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A set of software procedures for the Symbian OS mobile smartphone making the device more easily usable for a blind user is described in the paper. The application was written in the Carbide C++ environment, tested both on the S60 series phone emulator and the phone platform itself. The main task was to create a dedicated speech enabled menu, rather than a simple screen reader. Along with ordinary phone functions (calls, SMSs) the programmed phone can be used as a speech recorder, a web browser (RSS feeds are used), and a colour recognizer in images captured by the phone’s camera. Added functionality makes the smartphone a very useful personal assistance tool for the blind who tested the developed application.
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Strumillo, P., Skulimowski, P., Polanczyk, M. (2009). Programming Symbian Smartphones for the Blind and Visually Impaired. In: Kącki, E., Rudnicki, M., Stempczyńska, J. (eds) Computers in Medical Activity. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 65. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04462-5_13
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