The Optacon (OPtical to TActile CONverter) is an electromechanical device that enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille. The device consists of two parts: a scanner which the user runs over the material to be read, and a finger pad which translates the words into vibrations felt on the finger tips. The Optacon was conceived by John Linvill, a professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, and developed with researchers at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). Telesensory Systems manufactured the device from 1971 until it was discontinued in 1996. Although effective once mastered, it was expensive and took many hours of training to reach competency. In 2005, TSI suddenly shut down. Employees were "walked out" of the
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| - Das Optacon (Abkürzung für OPtical to TActile CONverter) ist ein Gerät, das es sehbehinderten Menschen ermöglicht, Text zu lesen, der nicht in Brailleschrift vorliegt. Zu diesem Zweck besteht es aus einer Kamera, die direkt über einen Text geführt wird, und einer Ausgabeeinheit, auf der die anwendende Person ihre Finger platziert. Die Ausgabeeinheit wandelt das Schriftbild (oder auch vorhandene Abbildungen) in Vibrationen um. Ähnlich einem visuellen Bildschirm, erfolgt die Darstellung in Form von einzelnen Bildpunkten auf einer taktilen Matrix. Die Bildpunkte vibrieren und können somit über die Haut wahrgenommen werden. Das Gerät wurde von den 1970er Jahren bis in die späten 1990er Jahre produziert und weiterentwickelt. (de)
- Optacon（英文全寫：OPtical to TActile CONverter）是一個協助盲人閱讀尚未轉換成盲文的文章的電動機械。Optacon 的組成：一條幼索帶（thin cable）、連接着一個主電子裝置（main electronics unit，大小約相當於一個可攜錄音機）、連接着一個鏡頭組件（lens module，大小約相於於一把小刀）。主電子裝置包含一個輕觸式陣列（tactile array），置於盲人的食指上。 (zh)
- The Optacon (OPtical to TActile CONverter) is an electromechanical device that enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille. The device consists of two parts: a scanner which the user runs over the material to be read, and a finger pad which translates the words into vibrations felt on the finger tips. The Optacon was conceived by John Linvill, a professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, and developed with researchers at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). Telesensory Systems manufactured the device from 1971 until it was discontinued in 1996. Although effective once mastered, it was expensive and took many hours of training to reach competency. In 2005, TSI suddenly shut down. Employees were "walked out" of the (en)
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| - Das Optacon (Abkürzung für OPtical to TActile CONverter) ist ein Gerät, das es sehbehinderten Menschen ermöglicht, Text zu lesen, der nicht in Brailleschrift vorliegt. Zu diesem Zweck besteht es aus einer Kamera, die direkt über einen Text geführt wird, und einer Ausgabeeinheit, auf der die anwendende Person ihre Finger platziert. Die Ausgabeeinheit wandelt das Schriftbild (oder auch vorhandene Abbildungen) in Vibrationen um. Ähnlich einem visuellen Bildschirm, erfolgt die Darstellung in Form von einzelnen Bildpunkten auf einer taktilen Matrix. Die Bildpunkte vibrieren und können somit über die Haut wahrgenommen werden. Das Gerät wurde von den 1970er Jahren bis in die späten 1990er Jahre produziert und weiterentwickelt. (de)
- The Optacon (OPtical to TActile CONverter) is an electromechanical device that enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille. The device consists of two parts: a scanner which the user runs over the material to be read, and a finger pad which translates the words into vibrations felt on the finger tips. The Optacon was conceived by John Linvill, a professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, and developed with researchers at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). Telesensory Systems manufactured the device from 1971 until it was discontinued in 1996. Although effective once mastered, it was expensive and took many hours of training to reach competency. In 2005, TSI suddenly shut down. Employees were "walked out" of the building and lost accrued vacation time, medical insurance, and all benefits. Customers could not buy new machines or get existing machines fixed. Some work was done by other companies but no device with the versatility of the Optacon had been developed as of 2007. Many blind people continue to use their Optacons to this day. The Optacon offers capabilities that no other device offers including the ability to see a printed page or computer screen as it truly appears including drawings, typefaces, and specialized text layouts. (en)
- Optacon（英文全寫：OPtical to TActile CONverter）是一個協助盲人閱讀尚未轉換成盲文的文章的電動機械。Optacon 的組成：一條幼索帶（thin cable）、連接着一個主電子裝置（main electronics unit，大小約相當於一個可攜錄音機）、連接着一個鏡頭組件（lens module，大小約相於於一把小刀）。主電子裝置包含一個輕觸式陣列（tactile array），置於盲人的食指上。 (zh)
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