Do-It-Yourself object identification using augmented reality for visually impaired people

Authors:
Atheer S. Al-Khalifa;Hend S. Al-Khalifa
Affiliations:
Electronic and Computer Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, King Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia;Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Venue:
ICCHP'12 Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs - Volume Part II
Year:
2012

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) application for helping Visually Impaired People (VIP) identify objects in their day-to-day interaction with the environment. The application uses the LayarTM Augmented Reality (AR) API to build a working prototype for identifying grocery items. The initial results of using the application show positive acceptance from the VIP community.