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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Richard Delmerico, Henrietta, NY (US);
Richard Delmerico, Henrietta, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for printing an image to convey information to both a sighted person and a visually-impaired person. An image including image content is printed on a receiver medium using one or more visible colorants, the printed image being viewable by the sighted person. A vocabulary of different tactile patterns is defined, each tactile pattern having a defined meaning. Tactile patterns are selected from the predefined vocabulary and are provided on the surface of the printed image such that when a visually-impaired person touches the tactile pattern at a particular location, the tactile pattern conveys information about the corresponding image content at the particular location to the visually-impaired person.