Smart Store Assistor for Visually Impaired

TLDR: A Smart Store Assistor for visually impaired people is proposed and three major concerns such as locating the product, identifying product and buying the product are addressed in this work.

Abstract: Visual impairment is one of the disabilities of a human being. To date, numerous methods have been proposed to enhance the life style of visually impaired and blind people. Still, purchasing products in the supermarket without others support is tricky one for them. In this work, a Smart Store Assistor for visually impaired people is proposed. Three major concerns such as locating the product, identifying product and buying the product are addressed in this work. The System consists of 3 modules namely Product Identifier, Smart Glove and Smart Trolley. Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) is used to identify the products. In Product Identifier module, a buzzer will ring whenever the required product is located. Smart Glove module is used to scan the product where an audio instruction will detail about the product specifications to the buyer. Further, when the product is placed in the cart, an automated billing system will provide final bill of the purchased products. Design and hardware implementation of the working prototype model has been demonstrated in the proposed work.