TapTapSee is a free app that now is subscription based. If I want to take a picture of something to identify, I open the app and tap the "take picture" button. It takes the picture and sends it to a server. The server, either through a computer or a person, then sends back an identification. For example, I was trying to find the can of carrots in my pantry, but I don't have things labeled and I have lots of cans of vegetables and soups. So I would line the can up with the seam on the left and take a picture. Some examples of what I got back were "can of carrots and peas," "zesty tomato soup," and the one I wanted, "baby carrots can." Then I could open the can and know I'm getting what I wanted. I have heard people taking pictures of thermostats to know what the reading was (the temperature it was set to) and getting the answer back within three pictures or taking a picture of their washing machine to determine what cycle the machine was currently in. The answer usually comes back very fast and quite accurately, but it can depend. I tested it once to see the variation, so I took a picture of my guide dog in harness. I got back three different answers in three pictures: Black dog, black Labrador dog, and black guide dog. I think you would need to test the app with the meters and see how accurate it gets with a sighted person at your side. Before the subscription, you get 100 free photos, so you could easily test the app before purchasing a subscription. I'm just not sure if the people behind the app would know how to read the meters you need read. But it is something to try. Hope that helps, Jewel
On 12/15/13, Jed Barton <j...@jedbarton.com> wrote: > Hmmm, this sounds interesting. Tell me about taptapsee. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Jewel > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 3:42 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: a challenge for all > > The two apps I can think of are popular ones. VizWhiz would allow you to > take a picture and record a question, but it takes a little while to get an > answer back, so I'm not sure how helpful that would be if you need to check > the meters constantly. TapTapSee would allow you to take a picture and you > have a decent chance that they'll tell you the setting, such as would be > the case for someone wondering what their thermostat is set to. However, > more likely than not, the people behind the scenes of TapTapSee would not > know how to read the meters you take a picture of and would just say it is > a > meter or something. Those are the only ones I come up with off the top of > my > head, however. I don't think my answer is of much help, but it may help > others brainstorm further. Good luck with the job! > ~Jewel > > On 12/15/13, Jed Barton <j...@jedbarton.com> wrote: >> Hey guys, >> >> Alright, I'm going to throw this out there. I'm hoping someone can >> offer some thoughts on this. >> I am looking at a dispatcher position for a fire department. I've >> dispatched for a long time and am all about creativity when it comes >> to getting a job done. One of the requirements, you have to read 2 >> different meters for fire alarm circuits to get voltages. In our >> technologically advanced world, there has to be a way this could be >> done. With all the apps out there, can anyone think of a way to do >> this? 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