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| Committee | Date Time | Place | Paper Title / Authors | Abstract | Paper # | |
| WIT, HI-SIGACI | 2020-12-10 14:30 |
Online | Online | 3D model supplying service for blind people
-- Analysis of the service usage and questionnaire responses -- Tetsuya Watanabe (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (DNC), Masakazu Iwamura (Osaka Pref. Univ.)  WIT2020-19 |
To realize a society in which visually impaired people can obtain and touch what they want to know whenever they like an... [more] | WIT2020-19 pp.7-12 |
| WIT, SP | 2017-10-19 17:30 |
Fukuoka | Tobata Library of Kyutech (Kitakyushu) | A Survey of Smartphone and Tablet Usage by Blind People 2017 Tetsuya Watanabe, Hirotsugu Kaga (Niigata Univ.), Makoto Kobayashi (NTUT), Kazunori Minatani (DNC) SP2017-46 WIT2017-42 |
A survey was conducted on the use of ICT by visually impaired people. Of the 305 respondents, 180 (59.0%） used mobile ph... [more] | SP2017-46 WIT2017-42 pp.69-74 |
| WIT | 2017-08-28 13:50 |
Akita | Faculty of Engineering Science, Akita Univ. | A User Survey of the Tactile Graphics Conversion Service for the Blind Tetsuya Watanabe (Niigata Univ.), Makoto Kobayashi (Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.), Kazunori Minatani (DNC) WIT2017-14 |
Visual graphics can be accessible by raising the lines of the graphics and converting printed letters into Braille. When... [more] | WIT2017-14 pp.1-5 |
| HCS, HIP, HI-SIGCOASTER [detail] | 2017-05-16 13:30 |
Okinawa | Okinawa Industry Support Center | A User Survey on the Reading and Writing Services for the Blind Tetsuya Watanabe (Niigata Univ.), Makoto Kobayashi (Tsukuba Univ. Tech.), Kazunori Minatani (DNC) HCS2017-7 HIP2017-7 |
A nation-wide user survey was conducted on reading and writing for the blind. Among 202 respondents, 147 people (73%) we... [more] | HCS2017-7 HIP2017-7 pp.49-54 |
| WIT, IPSJ-AAC | 2017-03-10 11:00 |
Ibaraki | Tsukuba University of Technology (Kasuga Campus) | A survey on experiments that were carried with disabilities as participants in papers presented at WIT Kazunori Minatani (DNC) WIT2016-79 |
[more] | WIT2016-79 pp.15-18 |
| WIT, HI-SIGACI | 2015-12-09 13:20 |
Tokyo | AIST Tokyo Waterfront | Evaluation of Readability of Tactile Graphs Created by the Tactile Graph Automated Creation System Tetsuya Watanabe (Niigata Univ.), Kosuke Araki (Canon), Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (DNC) WIT2015-77 |
We conducted an experiment to evaluate the readability of tactile graphs that were created by our tactile graph automate... [more] | WIT2015-77 pp.91-96 |
| WIT | 2014-09-12 16:10 |
Hyogo | Kobe Univ. Kusunoki Campus | A Survey on the Use of Personal Computers and the Internet among Blind and Visually Impaired People in 2013 Tetsuya Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (NDC) WIT2014-23 |
A survey was conducted on the use of personal computers and the Internet by blind and visually impaired people. Among 30... [more] | WIT2014-23 pp.25-30 |
| SP, WIT, ASJ-H | 2014-06-19 13:30 |
Ishikawa | Development of Tactile Graph Creation Software Using R Statistical Software Kosuke Araki, Tetsuya Watanabe (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) SP2014-46 WIT2014-1 |
We used R statistical software and developed software for automatic creation of “tactile graph” which blind people can r... [more] | SP2014-46 WIT2014-1 pp.1-4 |
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| SP, WIT, ASJ-H | 2014-06-20 14:55 |
Ishikawa | Advantages and Disadvantages of Smartphones and Tablets to Blind People
-- Analysis of the Survey Results on the Use of ICT devices by Blind People -- Tetsuya Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) SP2014-61 WIT2014-16 |
A survey was conducted on the use of ICT by visually impaired people. Among 304 respondents, 81 used smartphones and 44,... [more] | SP2014-61 WIT2014-16 pp.83-88 |
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| WIT | 2014-03-07 13:00 |
Ibaraki | Kasuga Campus, Tsukuba University of Technology | A Survey on the Use of Cell Phones, Smartphones, and Tablets among People with Visual Impairments 2013 Tetsuya Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (DNC) WIT2013-71 |
A survey was conducted on the use of ICT by visually impaired people. Among 304 respondents, 246 people used cell phones... [more] | WIT2013-71 pp.25-30 |
| WIT | 2014-03-08 14:55 |
Ibaraki | Kasuga Campus, Tsukuba University of Technology | A Wristwatch-shaped Braille Display which Realizes Safe Mobile Access of the Visually Impaired Kazunori Minatani (NCUEE) WIT2013-89 |
It is expected a way to receive information for blind people whereever. It is imposible to realize existing user interf... [more] |
WIT2013-89 pp.121-126 |
| SP, WIT | 2012-09-28 14:30 |
Tokyo | Shibaura Institute of Technology | Development of a DAISY player that utilizes a Braille display for document structure presentation and navigation Kazunori Minatani (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) SP2012-60 WIT2012-12 |
[more] | SP2012-60 WIT2012-12 pp.13-16 |
| WIT | 2012-05-25 14:50 |
Niigata | Niigata Univ. satellite campus | An RC Helicopter Control System for Blind People Kazunori Minatani (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) WIT2012-6 |
[more] | WIT2012-6 pp.29-32 |
| WIT | 2012-01-28 10:45 |
Aichi | Nagoya Institute of Technology | Search Methods of Landmarks Along the Route for Producing Route Guidances by Speech George Akiyama (Niigata Univ.), Tetsuya Watanabe (NiigatFaculty of Engineering, University of Niia Univ.), Ken Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (DNC), Manabi Miyagi (Tsukuba Univ. Tech.), Susumu Oouchi (NISE) WIT2011-60 |
Route guidances are one of walking assistance for visually impaired people. We are developing the route guidance automat... [more] | WIT2011-60 pp.51-56 |
| WIT | 2011-08-04 11:30 |
Kyoto | Sugiura Community Care Res. Center | Development of contents reader software presenting complicated content structure including examinations by braille displays Kazunori Minatani (National Center for University Entrance Examinations), Tomoyuki Kudou (CYPAC Co., Inc.) WIT2011-24 |
[more] | WIT2011-24 pp.11-15 |
| WIT | 2011-05-21 14:30 |
Niigata | Niigata Univ. | Development of a Route Guidance System for Blind Pedestrians George Akiyama, Tetsuya Watanabe, Ken Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (DNC), Manabi Miyagi (Tsukuba Univ. Tech.), Susumu Oouchi (NISE) WIT2011-18 |
We developed a route guidance automatic creating system to help blind people know their route by speech. The route guida... [more] | WIT2011-18 pp.97-100 |
| WIT | 2011-05-21 15:15 |
Niigata | Niigata Univ. | Evaluation of Findability and Discriminability of Tactile Symbols in Tactile Maps Ken Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Watanabe, George Akiyama (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (National Center for Univ. Entrance Exam.), Manabi Miyagi (Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.), Susumu Oouchi (NISE) WIT2011-19 |
To assist blind persons’ mobility, we are developing a tactile map automated creation system. As it is important to read... [more] | WIT2011-19 pp.101-105 |
| WIT | 2011-01-22 11:30 |
Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | A Protocol Analysis on a Walking Experiment of a Blind Person using Tactile Maps Tetsuya Watanabe, George Akiyama, Ken Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (NCUEE), Manabi Miyagi (Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.), Susumu Oouchi (NISE) WIT2010-60 |
To assist blind persons' mobility, we are developing a tactile map automated creation system. By using tactile maps crea... [more] | WIT2010-60 pp.19-24 |
| WIT | 2010-05-21 15:45 |
Niigata | Tokimate, Univ. of Niigata | Map Embossing Function in Tactile Map Automatic Creating System Ken Watanabe, Tetsuya Watanabe, George Akiyama, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (Nati. Center for Univ. Entrance Examination), Manabi Miyagi (Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.), Susumu Oouchi (Nati. Inst. of Special Needs Education) WIT2010-6 |
We are developing the Tactile Automatic Creation System (TMACS) which enables blind persons to produce tactile maps with... [more] | WIT2010-6 pp.27-31 |
| WIT | 2010-05-21 16:15 |
Niigata | Tokimate, Univ. of Niigata | Development of a Mail Service that Supplys Surrounding Information Using the GPS Function of Mobile Phones George Akiyama, Tetsuya Watanabe, Ken Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi (Niigata Univ.), Kazunori Minatani (Nati. Center for Univ. Entrance Examination), Manabi Miyagi (Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.), Susumu Oouchi (Nati. Inst. of Special Needs Education) WIT2010-7 |
Fujitsu's RakuRaku phone series with the voice output function can send GPS information by e-mail. Using this informatio... [more] | WIT2010-7 pp.33-37 |
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