JP2013214220A - Braille notation output device, braille notation output method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a braille output conversion device capable of vibrating points in such a manner that a user can sufficiently recognize the braille, a braille output conversion method, a program, and a recording medium.SOLUTION: When a user touches an input operation detection unit 106, a portable terminal device starts a vibrating operation. The vibration is sequentially performed according to the number of points prescribed in a figure. Therefore, first, a point 1 is vibrated, then when the user once releases the finger, it progresses to processing of a next point 2. Secondly, when the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, it progresses to an operation of the point 2, however, the point 2 is a planar point so as not to vibrate. When the user releases the finger, it progresses to an operation of a next point 3. Thus, the portable terminal device performs an operation of vibration braille of a character, "ha" on the points 1-6.

Description

  The present invention relates to a braille notation output device, a braille notation output method, a program, and a storage capable of expressing braille by converting characters displayed on a display unit such as a mobile phone or a smartphone into braille notation and outputting them by vibration. It relates to the medium.

  In the case of Japanese, braille represents kana and numbers with a combination of a total of six points of 3 columns × 2 columns as shown in FIG. These six braille units (one character) are called squares. Braille is a phonetic character in which one square (6 points) basically represents one sound, and braille text is written only in kana characters. Characters such as muddy sound, semi-turbid sound, and roar are represented by 2 squares (12 points). Numbers are also represented by 2 squares. Characters are expressed by a combination of the convex portions of these square points. Braille is basically read from left to right.

However, in a mobile phone, a smartphone, or the like, for example, when trying to express Braille on the display unit, the surface of the display unit is planar, and the Braille points cannot be convex.
Therefore, Patent Document 1 describes an apparatus that expresses braille by converting six brailles into vibration patterns in order and vibrating them sequentially in a predetermined order. For example, the convex point can be identified by outputting a vibration having a length three times that of the plane point.

JP 2010-245795 A

  However, in the apparatus of Patent Document 1, since the points are sequentially vibrated, the user may move to the next point before sufficiently recognizing, and there is a possibility that the braille is erroneously recognized or cannot be recognized at all. there were.

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention has an object to provide a braille output conversion device, a braille output conversion method, a program, and a storage medium that can vibrate dots so that a user can sufficiently recognize braille.

The present invention is a Braille notation output device that sequentially outputs each point of Braille as vibration,
An input detection unit that detects a user's operation input, a Braille / vibration conversion unit that converts a pattern of each point of Braille into a vibration pattern, a vibration unit that generates vibration, and a control unit that controls each unit;
The control unit includes a next point operation recognizing unit for recognizing whether there is an operation for prompting output of a point next to a point that is currently outputting vibration from the detection of the input detection unit, and the next point operation recognizing unit And a vibration control unit that controls the vibration unit for the next point based on the vibration pattern when an operation that prompts the output of the point is recognized.

  Further, in the braille notation output device of the present invention, the control unit includes order determining means for allowing a user to determine the processing order of braille dots, and performs braille processing according to the determined processing order of braille. Features.

  Also, in the braille notation output device of the present invention, the control unit is a trigger for recognizing the next point operation from the order determination means for allowing the user to determine the processing order of the braille dots and the distance used when determining the processing order. It has a vibration position determining means for determining the position to be.

Further, the present invention includes an input detection unit that detects a user's operation input, a Braille / vibration conversion unit that converts a pattern of each point of Braille into a vibration pattern, and a vibration unit that generates vibration, A Braille output method for a Braille notation output device that outputs points sequentially as vibrations,
From the detection of the input detection unit, the next point operation recognition step for recognizing whether there is an operation for prompting the output of the next point of the point that is currently outputting vibration, and the next point operation recognition step, the output of the next point is performed. A vibration control step of controlling the vibration unit at a next point based on the vibration pattern when it is recognized that there is an urging operation.

  Moreover, this invention is a program for making a computer perform the step of the braille description output method of Claim 4.

  The present invention is a storage medium storing the program.

  According to the present invention, for each Braille point, an operation to proceed to the next point processing is waited, and the operation proceeds to the next point processing after the operation is performed, so that the user does not know which point is output. , You can have an excellent effect of reading Braille at your own pace.

It is a block diagram which shows the portable terminal device provided with the braille description output device which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a Braille conversion table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a touchscreen. It is a flowchart which shows the braille description operation | movement of a portable terminal device. It is a figure explaining the process in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows 1st Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5. It is a figure explaining the process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows 2nd Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5. It is a figure explaining the process in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows 3rd Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5. It is a figure explaining the process in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows 4th Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5. It is a figure explaining the process in 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows 5th Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5. It is a flowchart which shows 5th Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5 following FIG. It is a figure explaining the process in 6th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows 6th Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5. It is a figure explaining the process in 7th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows 7th Embodiment of the braille vibration output process of step S5. It is explanatory drawing of Braille.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a portable terminal device provided with a Braille notation output device according to the present invention. The mobile terminal device 100 is a high-function mobile phone or a smartphone.
The mobile terminal device 100 includes a wireless unit 101, a data transmission / reception unit 102, a camera 103, an OCR unit 104, a storage unit 105, an input operation detection unit 106, a character / braille conversion unit 107, a braille / vibration conversion unit 108, and a vibration unit 109. The control unit 110 is provided. It also has a function that can display characters of mail, Internet homepages, and documents taken with a camera in Braille.

The wireless unit 101 transmits and receives signals through a communication line. The data transmitting / receiving unit 102 encodes data into a signal for transmission or decodes data from the received signal.
The camera 103 captures image data by photographing a document or the like. The OCR unit 104 extracts character data from image data captured by the camera.

  The storage unit 105 stores a Braille description output application program, character data to be converted into Braille, a Braille conversion table, and the like. FIG. 2 shows an example of the braille conversion table. The items include “character”, “shift JIS code”, “number of points composing Braille”, “number of convex points of Braille”, “position of convex points of Braille”, and each data is stored in association with each other.

  The input operation detection unit 106 is a touch panel provided on the surface of a display unit such as a liquid crystal display, and includes a contact detection unit 111 that detects contact with a user's finger and a pressure detection unit 112 that detects pressure with the user's finger on the touch panel. And have.

  The touch panel type by finger input includes a resistance film method, a capacitance method, an infrared method, an ultrasonic method, and the like. The touch detection unit 111 of the touch panel used in the portable terminal device has a resistance film method and a capacitance. Two methods are mainstream.

Here, the structure and principle of the resistive film system will be briefly described.
FIG. 3 shows the structure of the touch panel.

(A) has shown the display part of the portable terminal, and is the structure by which the touch panel 150 is arrange | positioned on the liquid crystal panel 151. FIG. When a user touches a touch panel 150 mounted on an icon or the like displayed on the liquid crystal panel 151, an input operation can be performed.
(B) is a schematic cross-sectional view of a resistive film type touch panel. In the touch panel 150, ITO (indium tin oxide) 123, which is a transparent conductive material, is formed on the opposing surfaces of the upper film 121 and the lower glass 122, respectively, and dot spacers 124 are formed on the glass side. As shown to (b), when a user touches the film 121, it will bend and the film 123 and ITO123 of the glass 122 will contact. By applying a voltage to the ITO 123 and measuring the potential at the contact point, the coordinates of the contact point can be detected.

  The pressure detection unit 112 is a pressure sensor attached to the back surface of the touch panel 150 and detects the pressure applied to the entire touch panel 150.

The character / braille conversion unit 107 converts each character into braille according to the braille conversion table.
The Braille / vibration conversion unit 108 converts the converted Braille into vibration. Regarding the vibration of each point in Braille, “convex point” is “with vibration” and “flat point” is “without vibration”.

In accordance with an instruction from the control unit 110, the vibration unit 109 vibrates points per character according to a predetermined order in response to a user operation detected by the input operation detection unit 106. The vibration unit 109 is a vibration motor provided inside the mobile terminal device 100. Thereby, the set vibration can be generated.
The control unit 110 controls each unit to output vibration braille.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the braille notation operation of the portable terminal device.
First, character data is acquired (step S1). For example, the data transmission / reception unit 102 extracts character data from a signal input from the wireless unit 101 and converts all into data that can be converted into braille such as kana characters, alphabets, and numbers. The character data is, for example, mail characters or Internet home page characters. Here, it is assumed that there are M (M is an integer) characters in total.
Alternatively, a document may be taken by the camera 103 and converted into data that can be converted into braille such as kana characters, alphabets, and numbers by the OCR unit 104.
In this way, character data (M character) that can be converted into Braille is obtained.

  The user operates the input operation detection unit 106 to activate the braille application (step S2). Then, the control unit 110 sequentially extracts characters (mth) to be converted into Braille in the order of reading from the character data (step S3). First, the first character is extracted in order, and the extracted character is converted into Braille by the character / braille conversion unit 107 (step S4). The character / braille conversion unit 107 acquires braille data from the braille conversion table in the storage unit 105 based on the shift JIS code of the extracted character data. That is, data of “the number of points constituting Braille”, “the number of Braille convex points”, and “the Braille convex point number” is acquired.

  Next, the vibration unit 109 is vibrated by the Braille / vibration conversion unit 108 according to the acquired Braille data by the converted Braille point (step S5). The control unit 110 confirms whether the vibration processing has been completed up to M characters, and ends the processing if it has been completed up to M characters. If M characters have not been reached, m + 1 is set, and the process returns to step S3 and continues.

Next, braille vibration output processing will be described in detail below.
There are several embodiments of the vibration output process, and the vibration of the next point is performed according to the operation of dividing the vibration of each point of the user.
Hereinafter, as an example, processing of vibration braille corresponding to the braille character “ha” will be described.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining processing in the first embodiment.
When the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the mobile terminal device 100 starts a vibration operation. The vibration order is to vibrate in order according to the point numbers defined in the figure. Therefore, first, the point 1 is vibrated, and then once the user releases the finger, the process proceeds to the next point 2. Next, when the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the operation of the point 2 is performed. However, since the point 2 is a plane point, it does not vibrate. When the user lifts the finger, the operation proceeds to the next point 3 operation. In this way, the mobile terminal device 100 performs the vibration braille operation of the character “ha” for the points 1 to 6.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the first embodiment of the Braille vibration output process in step S5.
The control unit 110 starts reading data at the nth point (1 to N) (step S11). First, the control unit 110 starts from the process of the first point, and acquires the maximum value N of the character “ha” from the data “number of points composing Braille” in the Braille conversion table. Next, data on whether or not the first point is a convex point is obtained from the “braille convex point number” in the Braille conversion table.

The control part 110 confirms whether the contact to the input operation detection part 106 by a user was detected by the contact detection part 111 (step S12). When contact is detected, the control unit 110 confirms whether the read point is a convex point (step S13), and if it is a convex point, vibrates the vibration unit 109 (step S14). If it is not a convex point, that is, if it is a plane point, the vibration unit 109 is not vibrated (step S15). Next, the control unit 110 confirms whether the contact detection unit 111 detects non-contact of the input operation detection unit 106 by the user (whether the finger is released from the input operation detection unit 106) (step S16). If it is non-contact, it is confirmed whether n point is the maximum value N, and if it is the maximum value N, the user is informed that the processing of one character has ended, and the process ends. Accordingly, in step S16, the next point is processed by non-contact detection. If n is not the maximum value N, the process returns to step S11 as n + 1 (step S17). When n is the maximum value N, the end of reading one character is notified (step S18).
Here, the notification may be notified by a sound such as a buzzer or may be notified by vibration different from Braille vibration. For example, identification can be made by changing the period and frequency of vibration.

  Thus, since it moves to the next point by moving away from the touch panel (input operation detecting unit 106), it is possible to output each point reliably and read Braille at your own pace.

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining processing in the second embodiment.
When the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the mobile terminal device 100 starts a vibration operation. The vibration order is to vibrate in order according to the point numbers defined in the figure. Accordingly, the point 1 is first vibrated, and then once the user traces the touch panel with a finger, the process proceeds to the next point 2. The direction of tracing is not particularly limited. Next, when the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the operation of the point 2 is performed. However, since the point 2 is a plane point, it does not vibrate. Further, when the user traces the input operation detection unit 106, the operation proceeds to the next point 3. In this way, the mobile terminal device 100 performs the vibration braille operation of the character “ha” for the points 1 to 6.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of the Braille vibration output process in step S5.
Steps S21 to S25, S27, and S28 are the same as S11 to S15, S17, and S18 in FIG.
In step S26, the control unit 110 confirms whether or not the contact detection unit 111 has detected an operation of tracing the input operation detection unit 106 by the user (step S26). By detecting this operation, the following points are processed.

  By performing the tracing operation in this way, reading can be performed as if reading Braille on paper.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining processing in the third embodiment.
When the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the mobile terminal device 100 starts a vibration operation. The vibration order is to vibrate in order according to the point numbers defined in the figure. Accordingly, the point 1 is first vibrated, and then when the user strongly presses the input operation detection unit 106 with a finger, the process proceeds to the next point 2. The place to push in is not particularly limited. Next, when the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the operation of the point 2 is performed, but the point 2 is a plane point and thus does not vibrate. When the user strongly presses the input operation detection unit 106, the operation proceeds to the next point 3. In this way, the mobile terminal device 100 performs the vibration braille operation of the character “ha” for the points 1 to 6.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a third embodiment of the Braille vibration output process in step S5.
Steps S31 to S35, S37, and S38 are the same as S11 to S15, S17, and S18 in FIG.
In step S36, the control unit 110 confirms whether or not the pressure detection unit 112 has detected a strong push of the input operation detection unit 106 by the user (step S36). By detecting this operation, the following points are processed. In this case, a predetermined threshold value is provided, and when this threshold value is exceeded, the control unit 110 determines “strong pressing”. Contact within this threshold is determined to be simply contact with the input operation detection unit 106.

  In this way, reading can be performed without being separated from the touch panel (input operation detection unit 106), so that quick reading is possible.

<Fourth Embodiment>
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining processing in the fourth embodiment.
When the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the mobile terminal device 100 starts a vibration operation. The vibration order is to vibrate in order according to the point numbers defined in the figure. Therefore, first, the point 1 is vibrated, and then when the user simultaneously presses two points of the input operation detection unit 106 with a finger, the process proceeds to the next point 2. Next, when the user touches the input operation detection unit 106, the operation of the point 2 is performed. However, since the point 2 is a plane point, it does not vibrate. When the user simultaneously presses two points on the input operation detection unit 106, the operation proceeds to the next point 3. In this way, the mobile terminal device 100 performs the vibration braille operation of the character “ha” for the points 1 to 6.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a fourth embodiment of the Braille vibration output process in step S5.
Steps S41 to S45, S47, and S48 are the same as S11 to S15, S17, and S18 in FIG.
In step S46, the control unit 110 confirms whether the contact detection unit 111 has detected two-point contact of the input operation detection unit 106 by the user (step S46). By detecting this operation, the following points are processed.

  Thus, since the next point is read when one is pressed while touching one side, it can be seen that the next point is particularly surely read when moving from the convex portion to the plane and from the plane to the convex portion.

<Fifth Embodiment>
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining processing in the fifth embodiment.
The portable terminal device 100 starts an operation of tracing, and starts a vibration operation when the user touches the input operation detection unit 106. The vibration order is to vibrate in order according to the point numbers defined in the figure. Therefore, first, the point 1 is vibrated, and then the user traces the input operation detection unit 106 with a finger. Any direction can be traced. If the finger stops (the tracing operation ends), the process proceeds to the next point 2. Since point 2 is a plane point, it does not vibrate. Next, the finger is once released from the input operation detecting unit 106 and the operation of the next point 3 is performed. In this way, the mobile terminal device 100 performs the vibration braille operation of the character “ha” for the points 1 to 6.
Therefore, when the point number is an even number, when the finger is released from the input operation detection unit 106, the next point is processed. When the point number is an odd number, the input operation detection unit 106 is traced, and when the operation is stopped, the next point is processed.

14 and 15 are flowcharts illustrating a fifth embodiment of the Braille vibration output process in step S5.
The control unit 110 starts reading data at the nth point (1 to N) (step S51). First, the control unit 110 starts from the process of the first point, and acquires the maximum value N of the character “ha” from the data “number of points composing Braille” in the Braille conversion table. Next, data on whether or not the first point is a convex point is obtained from the “braille convex point number” in the Braille conversion table.

  When reading of the nth character is started in step S51 (step S51), it is determined whether the number n is an odd number (step S52). When the number n is an odd number, when the user touches the input operation detection unit 106 and the input operation detection unit 106 detects it (step S53), it is confirmed whether the read point is a convex point (step S55). If it is a point, the vibration unit 109 is vibrated (step S56). If it is not a convex point, that is, if it is a plane point, the vibration unit 109 is not vibrated (step S57). If the number n is an even number in step S52, the control unit 110 confirms whether the contact detection unit 111 detects the end of the tracing operation (step S54). When detecting the end of the tracing operation to the input operation detection unit 106, the control unit 110 checks whether the read point is a convex point (step S55), and if it is a convex point, vibrates the vibration unit 109 (step S55). S56). If it is not a convex point, that is, if it is a plane point, the vibration unit 109 is not vibrated (step S57).

  Next, the control unit 110 confirms again whether or not the point number n to be processed is an odd number (step S58). If the number n is an odd number, in step S59, the contact detection unit 111 confirms whether the tracing operation is detected. If the tracing operation is detected, the process proceeds to step S60.

  If the number n is an even number, the control unit 110 confirms whether the contact detection unit 111 detects non-contact of the user with the input operation detection unit 106 (whether the finger is released from the input operation detection unit 106) ( Step S62). If it is non-contact, the process proceeds to step S60. If a tracing operation is detected in a state in which no contact is detected (a state in which the contact is kept) (step S63), since it is an erroneous operation, the user is notified of an error operation by vibration or sound (step S64). The process returns to step S62. If there is no tracing operation, the process returns to step S62.

  When the tracing operation is not detected in step S59, the control unit 110 detects that the contact detection unit 111 has detected that the user has not touched the input operation detection unit 106 (releases the finger from the input operation detection unit 106). (Step S65). If it is non-contact, it is an erroneous operation, so the user is notified of the error operation by vibration or sound (step S66), and the process returns to step S59. If so, the process returns to step S59.

  In step S60, the control unit 110 confirms whether the n point is the maximum value N, and if it is the maximum value N, notifies the user that the processing of one character has been completed (step S61) and ends. If it is not the maximum value N, n + 1 is set and the process returns to step S51.

  Since this operation is complicated and the user may make a mistake, it is possible to notify the user that an erroneous operation has been performed, return to the process, and start over from the wrong place.

<Sixth Embodiment>
FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining processing in the sixth embodiment.
The user traces the input operation detection unit 106 in the order in which Braille is to be read. For example, when tracing in the clockwise direction, the mobile terminal device 100 sets the order of the points to be output in the clockwise direction. Thereafter, the same processing as that of the first embodiment in FIG. 4 is performed in this setting order.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a sixth embodiment of the Braille vibration output process in step S5.
The control unit 110 checks whether m is the first character (step S71). If m is the first character, the control unit 110 performs an operation of determining the order in which the user reads the points (the input operation detecting unit in the direction of determining the order). 106), the contact detection unit 111 detects this, and the control unit 110 determines the order in which the points are read (step S72). Steps S73 to S80 are processed in accordance with the output order in which the set points are read. However, the processing contents are the same as S11 to S18 in FIG.
In addition, although the processing content of 1st Embodiment after step S73, it may be the processing content of 2nd-5th embodiment.

  In this way, since the order of reading is determined by the user, the braille can be read in an order that is easy for the user to read.

<Seventh Embodiment>
FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining processing in the seventh embodiment.
The user traces the input operation detection unit 106 in the order in which Braille is to be read. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, when tracing counterclockwise, the mobile terminal device 100 sets the order of points to be output counterclockwise. At this time, the arrangement position of each point is set according to the tracing size. Thereafter, when the input operation detection unit 106 is continuously traced in the set direction and size, vibration braille is output at the set position in the set order.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a seventh embodiment of the Braille vibration output process in step S5.
First, the control unit 110 checks whether m is the first character (step S81). If m is the first character, the user traces the input operation detection unit 106 in the order in which the user wants to read Braille. Registers the order of reading points (shape: vertical / horizontal / clockwise, etc.), the distance of the N point from the first point, and the intermediate distance from the traced size and direction (step S82).

  The control unit 110 starts reading data at the nth point (1 to N) (step S83). First, the control unit 110 starts from the process of the first point, and acquires the maximum value N of the character “ha” from the data “number of points composing Braille” in the Braille conversion table. Next, data on whether or not the first point is a convex point is obtained from the “braille convex point number” in the Braille conversion table.

  When the user starts an operation of tracing the input operation detection unit 106 and touches the input operation detection unit 106, the control unit 110 confirms whether the input operation detection unit 106 is in a contact state by the tracing operation by the contact detection unit 111. The position (distance) is confirmed (step S84). If the position has been registered in advance by the tracing operation, the control unit 110 confirms whether the point corresponding to the position of the point is a convex point (step S85). Is vibrated (step S86). If it is not a convex point, that is, if it is a plane point, the vibration unit 109 is not vibrated (step S87).

  Next, the control unit 110 checks whether or not the position (distance) of the next point (n + 1) has been reached (step S88). If it has reached, it is confirmed whether the point is the maximum value N (step S89), and if it is the maximum value N, the user is informed that the processing of one character has been completed (step S90), and the process ends. Therefore, in step S88, the next point is processed by detecting the position. If it is not the maximum value N, n + 1 is set and the process returns to step S83.

  In this way, the user determines the order in which the braille is read and the position of the dot, so that the braille can be read efficiently at his / her own pace.

  Note that the vibration unit may vibrate the entire terminal or a part thereof. In the above-described embodiment, the configuration and the like illustrated in the accompanying drawings are not limited to these, and can be appropriately changed within a range in which the effect of the present invention is exhibited. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the object of the present invention.

  In addition, a program for realizing the functions described in the present embodiment is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed to execute processing of each unit. May be performed. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

  The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case, and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time are also included. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the above-described functions, or may be a program that can realize the above-described functions in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Portable terminal device 101 Wireless part 102 Data transmission / reception part 103 Camera 104 OCR part 105 Storage part 106 Input operation detection part 107 Character / Braille conversion part 108 Braille / vibration conversion part 109 Vibration part 110 Control part 111 Contact detection part 112 Pressure detection part

Claims (6)

A braille notation output device that sequentially outputs each point of Braille as vibration,
An input detection unit for detecting a user's operation input;
A Braille / vibration converter that converts the pattern of each point of Braille into a vibration pattern;
A vibration part that generates vibration;
A control unit for controlling each unit,
The controller is
From the detection of the input detection unit, next point operation recognition means for recognizing whether there is an operation for prompting the output of the next point of the point that is currently outputting vibration,
When the next point operation recognizing means recognizes an operation that prompts the output of the next point, based on the vibration pattern, a vibration control means that controls the vibration unit with respect to the next point;
A braille notation output device comprising: The control unit includes order determining means for allowing a user to determine the processing order of braille dots,
The Braille description output device according to claim 1, wherein the Braille processing is performed in accordance with the determined Braille processing order. The controller is
Order determination means for allowing the user to determine the processing order of braille dots;
The Braille description output device according to claim 1, further comprising a vibration position determination unit that determines a position that triggers recognition of a next point operation from a distance used when determining a processing order. Equipped with an input detection unit that detects user operation input, a Braille / vibration conversion unit that converts the pattern of each point of Braille into a vibration pattern, and a vibration unit that generates vibration, and outputs each point of Braille as vibration sequentially A braille output method for a braille notation output device,
From the detection of the input detection unit, a next point operation recognition step for recognizing whether there has been an operation for prompting the output of the next point of the point that is currently outputting vibration,
A vibration control step for controlling the vibration unit for the next point based on the vibration pattern when the next point operation recognizing step recognizes that there is an operation for prompting the output of the next point;
A braille notation output method characterized by comprising:   The program for making a computer perform the step of the braille description output method of Claim 4.   A storage medium storing the program according to claim 5.

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