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JPH1116085A - Bar code for guiding visually handicapped person - Google Patents

Bar code for guiding visually handicapped person

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Publication number
JPH1116085A
JPH1116085A JP9203716A JP20371697A JPH1116085A JP H1116085 A JPH1116085 A JP H1116085A JP 9203716 A JP9203716 A JP 9203716A JP 20371697 A JP20371697 A JP 20371697A JP H1116085 A JPH1116085 A JP H1116085A
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bar code
guiding
handicapped person
visually impaired
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Inventor
Hisashi Sasaki
久 佐々木
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01FADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F9/00Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
    • E01F9/50Road surface markings; Kerbs or road edgings, specially adapted for alerting road users

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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely guide a visually handicapped person to the mark position of a bar code by incorporating a reflector and a non-reflection part to a mark for guiding the visually handicapped person and performing read without contacting by a cane to which a diffusion restoration type infrared ray sensor is incorporated. SOLUTION: In order to discriminate that it is for the visually handicapped person, this bar code alternately uses the reflector 2 and the non-reflection part 3 for instance and is installed so as to make a straight line perpendicular to a read direction. Walking is performed from left to right along the visually handicapped person guiding mark 1 by using the cane A provided with a read function. Then, a structure for starting vibration at the time of arriving on the start mark of the non-reflection part 3 of the bar code for guiding the visually handicapped person and stopping the vibration at the time of arriving on the reflector 2 when advancing is performed further is attained. When advancing is performed further, the non-reflection part 3 and the reflector 2 are alternately arranged in a bar code shape, transmission is performed to a user as signals by long and short vibration and facilities/equipments present in an advancing direction nearby are concretely guided from the code set beforehand.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】視覚障害者誘導用標示沿いに
おける施設等の具体的誘導案内に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to specific guidance for facilities such as facilities along a sign for guiding a visually impaired person.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来の視覚障害者誘導設備としては、歩
行を誘導するものとして、表面に突起を有する視覚障害
者誘導用ブロックを始め、弱視者や夜間でも利用できる
様にと反射剤を塗布し表面に突起を有する塗装式の視覚
障害者誘導標示が有る、更に視覚障害者誘導用ブロック
等にフェライト等や反射剤を混入又は塗布して標識体と
しセンサーで検知するものがある。誘導路沿いなどの具
体的案内装置としては、前述したように視覚障害者誘導
用ブロックの表面にある突起の種類から進行方向や注意
を喚起する場所を知る方法の外、誘導路下に埋設したセ
ンサーにて上方通過の視覚障害者携行の標識体をキャッ
チし、その場所に応じた音声案内をするもの、更には電
磁誘導により、誘導路下に埋設のチップから、あらかじ
め設定したID信号を読み取り、音声に変換する方法が
ある。
2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional guiding device for visually impaired persons, a guide for guiding a visually impaired person having a projection on a surface is applied as a device for inducing walking, and a reflective agent is applied so that it can be used even for low vision persons or at night. There is a coating type guide for visually impaired persons having projections on the surface, and further, a block for guiding a visually impaired person or the like is mixed or coated with a ferrite or the like or a reflective agent to be a mark and detected by a sensor. As a specific guidance device along the taxiway, besides the method of knowing the direction of travel and the place to call attention from the type of protrusion on the surface of the block for guiding the visually impaired as described above, it is buried under the taxiway A sensor that catches a sign carried by the visually impaired passing by the sensor and provides voice guidance according to the location, and also reads a preset ID signal from a chip buried under the guideway by electromagnetic induction , There is a way to convert to speech.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】従来の技術で述べたも
ののうちの、誘導路沿いの具体的案内装置として、視覚
障害者誘導用ブロックの表面に有る突起(点字等)から
情報を読み取ることには、その所在の確認方法や触知方
法に限界がある。センサーにて視覚障害者が携行する標
識体を検知して音声案内する方法は、誘導路側にセンサ
ーの埋設のほか音声装置を設置する必要がある。更に誘
導路下に埋設したチップからIDを読み取る方法は、コ
イルアンテナやID変換器、音声発生装置等を装備する
など利用者側の負担が大きい等の問題点を有していた。
As a specific guide device along the taxiway, the information read from the projections (braille, etc.) on the surface of the block for guiding the visually impaired is described in the prior art. However, there is a limit in the method of confirming the location and the method of touching. In the method of detecting a sign carried by a visually impaired person with a sensor and guiding the sound, it is necessary to install a sound device in addition to burying the sensor on the taxiway side. Furthermore, the method of reading an ID from a chip buried under a taxiway has a problem that a burden on a user is large, such as mounting a coil antenna, an ID converter, a voice generating device, and the like.

【0004】本発明は、従来の技術が有するこの様な問
題点に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的とするとこ
ろは、特願平8−299217号に拡散復帰型の赤外線
センサーによって、路面の状況を読み取る杖が記載され
ている。本発明はこの機能を利用して反射剤を塗布した
誘導路に描かれた、反射剤と非反射部からなるバーコー
ドを読み取ることによって誘導路沿いの場所等を具体的
に案内し安全確実な歩行を提供しようとするものであ
る。
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to use a diffusion return type infrared sensor disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 8-299217. A cane that reads the situation is described. The present invention utilizes this function to read a bar code composed of a reflective agent and a non-reflective portion, which is drawn on a guideway coated with a reflective agent, to specifically guide a place or the like along the guideway to ensure safe and secure operation. It is intended to provide walking.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明における視覚障害者誘導用バーコードは、原
則として具体的案内を必要とする視覚障害者誘導用標示
(反射剤塗布)の延長上にある分岐点設置する。
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a bar code for guiding a visually impaired person according to the present invention is, as a rule, a sign for guiding a visually impaired person (reflection agent application) requiring specific guidance. Install a branch point on the extension.

【0006】設置する視覚障害者誘導用バーコードは誘
導案内する施設・設備の方向を明確にするため、原則と
して誘導する施設・設備に向かって進むことにより読み
取りを開始する方向に設置し、頭となる位置にスタート
標示を設けることが好ましく、その前後に続けて設置す
る標示と混同しない様にする。
In order to clarify the direction of the facility / equipment to guide the visually impaired person to be installed, the bar code is installed in a direction in which reading is started by moving toward the facility / equipment to be guided in principle. It is preferable to provide a start sign at a position where the start sign is provided, so as not to be confused with a sign placed continuously before and after the start sign.

【0007】視覚障害者誘導用バーコードで有ることを
判別するため、例えば反射剤と非反射部を交互に使用
し、読み取り方向に向かって直線が直角になるように設
置し短信号で2cm長信号でその2倍となるようにし文
字間は4cmとする。
In order to determine that the bar code is a bar code for guiding the visually impaired, for example, a reflective agent and a non-reflective portion are alternately used, and a straight line is set at a right angle in the reading direction, and a short signal of 2 cm long is used. The signal is twice as large as the signal, and the space between characters is 4 cm.

【0008】視覚障害者誘導標示の床面に設置する視覚
障害者誘導用バーコードは、視覚障害者誘導用標示の幅
員と同一範囲に設置する。
[0008] The bar code for guiding the visually impaired person installed on the floor of the sign for guiding the visually impaired person is installed in the same range as the width of the sign for guiding the visually impaired person.

【0009】近くに視覚障害者誘導用音声案内装置が設
置している場合は、音声装置がある旨の標示を設ける。
When a voice guidance device for guiding the visually impaired is installed nearby, a sign indicating that the voice device is present is provided.

【0010】[0010]

【発明の実施の形態】発明の実施の形態を実施例にもと
づき図面を参照して説明する。図1において、読み取り
機能を有する杖Aを使用して視覚障害者誘導標示1に沿
って、左から右に向かって歩行し当該視覚障害者誘導用
バーコードの非反射部3のスタート標示上に来ると振動
を開始し、更に進むと反射剤2の上に至り振動が停止す
る構造とした。更に進むとバーコード状に非反射部3と
反射剤2が交互に配置され、利用者には長短の振動によ
る信号として伝達され、あらかじめ設定したコードか
ら、近くの進む方向に有る施設・設備を具体的に案内す
る方法である。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, walking is performed from left to right along the visually impaired guidance sign 1 using a wand A having a reading function, and on the start sign of the non-reflective portion 3 of the visually impaired guidance bar code. When it comes, it starts to vibrate, and when it goes further, it reaches the reflector 2 and stops the vibration. As the user proceeds further, the non-reflective portions 3 and the reflective agents 2 are alternately arranged in a bar code form, and transmitted to the user as a signal by long and short vibrations. This is a specific guidance method.

【0011】図2に示される実施例では、逆に右から左
に向かって歩行した場合、先に直接視覚障害者誘導用バ
ーコードとなり、利用者には、振動信号の内容が理解出
来ないが、そのまま非反射部3のスタート標示位置に来
ると振動として、視覚障害者誘導用バーコードの開始を
告げるがその先にはコードは無く、手前である右側を読
み取ることになりその位置関係から手前の方向に誘導す
る施設・設備が有ることを示す。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, when the user walks from right to left, the bar code for guiding the visually impaired is given first, and the user cannot understand the contents of the vibration signal. When it comes to the start mark position of the non-reflective part 3, it tells the start of the bar code for guiding the visually impaired as a vibration, but there is no code ahead, and the right side, which is the near side, is read, and from the positional relationship, Indicates that there are facilities and equipment to guide in the direction of.

【0012】図3は前状態で階段 エレベーター・エス
カレーターを利用する場合は、手前側に非反射部3を設
け、そのまま視覚障害者誘導用バーコードに沿って歩行
を続けることによって容易に読み取りができるようにし
ている。
FIG. 3 shows that, when the stairs elevator / escalator is used in the front state, the non-reflective portion 3 is provided on the near side, and the reading can be easily performed by continuing walking along the bar code for guiding the visually impaired as it is. Like that.

【0013】図4に示される実施例では、具体的に予想
される施設・設備について視覚障害者が利用するバーコ
ードのバターンの一例を示した。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, an example of a bar code pattern used by a visually impaired person for facilities and equipment expected specifically is shown.

【0014】図5に示される実施例では、屋内で使用さ
れる反射シールによる視覚障害者誘導用バーコードを示
した。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a bar code for guiding a visually impaired person using a reflective seal used indoors is shown.

【0015】図6に示される実施例では、視覚障害者誘
導用バーコードにモールス符号を組み合わせたものを示
す。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a bar code for guiding a visually impaired person is combined with a Morse code.

【0016】[0016]

【発明の効果】本発明は以上説明ように構成されている
ので、以下に記載されるような効果を奏する。
Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

【0017】請求項1の視覚障害者誘導用バーコードに
おいて、視覚障害者誘導用標示1に反射剤2と非反射部
3を組み込み、拡散復帰式赤外線センサー組み込みの杖
Aで非接触より読み取る方法により確実に視覚障害者
を、視覚障害者誘導用バーコードの標示位置に誘導でき
る。
In the bar code for guiding a visually impaired person according to claim 1, a method of incorporating a reflective agent 2 and a non-reflective portion 3 into a sign 1 for guiding a visually impaired person and reading from a non-contact with a stick A incorporating a diffusion return type infrared sensor. Thus, the visually impaired person can be surely guided to the position indicated by the bar code for guiding the visually impaired person.

【0018】表面の突起や形状に関係無く確実にバーコ
ードを読み取ることができ専用の変換器や音声案内装置
を必要としない為利用者への負担が少ないだけでなく、
これまで視覚障害者には不可能とされてきた光学的標示
の読み取りを可能にした。
The bar code can be reliably read irrespective of the projections and shapes on the surface, and a dedicated converter or a voice guidance device is not required, so that not only is the burden on the user small, but also
It enables the reading of optical signs that were previously impossible for the visually impaired.

【0019】誘導路へセンサーや音声装置等を設置する
必要が無く、また新たな誘導路を必要としない為設置者
への負担が少ない。
There is no need to install a sensor or a voice device on the taxiway, and a new taxiway is not required, so that the burden on the installer is small.

【0020】設置される視覚障害者誘導用バーコードの
位置が特定され、誘導すべき施設設備の方向が判り騒音
扱いされません。
[0020] The position of the bar code for guiding the visually impaired to be installed is specified, and the direction of the facility equipment to be guided can be determined, and the noise is not treated.

【0021】以上の如く構成されるので、誘導路に欠け
ていた具体的な施設・設備等の誘導案内を、誘導路に敷
設した反射剤と非反射部からなるバーコード標示として
形成し、非接触で誘導路に沿うためのセンサーと共有す
る杖で読み取る、これまでにない誘導路兼場所標示とし
た。
With the above configuration, the guidance for specific facilities and equipment lacking in the guideway is formed as a bar code sign comprising a reflector and a non-reflection portion laid on the guideway. An unprecedented taxiway and location sign that was read with a stick shared with a sensor to follow the taxiway by contact.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】視覚障害者誘導用バーコードの概要図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a barcode for guiding a visually impaired person.

【図2】視覚障害者誘導用バーコードの実施例を示す要
部縦断面図である。
FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing a main part of an embodiment of a bar code for guiding a visually impaired person.

【図3】視覚障害者誘導用バーコードを階段等に使用し
た実施例示す平面図である。
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an embodiment in which a bar code for guiding a visually impaired person is used for stairs and the like.

【図4】視覚障害者誘導用バーコードのパターンを一例
示す平面図である。
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a pattern of a barcode for guiding a visually impaired person.

【図5】視覚障害者誘導用バーコードをシート状にした
実施例を示す斜視図である。
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a bar code for guiding a visually impaired person is formed in a sheet shape.

【図6】視覚障害者誘導用バーコードをモールス符号と
した実施斜視図である。
FIG. 6 is an embodiment perspective view in which a bar code for guiding a visually impaired person is a Morse code.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

A 杖 1 視覚障害者誘導用標示 2 反射剤 3 非反射部 A Staff 1 Sign for guiding the visually impaired 2 Reflective agent 3 Non-reflective part

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 視覚障害者誘導標示(1)に沿って、路
面反射光読み取り機能組み込みの杖(A)が非接触で移
動することにより、読み取りを可能にしたガラスビーズ
等からなる反射剤(2)と非反射部(3)から形成され
た視覚障害者誘導用バーコード。
1. A reflecting agent made of glass beads or the like, which can be read by a non-contact moving wand (A) incorporating a road surface reflected light reading function along a visually impaired guide sign (1). A bar code for guiding a visually impaired person formed from 2) and the non-reflective portion (3).
JP9203716A 1997-06-23 1997-06-23 Bar code for guiding visually handicapped person Pending JPH1116085A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7267281B2 (en) * 2004-11-23 2007-09-11 Hopkins Billy D Location, orientation, product and color identification system for the blind or visually impaired
US20230414441A1 (en) * 2022-06-25 2023-12-28 Alan Paine Line Tracking Cane for the Vision Impaired

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7267281B2 (en) * 2004-11-23 2007-09-11 Hopkins Billy D Location, orientation, product and color identification system for the blind or visually impaired
US20230414441A1 (en) * 2022-06-25 2023-12-28 Alan Paine Line Tracking Cane for the Vision Impaired

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