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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?