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A portable device for providing an information management system for blind individuals, including those who read Braille format writing, and who may either partially or completely lack sight capabilities, and/or who may be unable to process visual information obtained from printed character material

A portable device for providing an information management system for blind individuals, including those who read Braille format writing, and who may either partially or completely lack sight capabilities, and/or who may be unable to process visual information obtained from printed character materials. The portable device features a scanner for scanning the printed material, software for interpreting and translating the printed material into Braille and a Braille array display for displaying the Braille. In addition, the portable device preferably features an annotation feature for adding notes to the text as well as for separate text entry, more preferably through a Braille keyboard. Other preferred components include an organizer component for providing calendar information, reminders and other useful functions for the management of information. A management component provides a software module for displaying menus for selecting functions, such that a Braille equivalent of a GUI (graphical user interface) is provided. Thus, the portable device of the present invention provides a complete information management solution for blind individuals.

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A portable device for providing an information management system for blind individuals, including those who read Braille format writing, and who may either partially or completely lack sight capabilities, and/or who may be unable to process visual information obtained from printed character material

A portable device for providing an information management system for blind individuals, including those who read Braille format writing, and who may either partially or completely lack sight capabilities, and/or who may be unable to process visual information obtained from printed character materials. The portable device features a scanner for scanning the printed material, software for interpreting and translating the printed material into Braille and a Braille array display for displaying the Braille. In addition, the portable device preferably features an annotation feature for adding notes to the text as well as for separate text entry, more preferably through a Braille keyboard. Other preferred components include an organizer component for providing calendar information, reminders and other useful functions for the management of information. A management component provides a software module for displaying menus for selecting functions, such that a Braille equivalent of a GUI (graphical user interface) is provided. Thus, the portable device of the present invention provides a complete information management solution for blind individuals. Method for Copyright Labeling of Digital Images," Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Images/Signal Processing (Thessaloniki, Greece), pp. 456-459, Jun. 1995. Burgett et al., "A Novel Method for Copyright Labeling Digitized Image Data," requested by e-mail from author (unavailable/password protected on IGD WWW site); received Sep. 18, 1995, 12 pages. Caronni, "Assuring Ownershop Rights for Digital Images," Proceedings of Reliable IT Systems/VIS '95, 1995 (originally "Ermitteln Unauthorisierter Verteiler von Maschinenlesbaren Daten," ETH (Zurich) Technical Report, Aug. 1993). Caruso, "Digital Commerce, 2 plans to watermarks, which can bind proof of authorship to electronic works." New York Times, Aug. 7, 1995, one page. Choudhury et al., "Copyright Protection for Electronic Publishing over Computer Networks," IEEE Network Magazine (18 pages), Jun. 1994. Clarke, "Invisible Code Tags Electronic Images," Electronic Engineering Times, Jun. 12, 1995, n. 852, p. 42. "The Copyright Can of Worms Opened Up By The New Electronic Media," Computergram Internations, pCGN0717006, Jul. 17, 1995 and "The Copyright Can of Worms Opened Up By the New Electronic Media--2," Computergram Internations, pCGN07210008, Jul. 21, 1995, 3 pages total. Cox et al., "Secure Spread Spectrum Watermarking for Multimedia," NEC Research Institute Technical Report, Dec. 5, 1995, 33 pages. Cox et al., "A Secure, Imperceptable Yet Perceptually Salient, Spread Spectrum Watermark for Multimedia," IEEE, Southcon/96, Conference Record, pp. 192-197, 1996. Cypherte