Patent ID: 9081768
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F,G10L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A book support and optical scanner assembly for converting printed material from an open book to the spoken words, said book support and optical scanner assembly consisting of: a housing and a book support disposed in said housing and adapted to support an open book in the proximity of an individual and said housing consisting of a support member to fix an angle of inclination that is convenient for an individual; a pair of optical scanners adapted to scan opposite pages of an open book supported on said book support, and consisting of a first magnifier and first neon light for magnifying and illuminating the text being scanned by a first of said pair of optical scanners and a second magnifier, second neon light for magnifying and illuminating the text being scanned by the second of said pair of optical scanners; and at least one control limit switch for controlling the movement or speed of said pair of optical scanners; wherein each of said pair of optical scanners is rotatable off of a page of a book to facilitate turning a page by an individual when said second scanner reaches the bottom of the opposite page; a mechanism consisting of a rod or track, a pair of motors and gears driven by said pair of motors for moving a first of said optical scanners from a top of a page to a bottom of the page and for returning said first of said scanners to a top of said page and for moving a second of said scanners from the top of an opposite page to the bottom of said opposite page; means for converting said scanned text to spoken word and means for dictating the spoken words, and wherein the support member further consists of a telescoping arm removably attached to said housing at one end, and rotatably coupled to a vertical post at an opposing second end, and wherein a U-shaped base having a plurality of casters is attached to an opposing second end of said vertical post.