Hi David, Your response, It's like getting rid of a myth for me!
I will do a lot of R&D on this aspect. Because it costs many Indian rupees to own an I phone here. Most of the idiots who own an I phone I know, own it to prove status. Need v/s want I guess. Thanks for your response, really enlightening! Mujtaba Merchant Bangalore, India -----Original Message----- From: Blind-Computing [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 8:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Reading handwriting It is true, it is called Zoom Reader. Note that there are several other apps as well, text detective and a few others. You can get them downloaded using iTunes. David Ferrin Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones that mind don't matter. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-Computing [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mujtaba Merchant Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 11:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Reading handwriting Correct me if I am wrong, I have heard the apple i-phone has an app, that is real time OCR. This is what I understand of it, but did not get the time or space to research on the same, you launch the app, using the camera on the phone one or two inches above the printed matter and slowly hover over the printed material and the phone voices the matter to you in real time. Sounds really unbelievable, but if it is true, I am going to invest heavy on that phone. I am sure it's not gonna help with hand written matter, printed matter I guess it can take into stride. Mujtaba Merchant Bangalore, India -----Original Message----- From: Blind-Computing [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Justice Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 8:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Reading handwriting Hi Stephanie, Actually, I believe you have to manually enter the dollar amount from the keypad. Doubt that we will have access to hand writing at the computer anytime soon, since OCR technology isn't perfect for type written characters. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephanie Koetje" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 6:32 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Reading handwriting Hello all, When my husband goes to the ATM machine, he deposits hand-written checks and the machine proceeds to spit out a receipt with the correct dollar amount printed on it. This tells me that there must be a way for blind professionals to read a form or check with hand-written material, somehow. There are various assistive devices and technology that can read printed material, such as the ATM receipt. So, has anyone heard of a way for blind people to read a hand-written check at home or in the office? Thanks for your help, Stephanie For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
