An Intelligent Voice-Based eMarketplace for Visually Impaired People

Fahad Algarni, Yen Cheung, Vincent Lee

Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2013.63B020                

Abstract

Today eMarketplaces play a significant role in contemporary life by providing a lot of income and business opportunities to people and organizations throughout the world. Despite innovations in the field of IT, many of eMarketplaces lack the ability to provide appropriate services for people with special needs, especially the blind.  Therefore, this paper is focused on incorporating an interface for blind people to participate in the business of eMarketplaces. A proposed model of a voice-based eMarketplace has been introduced using voice recognition technology. Specific blind users of the system are uniquely identified using voice recognition technology to enable them to access the eMarketplace in a secure manner. Further work of this project involves building such as module on an existing eMarketplace.

Keywords

eMarketplaces; Voice Recognition; Visually Impaired People; eCommerce; Web Accessibility

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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