for searching for a target point or a query input is present through the input unit 200 and a current position of a blind person received via the GPS of the mobile terminal 400, And a third area in which an output map exists.

At this time, the first area to the third area may form a display screen in a fixed layout.

In addition, the mobile terminal 400 receives real-time photographing data through the camera 100, and displays a sign indicating a position among at least one object included in the real-time photographing data, a sign indicating a target point, If there is a sign indicating at least one moving point included in the path, the sign may be converted into a voice and output to the earphone 200.

The walking stick 300 can output a vibration at a point where the obstacle is sensed when an obstacle is detected in the opposite direction of the walking stick 300 when the walking stick 300 is swung. At this time, the walking stick 300 can be driven for replacement of the earphone 200. For example, the earphone 200 is a means for outputting the voice received from the remote terminal 700 or outputting the analysis result of the mobile terminal 400. When the communication with the remote terminal 700 is a call reception / The mobile terminal 400 vibrates through the walking stick 300 to transmit the meaning. At this time, a predetermined semantic-vibration semantic table can be used as the vibration pattern and intensity.

When a call to at least one remote terminal 700 is originated from the mobile terminal 400, the remote terminal 700 receiving the call transmits the call to the mobile terminal 400, the camera 100 and the earphone 200, and can share a real-time image captured by the camera 100, and start a voice call through the earphone 200.

Hereinafter, the visually impaired person guidance service having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

3, (a) the walking stick 300 is a stick for confirming whether or not a blind person has an obstacle ahead, and when a pillar is present in the A direction and is oriented in the A direction, Using a sensor, you can tell the visually impaired how many meters ahead you are. At this time, if the walking stick 300 has an obstacle in the direction A and the walking stick 300 is pointing in the direction A, it is immediately noticed that the obstacle is present due to vibration so that the obstacle is detected intuitively.

The camera 100 may also be included in the walking stick 300 because it is often a low jaw when it is an obstacle to prevent entry into a walking path of a car, The obstacle can not be grasped depending on the height of the obstacle. Therefore, when the camera 100 is included in the walking stick 300, the walking stick 300 outputs vibration when an obstacle exists in the image captured by the camera 100, To indicate that there is an obstacle.

That is, the camera 100 existing on the walking stick 300 can be wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal 400. The mobile terminal 400 can recognize the image in real time and then convert the result into voice, ).

In such a case, since the camera 100 is equipped with the glasses and the walking stick 300, it is possible to detect any obstacle at any height and to provide more information to the visually impaired.

You can also get a guided tour, for example, "There is a stairway in front of 10m, there is a bus stop on the left, you can take the bus number 300, the car is coming from the right side (along with the vibration) Currently, it is a red light. If you go down to the left platform, you can use Route 3, it is now a vegetable corner, there is a cucumber on the side shelf, etc. Therefore, you can go out independently without a companion or guide dog, It is possible to provide convenience to people who have not yet received guide dog services, to create jobs by nurturing professional counselors, and to be a service that can be developed both locally and internationally.

(b) It is also possible to provide a route from the mobile terminal 400 to the resident center in Sadang-dong, for example, in Sadang-dong through voice recognition, and output directions through the navigation to the corresponding route . At this time, it is possible to grasp the current position of the user, to indicate how many meters to go in which direction, to inform the user whether there are any obstacles included in each path, whether there is any obstacle, (Person, dog, car, etc.) through the robot 300.

(c) When the mobile terminal 400 senses an obstacle located in real time while guiding the route, the mobile terminal 400 converts information on the detected obstacle into voice, and outputs the voice to the earphone 200. Alternatively, if there is a person, the mobile terminal 400 may output a voice to the person in front of or behind the person to see that the person with visual impairment is passing through, .

(d) In addition, the mobile terminal 400 can set means for going to the current location and destination, for example, assuming that the bus is set up, information on how to go to the bus stop, 200).

Further, assuming that the user arrives at the bus stop of the A-point, the mobile terminal 400 can not know how many buses are coming from the A-point, so that the mobile terminal 400 arrives in a few minutes And informs the user through the earphone 200.

If the current stop or the next stop is the same as the current stop, the information about the current stop or the next stop can be collected through the search and informed through the earphone 200.

Alternatively, when the remote terminal 700 and the mobile terminal 400 are connected, the remote terminal 700 may confirm the location of the mobile terminal 400 and the currently photographed image, and a person may support the remote terminal 700 by voice .

Referring to FIG. 4, the screen of a remote agent may be as follows.

At this time, a real-time image transmitted through the camera 100 may be output to the first area, a search window may be located in the second area, and the current location of the blind person may be output in the third area. Through this, it is possible to provide real-time information to the visually impaired by simultaneously grasping the present position while looking at the current situation.

The method of providing a blind person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing a blind visually disabled person wearing glasses with a camera 100 and an earphone 200 and a camera 100 of a glasses and a walking stick 300, And may be connected to the mobile terminal 400 via Bluetooth to provide a guidance service. The mobile terminal 400 downloads the blind person guidance service application and can be connected to the remote terminal 700 through the application. In addition, when the remote terminal 700 is connected to the mobile terminal 400 through an application, the mobile communication network can be used together with the data communication network. In addition, the remote terminal 700 can grasp the current location information through the application anytime and anywhere, and can check the map information in conjunction with the map app. Then, the remote terminal 700 can recognize the situation of the pedestrian at every moment on the screen and guide it. In addition, the counselor can provide guidance in the same manner as the video call, and the pedestrian can receive the guidance of the counselor through the earphone 200. The obstacle can be checked with the walking stick 300 in situations that can not be explained by words or in an urgent situation.

2 to 4 can be easily deduced from the same or explained contents of the method of providing the blind visually impaired guide service through FIG. 1, and therefore, The description will be omitted.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a method for providing a blind person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the mobile terminal collects and analyzes information in real time from a camera, an earphone, and a walking stick that are wirelessly or wiredly connected to the mobile terminal (S5100).

Then, the mobile terminal transmits a call to the remote terminal via the blind person guidance service providing server that provides the blind visually impaired guide service at the mobile terminal (S5200).

In addition, when a communication channel between the remote terminal and the mobile terminal is generated, the mobile terminal transmits information collected in real time from the mobile terminal to the remote terminal via the blind people guidance service providing server (S5300).

Finally, when the guidance service is started at the remote terminal, the mobile terminal outputs the voice output from the remote terminal to the earphone (S5400).

The matters not described in relation to the method of providing the blind person guidance service of FIG. 5 can be easily derived from the same or described contents of the method of providing the blind person guidance service through FIGS. 1 to 4, The description will be omitted.

The method for providing the visually impaired guidance service according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 5 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as an application or a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The method for providing a blind person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed by an application installed in a terminal (which may include a platform installed in a terminal or a program included in an operating system or the like) (I.e., a program) installed directly on the master terminal through an application providing server such as a user, an application store server, an application, or a web server related to the service. In this regard, the method for providing a visually impaired person guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention is basically installed in a terminal or implemented as an application installed directly by a user (i.e., a program) And recorded on a recording medium.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

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A blind person guidance service providing system comprising:
A camera which is located in the glasses of a visually impaired person and is provided to photograph an area in a direction in which the visually impaired person views the data and wirelessly transmits data in real time;
Receiving real-time data of the camera to identify obstacles existing in a frame photographed in real time, converting information about the identified obstacles into speech and outputting them, providing a path to the input target point, A mobile terminal for converting an obstacle into a voice in real time and outputting the voice;
An earphone attached to the ear of the visually impaired person and directly outputting the data output by the voice to the ear, collecting the voice of the visually impaired person and delivering the voice to the mobile terminal;
A walking stick having at least one obstacle detecting sensor and a direction sensor and outputting a signal indicating that an obstacle in the corresponding direction exists due to the vibration when the obstacle detected by the at least one obstacle detecting sensor exists;
And a service providing system for providing services to the visually impaired.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the visually impaired guide service providing system comprises:
A blind person guidance service providing server providing the blind person guidance service;
At least one remote terminal for transmitting and receiving data via the blind person guidance service providing server;
Wherein the system further comprises:
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the at least one remote terminal comprises at least one display,
The screen of the display includes:
A first area for outputting a screen of the camera and sharing a screen of the camera;
A second area in which a search window for searching for a target point or a question inputted through the earphone is present;
A third region in which a map for outputting a current position of a blind person received via GPS of the mobile terminal or outputting a path to the target point exists,
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Wherein the first area to the third area form a screen of the display in a fixed layout.
The method according to claim 1,
The mobile terminal receives real-time photographic data through the camera,
When there is a sign indicating a location of at least one object included in the real time photographing data, a sign indicating the target location, and a sign indicating at least one moving location included in a route to the target location, And outputs the converted voice to the earphone.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the walking stick outputs a vibration at a point where the obstacle is sensed when an obstacle is sensed in an opposite direction of the walking stick when the walking stick is swung.
3. The method of claim 2,
When a call to the at least one remote terminal is transmitted from the mobile terminal, the remote terminal receiving the call interlocks with the mobile terminal, the camera and the earphone, and shares the real-time image captured by the camera , And starts a voice call through the earphone.
A method of providing a blind person guidance service to be executed in a mobile terminal of a blind person,
Collecting and analyzing information in real time from a camera, an earphone, and a walking stick that are wirelessly or wiredly connected to the mobile terminal;
Performing a call transmission to a remote terminal via a blind person guidance service providing server that provides a blind person guidance service at the mobile terminal;
Transmitting the information collected in real time from the mobile terminal to the remote terminal via the blind person guidance service providing server when a communication channel between the remote terminal and the mobile terminal is generated;
Outputting a voice output from the remote terminal to the earphone when the guidance service is started at the remote terminal;
The method comprising the steps of:

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