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Mobile Reader

A Picture Becomes a Thousand Words.

Mobile Reader

• Introduction
• Mobile Reader History
• Mobile Reader Demonstration
• Questions

Introduction

Introduction: Sensotec

 Founded in 1986 as innovative company  Roots in the Royal Institute Spermalie  Development of technological aids for reading

impaired persons

 First product: Braildec  From 2003: broader product range with

technical aids for people with dyslexia

Introduction: Sensotec

 2009: Core business: own development and

production, localisation of third-party products, national and international distribution

 Projects: EU-projects, Audiokrant, Woody  Growing export; growing number of

distributors

 Relentless grow: now 33 employees

Introduction: Our products

Braildec

Introduction: Our products

EuroScope

Introduction: Our products

Reporter

Introduction: Our Localized Products

Kurzweil 1000 & Kurzweil 3000

Introduction: Our Localized Products

Mobile Reader

 Sensotec has the exclusive

rights for the localization and distribution of the Mobile Reader product line in Europe

 The Mobile Reader is

currently available in following languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish

Mobile Reader: History

Ray Kurzweil The man behind the Mobile Reader products

Mobile Reader: History

 Famous inventor, futurist

and writer

 1974: Foundation of

Kurzweil Computer Products and developed first omni-font OCR system, applied in the first “reading machine” – in cooperation with National Federation of the Blind

Mobile Reader History

Mobile Reader: History

 1996: Foundation of Kurzweil Educational Systems.

Result: K1000 and K3000. Afterwards taken over by Lernout & Hauspie, now in hands of Cambium Learning technologies

 2005: introduction of K-NFB Reader

Mobile Reader: History

 October 2007: KnfbReading Technology Inc and

Sensotec sign localisation and distribution agreement.

 Commercial field Sensotec:

 European Union, except of UK and Ireland  Turkey, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,

Turkmenistan

 Brazil,  Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Timor-

Leste

 January 2008: introduction mobile reader product

range in US

Mobile Reader: History

Mobile Reader: History and Future

 May 2008: Introduction of the first localized language

versions on Sight City (Frankfurt): Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish

 December 2008: Introduction of multilingual device

and new languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Portuguese

 Februari 2009: Introduction of Polish language;

Reader now also compatible with Nokia 6220 Classic

 June 2009: European release of Version 6.0 with new

Translation and Search functionality and new languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Finnish,

 ...

Demonstration

Mobile Reader: Demonstration

First pocket-size solution to reading on the go:

 Mobile Reader software on smartphone (only Nokia

N82 and Nokia 6220 Classic)

 114g instead of 8kg  Take a picture of printed text and it will be read to you  Pocket-size, so usable wherever the user happens to

be

 Mobile Reader: knfbReader and kReader

 knfbReader: blind or low-vision users  kReader: users who have difficulty reading due to learning or

language problems (dyslectici, …)

Mobile Reader: Demonstration

 Place phone in center of page  Lift 30 cm and obtain position

 Using sight: viewfinder  Using voice commands: Field of view report  Useful tip: distance elbows - hand

 Taking picture

 Reading start automatically, almost instantly

 Cancel (*)  Pause reading: enter  Reading: spoken text and text display on phone

screen (3 enlargment levels)

Mobile Reader: Demonstration

 Navigation through text  Save text and/or image file (automatically or manually)  Wireless (bluetooth) or USB export / import to PC  Filemanager  Reprocess image:

 Keypad 4  No need to take a new picture of text  Used when coloms need to be ignored or reading language

needs to be changed

Mobile Reader: Demonstration

Other Settings:

 Audio: voice (system and reading), language (system

and reading), speed and volume

 Navigation  Screen: text display and text orientation  Reading format  Camera flash  Automatic saving  Auto-exit  Reading documents with multiple pages

Mobile Reader: Demonstration

 The Reader CAN read

 Every printed text of a general acceptable print quality

 The Reader CAN NOT Read

 Handwriting or printed text that resembles very much

handwriting

 Screen Text (PC or LCD)

External factors that influence Reading results

 Ambient lighting, glare and shadows  Distance between Reader and target text  Text size and layout,  Structure, formate and color of text and background  Obstructions (such as fingers, or neckties)

Mobile Reader: Demonstration

 Why only Nokia N82 and 6220 Classic?

 Operating System and memory  Camera 5 megapixel, Autofocus, Xenon Flash

 Polarizers

 Absolutely necessary for suppressing the flash

glare from shiny surfaces and shadows

Questions?