Barcode Scanner for Visually Impaired

Abstract

This paper aims to develop an application that will improve the daily life of a Visually Impaired (VI) shopper or user in general by assisting them with text-to-speech and audio cues. For a visually impaired person, shopping itself is a monumental task. They also face social scrutiny from the masses that may not understand their plights and consider them an inconvenience. This may lead to a negative impact on a visually impaired person. This application can also be used by shops/companies for assisting a Visually Impaired employee working at the transaction counter doing check-out of products. So, this application is beneficial for visually impaired people on both sides of the transaction, as a shopper or as an employee who processes transactions. This application performs barcode detection and for extraction of information related to product.