• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2019.10a
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• pp.570-573
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• 2019

스마트폰의 대중화로 인터넷 이용률이 증가함에 따라 온라인 쇼핑 시장의 규모가 커지는 반면 대부분의 온라인 쇼핑몰은 시각장애인의 접근성이 미흡하여 온라인 쇼핑의 어려움을 겪고 있다. 그 불편함은 '정보화 사회에서의 소외감' 이라는 정신적 피해로 이어지고 있는 심각한 상황이다. 따라서 이 불편함을 해소하고 정보 접근의 격차를 줄이고자 <쇼움이>를 설계, 구현하게 되었다. <쇼움이>는 챗봇을 활용하여 일문일답으로 입력 받아 시각장애인들이 쉽고 편리하게 상품을 검색/파악할 수 있도록 설계, 구현되었으며, 시각장애인들이 파악하지 못했던 이미지 내의 상품 정보를 분석하여 텍스트와 음성으로 안내한다. 또 관심 상품 등록, 상품 링크 공유 기능을 구현하였다. 또한 사용자의 편리성 확보를 위해 버튼을 포함한 모든 항목이 안드로이드의 voice-assistant 로 읽히도록 설계, 구현하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.994-995
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• 2023

일상생활에서도 불편함을 겪는 시각 장애인들을 위해 기초적인 생활을 보완할 수 있는 음성인식 다용도 계량기를 개발하고자 하였다. 본 제품은 API를 통해 저울의 측정값을 한국어 음성으로 변환하여 출력하는 음성 저울과 음성인식을 통해 슬라이드 포트로 정수기를 제어하는 작동 기기로 구성되어 있다. 현재 음성인식 다용도 계량기 개발을 완료했으며, Web, APP 등의 개선 방안을 연구 및 적용하는 중에 있다. 본 계량기를 통하여 시각장애인·시력저하자의 일상생활 및 삶의 질 향상뿐만 아니라 병원 등의 공공시설 개선에도 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2024.01a
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• pp.257-258
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• 2024

현재 시각장애인들이 현금을 사용하게 될 시 지폐가 얼마인지 확인할 방법이 없어 불편을 겪거나 금전적 사기를 당할 위험이 잦다. 한국은행에서는 이러한 사고를 막기 위해 점자 지폐를 만들어 발부하고 있지만 시각장애인 91%가 식별하지 못해 많은 불편을 겪고 있다. 본 논문에서는 딥러닝을 활용하여 화폐를 인식하고 TTS 기술을 사용하여 지폐의 값이 얼마인지 소리로 알려주는 시스템을 개발하였다. 지폐 인식을 위해 데이터를 직접 수집하여 YOLOv5 알고리즘을 활용하여 학습시킨 Weights 파일을 사용하였다. 이를 활용하여 시각장애인들은 더 안전하게 현금을 사용하고, 금전적인 문제를 예방할 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.201-208
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• 2023

Visually impaired people have difficulty accessing medical services and drug information, and it is not easy for them to take the correct drugs. A health law has been established to deal with this, but the plans are not unified and not applicable to all over-the-counter medicines. Therefore, we planned an application that provides instructions for taking general medicines using image recognition technology, bar code, and QR recognition technology for visually impaired people who are in the blind spot of taking general medicines. In this research, we will optimize the camera shooting environment standards and UI and UX screens for image recognition for the visually impaired, and improve the accessibility for the visually impaired to make it more convenient. If you can apply the results of your research to an application and provide it, it will help people with visual impairments learn the correct way to take over-the-counter medicines.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.488-498
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• 2007

This paper presents a novel approach for representing the spatio-temporal topology of the camera network with overlapping and non-overlapping fields of view (FOVs) in Ubiquitous Smart Space (USS). The topology is determined by tracking moving objects and establishing object correspondence across multiple cameras. To track people successfully in multiple camera views, we used the Merge-Split (MS) approach for object occlusion in a single camera and the grid-based approach for extracting the accurate object feature. In addition, we considered the appearance of people and the transition time between entry and exit zones for tracking objects across blind regions of multiple cameras with non-overlapping FOVs. The main contribution of this paper is to estimate transition times between various entry and exit zones, and to graphically represent the camera topology as an undirected weighted graph using the transition probabilities.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.335-354
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• 2009

In the knowledge and information society, there is an increasing importance of information, being unable to access this information becomes a huge disadvantage. Blind and visually impaired users who are using assistant equipment such as screen readers are the very class that is having trouble accessing the web content that public libraries provide. In this research 10% of each region's libraries were picked as a research sample. Most of the web content that the public libraries provided did not meet the Internet web content accessibility guidelines as a Korean standard. Also evaluation into web accessibility by the visually impaired was also low. This research suggests some solutions for libraries to reduce the disadvantages that are put upon visually impaired people from various views such as perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.56 no.3
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• pp.73-91
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• 2022

For everyone, books are not only a passage to break down temporal and spatial barriers, but also a passport to the world. However, books are neither a passage nor a passport for persons with print disabilities. They are suffering from a severe book famine, with only 1-7% of alternative materials in accessible formats. The Marrakesh Treaty is an international agreement promoted by the WBU and WIPO to reduce such access gaps and inequalities. Accordingly, this study intensively analyzed and linked the global book famine and the Marrakesh Treaty for the persons with print disabilities including the blind and visually impaired, and suggested strategic tasks and implementation plans to strengthen the services of the disabled in domestic libraries. The government and libraries should concentrate all their competencies on improving awareness, inducing standardization of alternative materials in the publishing industry, amending and supplementing the copyright act and related laws, strengthening the digital file collection and service of the National Library for the disabled, and developing and applying library guidelines to implement the Marrakesh Treaty. This is because if food supports the body of the disabled, reading fosters their spirit. In order to solve the global book famine for persons with print disabilities, it is necessary to improve the publishing industry's cartels, copyright holders' barricades, and the weak platform of the library industry. All copyright holders, publishers, and libraries should participate in reducing the 95% gap in access between non-disabled and disabled people. That is the mantra of the book famine.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.214-233
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• 2017

For people with physical or sensory limitations, broadcasting is the main means of information acquisition and leisure. Recently, changes in the media environment, such as convergence of broadcasting and communication, digital mobile conversion of broadcasting, and active media usage behavior of users, make broadcasting accessibility of the disabled difficult, and as a result, the information gap between the disabled and the non-disabled is increasing. A notice on broadcasting rights for the disabled was enacted in consequence of the amendment of the Broadcasting Law in July 2011 and the web accessibility guideline became more effective with the amendment of the National Informatization Act in 2013 so that legal basis for the right of media access for the disabled was established. However, media services for them are still lacking quantitatively and qualitatively. In this study, we describe the present status of the audio description service for the visually impaired, and analyze the results of the questionnaire survey on the usage status, satisfaction and improvement requirements of the audio description service for 100 visually impaired people.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.676-683
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• 2019

Background: Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) is widely used for strengthening the immune system and fighting fatigue, especially in people with deficiency syndrome. However, there is concern that the long-term application or a high dose of KRG can cause "fireness" (上火 in Chinese) because of its "dryness" (燥性 in Chinese). The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of a 4-week treatment with KRG in participants with deficiency syndrome. Methods: This was a 4-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. A total of 180 Chinese participants were randomly allocated to three groups: placebo control group, participants were given a placebo, 3.6 g/d; KRG 1.8 g and 3.6 g groups. The primary outcomes were the changes in fireness and safety evaluation (adverse events, laboratory tests, and electrocardiogram). The secondary outcomes were the efficacy of KRG on fatigue, which include the following: traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptom scale and fatigue self-assessment scale. Results: Of the 180 patients, 174 completed the full study. After 4 weeks of KRG treatment, the Fire-heat symptoms score including Excess fire-heat score and Deficient fire-heat score showed no significant change as compared with placebo treatment, and no clinically significant changes in any safety parameter were observed. Based on the TCM syndrome score and fatigue self-assessment score, TCM symptoms and fatigue were greatly improved after treatment with KRG, which showed a dose- and time-dependent effect. The total effective rate was also significantly increased in the KRG groups. Conclusion: Our study revealed that KRG has a potent antifatigue effect without significant adverse effects in people with deficiency syndrome. Although a larger sample size and longer treatment may be required for a more definite conclusion, this clinical trial is the first to disprove the common conception of "fireness" related to KRG.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.135-143
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• 2017

Objectives : This trial aimed to determine if Wasong (Orostachys japonicus) extract can enhance immune system and is safe enough to be approved as a health functional food. Methods : Total 62 people, aged 45 and older, will be recruited to participate in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. This study will compare Wasong extract and placebo. Wasong group will take 1g of Wasong extract, once a day, for 8 weeks. Placebo group will take 1g of crystalline cellulose as placebo, once a day, for 8 weeks. Outcomes will be measured at the baseline, the end of 4th week, and 8th week. Primary outcomes are the ratio of NK cells/total lymphocytes and the ratio of T-helper cells/T-suppressor cells. Secondary outcomes are total white blood cell count, the ratio of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes in total leukocytes, the ratio of total T cells, T-helper cells, T-suppressor cells, and B cells to lymphocytes, the amount of blood IgM, IgG, IgA, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG, and blood metabolite target &global analysis. Results : This trial was approved by institutional review board of Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital (registry number: 2016006), and registered in Clinical Research information Service, one of WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (registry number: PRE20161006-002). Recruitment opened in February 2017 and is supposed to be completed by August 2017. The result is expected to be published by June 2018. Conclusion : This trial will provide clinical information to determine the efficacy and safety of Wasong in enhancing immune system of middle-aged and older people.