VOICEYE
Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP
As a unique approach to accessing printed material, Korean company, VOICEYE INC, has developed a means of non-visual access to the printed page. A small bar-code printed in the upper right hand of a page can contain as much as two pages of text. The codes can be scanned by a smartphone running the VOICEYE app, which is currently available for Android and IOS devices.
The Korean government has incorporated VOICEYE technology into all government documents, such as tax forms, and even utility bills. After scanning a VOICEYE code, the text can be read with the device’s TTS (text to speech) or enlarged via the VOICEYE viewer.
Anyone can make a VOICEYE code using the VOICEYE Maker plug-in for MS-Word, which is available from the VOICEYE.com website. The VOICEYE apps are also available from their respective app stores. The app also provides a magnifier, a bar code reader (only available in Korea) and a money identifier for six currencies (in-app purchase).
While adoption of this technology is much slower outside of Korea, look for VOICEYE codes coming to documents, books, signs or menus near you.
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Mr. Zimba,
FYI, There is a reason Voiceye hasn’t been pursued in the U.S.; a patent had been filed before Voiceye was attempted to be patented in the western hemisphere. I too, have been working in this area since 1984 and began serious advancements 2004 through present. The economic environment is poisoned for new start-ups, so we have had to struggle along. Soon, within weeks, we are to announce a new micro system for instantaneous reading, writing and translating. The entire system is based on iPhone or android, smartphone platform and provide instantaneous universal communications. There are ongoing patent and IT protection pursuits and an agreement is being developed with a major university to provide BarAille teaching centers. The web site is ancient and doesn’t reflect our most recent work in micro HD-high density barcodes and in the micro-scanner technology itself. Please send me a note if you wish to receive the first News Releases.
Kind regards,
John B. McAdams
BarAille Communications
954-638-9991
P.S. Our initial patent is #7,341,456