A braille printing device includes a device body; a linear actuator with an actuator body and an actuator hammer; a liquid ejection unit, including a liquid container a resin piston, and a dispensing tube; a slidable connector with a groove; a vertical stop; a trigger switch; a slide stop member; a slide holder plate including a slide holder back portion, a slide stop member, and first and second sliding rails; and a control unit, such that the braille printing device deposits spherical domes of printing fluid on a printing substrate to form a braille text.

This invention is a novel method for tactile printing which comprises of a low power energy source to heat temperature sensitive elements within a medium such as microcapsule paper.

A device comprising rotating cylindrical shafts to create a virtual sensation of Braille text by integrating a microprocessor with microdrive actuators. The microdrive's shafts are flush or level with the device's display surface thereby emulating the standard diameter and feel of a Braille dot or Braille space. This sensation of a rotating dot is the result of the top face of the shafts positioned flush with the device's display surface. Actuators that alternate between rotating shafts and shafts at rest produce Braille cell dots and spaces, respectively.

A character output device with which reading of print characters is not hindered by Braille characters even when Braille characters are output over print characters is provided. A character output device (1) includes a storage unit (2) that stores font data made up of a print character layer and a Braille character layer, a print character printing unit (3) that prints print characters onto a medium for output based on the print character layer, and a Braille character output unit (4) that outputs Braille characters onto the medium on which the print characters have been printed, based on the Braille character layer. Characters included in the font data are configured so that every dot portion (P) that forms a Braille character overlies a line portion (L) that forms a print character. When outputting the Braille characters onto the medium on which the print characters have been printed, the Braille character output unit (4) makes registration such that every dot portion (P) that forms a Braille character overlies a line portion (L) that forms a print character.

A character output device with which reading of print characters is not hindered by Braille characters even when Braille characters are output over print characters is provided. A character output device (1) includes a storage unit (2) that stores font data made up of a print character layer and a Braille character layer, a print character printing unit (3) that prints print characters onto a medium for output based on the print character layer, and a Braille character output unit (4) that outputs Braille characters onto the medium on which the print characters have been printed, based on the Braille character layer. Characters included in the font data are configured so that every dot portion (P) that forms a Braille character overlies a line portion (L) that forms a print character. When outputting the Braille characters onto the medium on which the print characters have been printed, the Braille character output unit (4) makes registration such that every dot portion (P) that forms a Braille character overlies a line portion (L) that forms a print character.

A device and method for operating a device for writing in braille and/or in audio Morse code is disclosed, for users with visual impairments and/or a motor disorder, so that a user can take notes in real-time without the need for additional accessories, which comprises a housing (6) with an aspect and size similar to a common writing pencil, which comprises: a push-button (1) projecting from an end of the housing (6) of the device; a sound piezoelectric (2) mounted within the housing (6); a microcontroller (3), mounted within the housing (6), in connection with: a memory (4) for storing data, the push-button (1) by means of an input of the microcontroller, and the sound piezoelectric (2) by means of an outlet pin of the microcontroller; wherein the microcontroller (3) is arranged to measure, each time the push-button (1) is actuated by the application of pressure, a time of pressure of the button, and to store said time of pressure in the memory (4), wherein the stored times of pressure are grouped on the basis of the similarity of the times of pressure in order to be recognized in a first group as a perforation and in a second group as an unperforated point.

A device and method for operating a device for writing in braille and/or in audio Morse code is disclosed, for users with visual impairments and/or a motor disorder, so that a user can take notes in real-time without the need for additional accessories, which comprises a housing (6) with an aspect and size similar to a common writing pencil, which comprises: a push-button (1) projecting from an end of the housing (6) of the device; a sound piezoelectric (2) mounted within the housing (6); a microcontroller (3), mounted within the housing (6), in connection with: a memory (4) for storing data, the push-button (1) by means of an input of the microcontroller, and the sound piezoelectric (2) by means of an outlet pin of the microcontroller; wherein the microcontroller (3) is arranged to measure, each time the push-button (1) is actuated by the application of pressure, a time of pressure of the button, and to store said time of pressure in the memory (4), wherein the stored times of pressure are grouped on the basis of the similarity of the times of pressure in order to be recognized in a first group as a perforation and in a second group as an unperforated point.

Disclosed are a print for touch-read, and a production method and production system for touch-read content of a print. The production method for touch-read content of a print comprises the following steps: S1: coding: when receiving a coordinate coding signal, dividing a print according to virtual grid lines of M rows by N columns, wherein the virtual grid lines divide the print into multiple virtual spaces, each virtual space being provided with a code value, and the code values are continuously set according to row coordinates and column coordinates of the virtual grid lines in an increasing or decreasing manner; and S2: planning touch-read content: before or after the coding is completed, choosing a touch-read area on the print, and planning touch-read content associated with the touch-read area.

Disclosed are a print for touch-read, and a production method and production system for touch-read content of a print. The production method for touch-read content of a print comprises the following steps: S1: coding: when receiving a coordinate coding signal, dividing a print according to virtual grid lines of M rows by N columns, wherein the virtual grid lines divide the print into multiple virtual spaces, each virtual space being provided with a code value, and the code values are continuously set according to row coordinates and column coordinates of the virtual grid lines in an increasing or decreasing manner; and S2: planning touch-read content: before or after the coding is completed, choosing a touch-read area on the print, and planning touch-read content associated with the touch-read area.

A braille printing device includes a device body; a linear actuator with an actuator body and an actuator hammer; a liquid ejection unit, including a liquid container a resin piston, and a dispensing tube; a slidable connector with a groove; a vertical stop; a trigger switch; a slide stop member; a slide holder plate including a slide holder back portion, a slide stop member, and first and second sliding rails; and a control unit, such that the braille printing device deposits spherical domes of printing fluid on a printing substrate to form a braille text.