A model of visual adaptation for realistic image synthesis
SIGGRAPH '96 Proceedings of the 23rd annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Image enhancement via adaptive unsharp masking
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
Towards iTV accessibility: the MPEG-21 case
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
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Ethical and legal requirements have made accessibility a crucial feature in any information systems. This paper presents a content adaptation framework, based on the MPEG-21 standard, to help low-vision users have better accessibility to visual contents. We first present an overview of MPEG-21 Digital Item Adaptation (DIA) and the low-vision description tool which enables interoperable content adaptation. This description tool lists seven low-vision symptoms, namely loss of fine detail, lack of contrast, central vision loss, peripheral vision loss, hemianopia, light sensitivity, and need of light. Then we propose a systematic contrast-enhancement method to improve the content visibility for low-vision users, focusing on the first two symptoms. The effectiveness of the low-vision description tool and our adaptation framework is verified by some experiments with an adaptation test-bed. The major advantages of the proposed approach include 1) support of a wide range of low-vision conditions, and 2) customized content adaptation to specific characteristics of each user.