Hi all:

    I have long thought that a digital camera and a standard television
should be able to be coupled together to make a much less expensive form of
cctv for large print readers. I haven't been able to figure out why this
technology has stayed so expensive with the advances in price and technology
of each of its components.

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando H. Botelho" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 10:16 AM
Subject: Performing OCR with digital cameras rather than scanners


> Hello everyone,
>
> By now many of you may have already heard of the P2RD project where an
> engineer is developing a portable reading system for the blind consisting
of
> a high quality digital camera and a hand-held computer.
>
> Although I find the concept truly promising and plan to be among the first
> customers, I believe utilizing a digital camera in a desktop setting would
> also be desirable.
>
> I am writing to ask if anybody among the subscribers knows of anyone that
> has experimented successfully or not with using a digital camera as a
> scanner replacement. Many cameras are TWEIN compatible and possess the
> resolution one would need for accurate OCR-ing with the advantage that
> photographing pages would be dramatically faster than scanning them.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Fernando
>
> Fernando Botelho
> Director, Technical Development
> eSight Careers Network(tm)
> http://www.eSightCareers.Net/
>
>
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