> > I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free > rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this? > > > From: Richard Turner > Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store > > Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e. > > ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually > impaired > > BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016 > > bee my guide > > With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is > around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th > grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘ > Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where > the app is used. > > > “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. > Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of > you > or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, > through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and > mails that the user cannot see otherwise. Pavan Chitta.” > > Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, > Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants > to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of > them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value > of the money they are holding. > > The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue > in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually > impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant. > > Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description: > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8 > BeeMyGuide > By Pavan Chitta > > Description > The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people > to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more > independent. > > The following functions are available through this app: > (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back > Camera) > > 1) My Vision: > This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed > with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at > is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) > in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age, > description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he > or she looks like a celebrity. > > 2) Check My Money > This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people > across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and > dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the > results. > > 3) What's around Me? > This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything > around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables > the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which > he or she is situated. > > 4) Location: > Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates > into the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end. > > 5) Weather: > Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient > feature for the user. > > 6) Find My Stuff: > Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will > enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in > terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user > to speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the > scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word > "books" and rotates the device, it will try and locate a book in the 360 > degrees > view and tell them the direction they can find it, for example, 45 degrees to > your right etc. > > ***** All functions require internet access and work best on higher upload > speeds. Response time depends on the internet speed. ***** > > Pavan Chitta Web Site BeeMyGuide Support > http://www.beemyguide.org/ > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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BeeMyGuide by Pavan Chitta https://appsto.re/us/ckWYdb.i Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
