Project: BrailleScript

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Project BrailleScript

• Advisor Dr. Mayer Goldberg
• Team Semyon Medvedik
• Ivan Golman
• Ruslan Sergienko

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Background

• The World of Blind
• What is Braille Script?
• Existing Problems
• Multiple Standards
• Lack of Professional Transcribers
• Imperfection of Existing Tools
• Braille Industry

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Project Goals

• Create Braille Transcription Platform, that
• Provides advanced text editor functionality
• Requires no expert knowledge in Braille
• Provides Math Transcription Module
• Supports future developed Modules integration
• Is Free of Charge (GPL)

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System Architecture
Project WEB Repository
Printer / Embosser
New Modules
Monitor
Braille Input
Standard Input
Keyboard
Braille Viewer
Plain text Viewer
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Main Functional Requirements

• The System will
• Provide basic text editor functionality.
• Support transcription in 6 native languages.
• Support input in pure Braille script.
• Support transcription of scientific text (e.g.
  Math equations) via Math transcription module.

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Main Functional Requirements

• The System will
• Provide intuitive and user friendly GUI.
• Allow the user to install new modules.
• Send transcribed document to the Braille
  embosser.
• Provide rudimentary document recovery
  functionality.

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Non Functional Requirements

• Portability
• Platform independent application
• Application specific data file format
• Usability
• Only basic computer skills required
• Modularity
• Support for future Modules integration

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Non Functional Requirements

• Reliability
• Application specific data file format
• Document recovery
• Availability
• Freeware under GPL

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Primary Use-Cases

• Use Case Typing in supported native language

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• Use Case Installation of the new Module

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• Use Case Insertion of Scientific Text

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Technology

• Development Languages
• Java
• XML
• Development Facility
• JSDK 1.5
• IDE
• IntelliJ Idea 5.0
• Development Tools
• Java Reflections
• Java Beans
• Swing