JP2001109370A - Braille treating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a braille processing device with which convenience and cost effectiveness are achieved by integrally constituting the functions necessary for braille processing of a braille input/output mechanism, developing mechanism and control mechanism. SOLUTION: This device has braille input keys 1a, braille displaying sections 1d, operation keys 1e, signal transmission and reception sections 3 and 4 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from external apparatus and a control section 2 for processing braille information at need by controlling the respective sections in accordance with the control information of the operation keys 1e or the external apparatus. These constitution functions are housed in one casing and the braille input keys 1a, the braille displaying means 1d and the operation keys 1e are functionally arranged on the required surface of the casing. The device has a function to transmit the information instructed by the specific information to the external apparatus. The use of the necessary operation by using the braille input keys 1a is possible as well.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Braille processing system which integrates the functions of Braille input / output, display, control, and communication necessary for Braille processing, and is convenient and economical in operation. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to edit Braille information and transmit / receive it via a communication line, generally, a general-purpose computer is prepared on both the transmitting and receiving sides to transmit and receive necessary Braille information. However, using a general-purpose computer exclusively for transmitting and receiving Braille information is a large economic burden, requires a large installation space, and does not consider the operability for visually impaired people. And the visually impaired had become a major obstacle to social life.

[0003] Some devices can mutually transmit and receive data using a dedicated Braille terminal device without using a general-purpose computer. However, when data is transmitted from one terminal, the other is prepared in advance for reception. It is difficult to freely transmit and receive between Braille terminal devices, the device also becomes large,
There were difficulties for ordinary visually impaired people to use.

[0004] Further, in the Braille data input device for the visually impaired and the typewriter for the visually impaired using the device described in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-9863, a Braille typewriter for confirming input Braille data by voice is described. Have been. As described above, in the Braille typewriter, since the means for confirming the Braille data is voice, and therefore a Braille-voice conversion mechanism is required, the configuration of the apparatus becomes complicated. According to the layout diagram of the keyboard, the number of configuration keys to be operated is large and complicated, and there are many difficulties in using a Braille typewriter on a daily basis by a general visually impaired person. Further, this Braille typewriter does not describe any communication means between the typewriters.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has a function of transmitting and receiving Braille information and a function of transmitting and receiving Braille information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a Braille processing device that can communicate with each other and can be used in the daily life of a visually impaired person.

[0006]

A braille processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a braille input key for 6 or 8 braille; a braille display unit for 6 or 8 braille; an operation key for instructing an operation; A signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving to / from an external device via an output unit, a control unit for controlling each unit based on an instruction of an operation key or an instruction by control information from the external device and processing Braille information as needed, A storage unit for storing necessary information including information, wherein these constituent functions are housed in one housing, and a Braille input key, a Braille display unit, and operation keys are functionally arranged on an operation surface of the housing. Features.
Further, when receiving specific control information from an external device, the device has a function of transmitting predetermined information specified by the specific control information to the external device. It is also characterized in that necessary operations are performed using Braille input keys.

As described above, by composing only necessary functions and arranging the operation functions functionally, the size of the Braille processing device can be reduced, and the necessary operations can be performed using the Braille input keys. In this case, the number of operation mechanisms is reduced, and the convenience for the visually impaired is improved. Further, if there is a function of receiving specific information from an external device and transmitting the information specified by the specific information to the external device, the range of use of the braille processing device can be greatly expanded.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a braille processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG.
Is a block circuit diagram illustrating the configuration of this embodiment.
In the figure, 1 is a Braille input display unit, 2 is a control unit, 3 is a data transmission unit, 4 is a data reception unit, 5 is a modem, and 6 is a memory. If the external device with which information is exchanged is located at a short distance such as on the premises, the modem 5 is unnecessary, and the data transmitting unit 3 and the data receiving unit 4 can be directly connected to the line via the direct input / output unit. The device is simplified.

In FIG. 1, a Braille input display unit 1 is provided with a Braille input key, a Braille display unit and operation keys as shown in FIG. The control unit 2 includes a Braille input display unit 1, a data transmission unit 3, a data reception unit 4, and a modem 5.
It is connected to each section of the memory 6 and controls and monitors the Braille processing device via these sections. The data transmitting unit 3 performs an operation of transmitting the Braille information input on the Braille input display unit 1 to an external Braille device directly or through a modem 5 according to an instruction of the control unit 2, and the data receiving unit 4 operates to transmit an external Braille device. The Braille information sent from the device is received directly or via the modem 5 and the Braille information is sent to the memory 6 according to an instruction from the control unit 2. The memory 6 temporarily stores not only Braille information sent from an external Braille device but also Braille information output from the Braille input / display unit 1. This memory 6 stores not only Braille information but also information necessary for the operation of the Braille processor.

As shown in the operation key layout of FIG. 2, the Braille input display unit 1 has a Braille input key 1a for 6-braille, a space key 1b for providing a space between the braille, and a return key 1c for returning the input position. And a Braille display section 1d for 16 characters of 6-point Braille is provided below the key for inputting Braille and the like. The braille display unit 1d outputs and displays the characters input from the braille input key 1a, the characters stored in the memory 6, and the braille information of each character transmitted by communication from an external device. On the right side of the figure, function keys 1e F1 to F6 for instructing the operation of the braille processing device are arranged so that a visually impaired person can operate it most easily.

In the Braille processing apparatus thus constructed, the Braille information input from the Braille input key 1a of the Braille input display unit 1 is sent to the Braille display unit 1d and displayed, and the operator confirms this. If there is no error, a series of Braille information is sent to the memory 6 and stored. When the necessary text has been input by repeating this operation, when the required function key 1e is pressed, the Braille information stored in the memory 6 is sent from the data transmission unit 3 to the data reception unit of the other party through the communication path. . If a modem 5 is provided, the modem 5
Via the communication path to the other modem.

Reception of braille information from the other party is always possible, and the sent braille information of the other party is stored in the memory 6. The Braille processing apparatus can receive necessary specific information by instructing information stored in a partner apparatus (in the case of the Braille processing apparatus of the present application) from here. In this case, the code number of the necessary information is determined in advance, the code number is stored in a specific address of the memory 6 using the Braille input key 1a, and the information of the code number is transmitted from the partner Braille processing device. When receiving, a required key of the function key 1e is pressed to send a signal prompting the other party to transmit, and at the same time, a code number designating the specific information stored in the memory 6 is also sent, so that the other party needs Receive information.

The case of six-point braille has been described above. However, the case of eight-point braille is the same except for the braille input key, and a description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, the function key 1e is used to instruct a necessary operation. However, the function of the function key 1e can be instructed from the braille input key 1a by setting a required rule. . In this way, even a visually impaired person who is unfamiliar with the operation of the keys of the terminal device or the like can perform necessary operations with the Braille keys.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified and implemented without changing the gist.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the Braille input / output function required for the Braille processing device and the communication function with the outside are integrated, so that the Braille device can be reduced in size and economy, and the Braille terminal can be used. The range of use can be greatly expanded.

For example, a Braille processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided in a public place such as a station yard to provide necessary information, for example, in the case of a station premises, to provide necessary information such as premises, landings, and destination information. If the service for the visually impaired can be improved compared to the present, and the communication function of the braille processing device according to the present invention is used to enable interactive information exchange, a more detailed service can be provided. It is possible to dramatically improve the social life of the visually impaired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram of an operation surface of a braille input display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Braille input display part 1a ... Braille input key 1b ... Space key 1c ... Return key 1d ... Braille display part 1e ... Function key 2 ... Control part 3 ... Data transmission part 4 ... Data reception part 5 ... Modem

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Riki Hong 1004 Ogawa-cho, Ogawa-cho, Hiki-gun, Saitama F-term (reference) 2C055 BB00 BB03 BB04 2H113 BA28 BB02 BB22 CA13 FA51

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A Braille input key for 6 Braille or 8 Braille,
A braille display unit for 6-braille or 8-braille, an operation key for instructing an operation, a signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving to / from an external device via an input / output unit, an instruction of an operation key or an instruction based on control information from the external device A control unit that controls each unit based on the information and processes Braille information as necessary, and a storage unit that stores necessary information including Braille information.These constituent functions are housed in one housing, and a Braille input key and A braille processing device wherein a braille display section and operation keys are functionally arranged on an operation surface of a housing. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of, when receiving specific control information from an external device, transmitting predetermined information specified by the specific control information to the external device. Braille processor. 3. The Braille processing device according to claim 1, wherein a required operation is performed using the Braille input key.