Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
Later messages have cleared this up. The first few messages who said it was R F I D ran it all together. I didn't have any idea what rfid was. I thought it was just a different standard for bar codes. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: "Max Robinson" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone. >I wonder if you could use your computer and printer to print your own tags. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > - Original Message - > From: "Dan Rossi" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:27 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone. > > >> Good catch Jim, >> >> I didn't really investigate the pen friend because I don't consider it a >> good purchase for me. Thanks for clearing it up though. >> >> -- >> Blue skies. >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >> >> >> >> >> Send any questions regarding list management to: >> blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> Or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> >> Visit the archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >> >> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >> address for more information: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
I wonder if you could use your computer and printer to print your own tags. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone. > Good catch Jim, > > I didn't really investigate the pen friend because I don't consider it a > good purchase for me. Thanks for clearing it up though. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
Yeah, it does sound like a app, that could be inproved on. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone. Don, I've done some more research into this. The app is $1.99 yep, two bucks. The output is all accessible, but actually getting it to scan a barcode is a bitch. It is mono-directional so you have to scan the barcode in the correct orientation, and you kind of have to get the barcode centered in a little box, and scan somewhat slowly. Still no where near as good as an omnidirectional scanner or RFID. I have faith that it will happen though. And I am going to contact the company and see if they can build in any kind of audio feed back for zoning in on the barcode. They apparently give some visual clues as to move the phone in or out, so audio may be possible as well. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
Don, I've done some more research into this. The app is $1.99 yep, two bucks. The output is all accessible, but actually getting it to scan a barcode is a bitch. It is mono-directional so you have to scan the barcode in the correct orientation, and you kind of have to get the barcode centered in a little box, and scan somewhat slowly. Still no where near as good as an omnidirectional scanner or RFID. I have faith that it will happen though. And I am going to contact the company and see if they can build in any kind of audio feed back for zoning in on the barcode. They apparently give some visual clues as to move the phone in or out, so audio may be possible as well. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
If voice over works with this, this could open a lot of posabilities. at least i-phone aps, are low priced. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: Blind Like Me List ; Blind Handyman List Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:16 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone. Since it has come up about this spiffy new barcode pen thing, I thought people might be interested in the following. A company, www.redlaser.com has developed a UPC barcode scanning app for the IPhone. It uses the video buffer so can capture barcodes on the fly. Below is a link to a youtube video, but since they aren't marketing to the blind, they don't have VoiceOver on, and there isn't much description, but you can hear the phone chirping every time it hits a barcode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_hFGsmx_6k -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
bill, You're correct, except that RFID setups have to be carefully taylored to specific situations, re: distances from reader and between lables etc. get the tags too close together and it can either get confussed or read both so you can't tell which is which. Looks like RNIB appropriately made it work only at very short range which is fine for that app. It does not, however, look like RFID is the right technology, for example, for finding products on a crowded shelf etc. tom Fowle On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 01:40:03PM -0500, wstep...@everestkc.net wrote: > Department of Defense here in the States is doing a lot in the way of > implementing RF ID into its supply chain, and I actually had some training on > this stuff last week. Apparently, there are two generations of chips out > there, and I suspect without knowing, that the RNIB product uses the older > and no longer exceptable to DOD generation. In a supply system, there would > be a computer on the back end of the reader somewhere, and there's no reason > I can think of why it wouldn't be possible to use a reader chip reader in > conjunction with a Pc with speech. Obviously you wouldn't have the > portability, but you wouldn't be limited to audio only either. > > Bill Stephan > Kansas Citty MO > Email: wstep...@everestkc.net > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > - Original Message - > From: jim > Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:21 pm > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone. > > hi dan and every one else that doesn't know > > the pen friend does not read bar codes. > > it reads rfid tags. > > thats why the pens can only use there tags and you have to be > > carful what searies of tags you get. > > i went to the rnib site and they said they were rfid tags.jim > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
When I was working on developing a barcode reading system for the cellphone platform, we investigated using RFID tags. There would have been very little modification necesary to switch from a barcode scanner to an RFID scanner. The only problem was that no one is really using product level RFID tagging yet. Once they do start using product level tagging, it will be incredibly useful. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
Department of Defense here in the States is doing a lot in the way of implementing RF ID into its supply chain, and I actually had some training on this stuff last week. Apparently, there are two generations of chips out there, and I suspect without knowing, that the RNIB product uses the older and no longer exceptable to DOD generation. In a supply system, there would be a computer on the back end of the reader somewhere, and there's no reason I can think of why it wouldn't be possible to use a reader chip reader in conjunction with a Pc with speech. Obviously you wouldn't have the portability, but you wouldn't be limited to audio only either. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: jim Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:21 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone. > hi dan and every one else that doesn't know > the pen friend does not read bar codes. > it reads rfid tags. > thats why the pens can only use there tags and you have to be > carful what searies of tags you get. > i went to the rnib site and they said they were rfid tags.jim > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
Good catch Jim, I didn't really investigate the pen friend because I don't consider it a good purchase for me. Thanks for clearing it up though. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
Jom, good research, i missed that. It'd be interesting to see how close two lables can be together without interfeering with each other. Our look at RFId shows this can be a real problem, but they probably have the reader set to very short range. thanks Tom
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
hi dan and every one else that doesn't know the pen friend does not read bar codes. it reads rfid tags. thats why the pens can only use there tags and you have to be carful what searies of tags you get. i went to the rnib site and they said they were rfid tags.jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Barcode scanning app for the IPhone.
Since it has come up about this spiffy new barcode pen thing, I thought people might be interested in the following. A company, www.redlaser.com has developed a UPC barcode scanning app for the IPhone. It uses the video buffer so can capture barcodes on the fly. Below is a link to a youtube video, but since they aren't marketing to the blind, they don't have VoiceOver on, and there isn't much description, but you can hear the phone chirping every time it hits a barcode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_hFGsmx_6k -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
