Mobile app helps visually impaired to "see"
SeeScan The software, developed by U.S. company iVisit, promises to increase the quality of life of visually impaired. Using the camera for most modern mobile phones, the software is able to recognize objects in the day to day and describe them aloud.
According to Register Hardware , the program has a library of objects that allows the face images stored in memory with those obtained with the camera phone and, after a quick process, identify the object. New entries can be added, counting with the help of a person of vision unchanged.
By testing SeeScan even partially exposed elements, such as a folded dollar bill, were easily identified.
The iVisit is eyeing a huge market potential, since the current technologies do not patronize people with vision problems. The site Into Mobile account that, according to research firm, more than 11 million Americans have some visual irregularity and that, among these, 10% are totally blind. The software was tested on a sample group of 30 disabled users.
A beta version of the program should be available by year's end, says iVisit. In a first phase, the application will run on devices with Windows Mobile, but versions for Symbian and iPhone are already in development. A video demonstration can be seen here .
