Hi all, I have managed to scan a few things with sighted assistance. I will do a podcast tomorrow on it. I think you have to wait for a minute or two for Digit-eyes to come back with a positive ID. I didn't know the ID Mate had a lazar camera that makes sense why it's so expensive. there is a trick with Digit-Eyes according to my Mom. You have to hold the phone on it's side and make sure the screen curtain is turned off. If you hold it a few inches away from the item you're trying to scan you will get better results that way or so I've found with the few things I tried.
Allison On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:29 AM, Chris Moore wrote: > No not really, it is tricky, if you have a enough sight to see where the > barcode is then you have a bit more success. It has been hit and miss with me > and to be honest by the time I have managed to get it to read a barcode I > have placed the item under my iPal Solo to have it read instead. I I have > not used the ID mate in person, but I guess the 3D camera would explain its > hight price. > > If you have no vision at all it is very difficult to locate the barcode, so > this solution is not ideal, unless there was a ruling to say where barcodes > can always be found. Let's hope the OCR solutions for the iPhone are more > successful. But the barcode reader is not totally useless as I did manage to > scan some things. > On 27 Jun 2010, at 07:16, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> With Digit-Eyes, how do you find the bar code? When I was involved with the >> development of an accessible bar code system a few years back, cameras >> didn't do a good job. For the bar code recognition to work, the camera >> couldn't face the bar code at an angle, at it had to be right-side-up. Of >> course, a blind person doesn't necessarily know where on the box, can, or >> bottle the bar code is to be found, so that creates a challenge. That's >> partly why the ID Mate is so expensive. They must use a 3D laser scanner, >> like is used in the check-out line at a grocery store. Those perform an >> active scan, and can register bar codes at any angle, and even on curved >> surfaces. You can basically hold up the scanner and turn the container in >> front of the camera, and it will automatically scan the bar code as soon as >> it's visible, regardless of the bar code's orientation. >> >> My thoughts were that the iPhone app would be like trying to read a bar code >> with a CCD scanner. Yes, it would work but only if you knew where to find >> the bar code, which way was right-side-up, and only if the bar code was on a >> flat surface. Is it better than that? >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Allison Manzino >> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 10:03 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone >> >> Hi Bryan and all, >> >> I can say with certainty that the camera on the 3GS works well for the new >> bar code reader that Josh Lioncourt was talking about the other day >> Digit-Eyes. I have downloaded it and it works well. Not having any >> experience with the Iphone 4, I can't say about the cameras. I know it has >> two according to Cara Quin's podcast. Have a great day. >> >> Allison >> >> On Jun 26, 2010, at 5:41 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> Bryan, >>> >>> From what I have heard, the 3GS camera will do the job even if it is not as >>> good as the new iPhone 4. I will be very interested in how this application >>> performs despite the limitations of the 3GS. >>> On Jun 26, 2010, at 2:52 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: >>> >>>> The iPhone 4 should do a great job with this app. The 5 megapixel camera >>>> provides the level of resolution that assisted KNFB Reader so much. With >>>> the lower quality cameras, the DPI of scanned images is too low. >>>> >>>> Bryan >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker >>>> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 11:30 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone >>>> >>>> No, >>>> >>>> The iPod touch doesn't have a camera. >>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:26 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Will this work with the Ipod Touch also? >>>>> Courtney >>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't think it's out yet. >>>>>> >>>>>> I couldn't find it in the app store. >>>>>> >>>>>> hth >>>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 9:15 PM, John J Herzog wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> I just got this link from a friend of mine. Apparently, this app is >>>>>>> free, and it performs OCR using the new IPhone. It's different from the >>>>>>> one that emails your image to a server and then gives you back text. >>>>>>> This one actually performs OCR on the phone. >>>>>>> Furthermore, it automatically takes pictures once the camera is aligned >>>>>>> with the center of the document. >>>>>>> Check out this link for more information. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can someone let me know how it works? >>>>>>> John >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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