Visually impaired assistance APP (VIAA)

Abstract

Visually Impaired Assistance Application (VIAA) is specially designed for specific domain i.e. visually impaired people that are eager to use android phone’s functionalities but are unable because of the interface provided by android. VIAA will be embedded in the system and will guide visually impaired people to commence specific tasks. As visually impaired doesn’t have to do anything with the interface but mostly with the functionalities that android platform provides. Most of the functionalities we will be focusing on are already implemented in different ways but to make the system more user friendly and efficient for visually impaired people, we will focus on basic functionalities like attend or reject call, ,send or receive messages, alarm settings, control calendar events, weather updates and current location of the visually impaired person. All functions will be based on voice command that will facilitate the user in a better manner. No skills are required. VIP will only be needed to memories small commands that will be stimulus to the system and application will response accordingly. System will response in the form of speech as we are using Application Programming Interfaces (Text to Speech and Speech to text). Furthermore, it will have only one tap interface that will be opened by clicking VIAA and rest by clicking main screen, commands will be manipulated by the application. Incoming calls automatically pop up and will speak the incoming caller number where as making call to a specific number will receive number from VIPs. In message module, incoming message alerts the VIP that he has new message and by taping screen API translates message to speech and will narrate it for VIP. Sending message module accepts number along with number. In short, its one touch interface that facilitates VIPs and novice users to android plate form that facilitate them to use android phone and its functionalities efficiently and effectively.