[go: up one dir, main page]

Skip to main content

Tactile Graphics Revised: The Novel BrailleDis 9000 Pin-Matrix Device with Multitouch Input

  • Conference paper
Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2008)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 5105))

Included in the following conference series:

Abstract

We describe the novel BrailleDis 9000 pin-matrix device. The refreshable device allows to present tactile graphics on a matrix of 60 times 120 pins. The pin-matrix device is made up of a newly developed type of vertical Braille module allowing for a compact assembly of all necessary components. Additionally, the pin-matrix device is touch sensitive and capable of detecting multiple points of contact. Using multitouch features, novel multimodal interaction cycles can be realized with the Braille display, such as a bi-manual sweep.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Agarwal, A., Izadi, S., Chandraker, M., Blake, A.: High Precision Multi-touch Sensing on Surfaces using Overhead Cameras. In: Proc. Tabletop 2007, pp. 197–200. IEEE Press, New York (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  2. BMBF, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung: BrailleDis Project Presentation (2001), http://www.mstonline.de/foerderung/projektliste/detail_html?vb_nr=V2308

  3. Edwards, A.D.N., Mitsopoulos, E.: A Principled Methodology for the Specification and Design of Nonvisual Widgets. ACM Transactions on Applied Perception 2(4), 442–449 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Ferres, L., Verkhogliad, P., Kindgaard, G., Boucher, L., Chretien, A., Lachance, M.: Improving Accessibility to Statistical Graphs: The iGraph-Lite System. In: ASSETS 2007: Proc. of the ACM Conference on Accessibility and Computers, pp. 67–74. ACM Press, New York (2007)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  5. Heller, M.A.: The psychology of touch. Lawrence Erlbaum, Mahwah (1990)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Coutaz, J.: Multimedia and Multimodal User Interfaces: A Taxonomy for Software Engineering Research Issues. In: Proc. of the Second East-West HCI conference, pp. 229–240. J. Gornostaev. St Petersburg (1992)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Kamel, H.M., Landay, J.A.: A Study of Blind Drawing Practice: Creating Graphical Information Without the Visual Channel. In: ASSETS 2000: Proc. of the ACM Conference on Accessibility and Computers, pp. 34–41. ACM Press, New York (2000)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Kipke, S.: Sensitive Braille displays with ATC technology (Active Tactile Control). In: Proc. CSUN 2006 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Kraus, M., Schmidt, M., Völkel, T., Weber, G.: An Off-Screen Model for Tactile Graphical User Interfaces. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Karshmer, A., Zagler, W. (eds.) Proc. ICCHP 2008. LNCS. Springer, Heidelberg (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  10. Petrie, H., Morley, S., Weber, G.: Tactile-Based Direct Manipulation in GUIs for Blind Users. In: Proc. CHI 1995: Conference companion on Human factors in computing systems, pp. 428–429. ACM Press, New York (1995)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  11. Power, C.: Voronoi diagrams, vectors and the visually impaired. In: Proc. CHI 2006: Conference companion on Human factors in computing systems, pp. 1247–1252. ACM Press, New York (2006)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  12. Rotard, M., Ertl, T.: Tactile Access to Scalable Vector Graphics for People With Visual Impairment. In: Proc. of the SVG Open Conference 2004 (2004), http://www.svgopen.org/2004/papers/TactileAccessToSVG/

  13. Rotard, M., Bosse, K., Schweikhardt, W., Ertl, T.: Access to Mathematical Expressions in MathML for the Blind. In: Proc. of the HCI International Conference, pp. 1325–1329 (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Rotard, M., Knödler, M., Ertl, M.: A tactile web browser for the visually disabled. In: Proc. of the 16th Conference in Hypertext and Hypermedia, pp. 15–22. ACM Press, New York (2005)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  15. Schweikhardt, W.: Representing videotex-pages to the blind. In: Proc. of the Third Annual Workshop on Computers and the Handicapped, pp. 23–29. IEEE Press, Los Alamitos (1984)

    Google Scholar 

  16. Vidal-Verdú, F., Hafez, M.: Graphic Tactile Displays for Visually-Impaired People. IEEE Transactions in Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 15(4), 119–130 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Wall, S.A., Brewster, S.A.: Tactiles: Multimodal Pie Charts for Visually Impaired Users. In: Proc. of the NordiCHI 2006: Changing Roles, pp. 9–18. ACM Press, New York (2006)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  18. Wall, S.A., Brewster, S.A.: Sensory substitution using tactile pin arrays: Human factors, technology and applications. Signal Processing 86(12), 3674–3695 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Weber, G.: Gestures as a Means for the Blind to Interact with a Computer. In: Proceedings of the INTERAC 1987, pp. 593–595. North Holland, Amsterdam (1987)

    Google Scholar 

  20. Weber, G.: Reading and Pointing – Modes of Interaction for Blind Users. In: Ritter, G.X. (ed.) Proc. of the Conference on Information Processing, pp. 535–540. Elsevier Science Publishers B.V, Amsterdam (1989)

    Google Scholar 

  21. Weber, G., Wetzel, P.: Finger – Formalized Interaction for Gesture Recognition. SIGCHI Bulletin 21(1), 96–97 (1989)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Klaus Miesenberger Joachim Klaus Wolfgang Zagler Arthur Karshmer

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Völkel, T., Weber, G., Baumann, U. (2008). Tactile Graphics Revised: The Novel BrailleDis 9000 Pin-Matrix Device with Multitouch Input. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W., Karshmer, A. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_124

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_124

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-70539-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-70540-6

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics