Multi-purpose visual-language system based on braille

A method of storing information using Braille cells, comprising:

• (a) receiving a plurality of Braille cell values that form one syllable or one word, wherein each Braille cell value comprises a 3×2 array of binary numerals, each binary numeral indicative of the presence or absence of an elevation, as would correspond to a physical world representation, at one selected location within the array;
• (b) selecting a common location in the array that forms each Braille cell value;
• (c) combining the binary numerals at the common location for all Braille cell values;
• (d) repeating (b) and (c) for each array location so as to form a set of combined Braille values comprising an array of six numerals;
• (e) converting the array of six numerals into six items of visual data, respectively, such that each visual data item is related to the six numerals, respectively;
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• (f) storing the six visual data items.

A method of processing visual data, comprising:

• recognizing at least six items of visual data;
• converting the at least six visual data items into at least an array of six numerals;
• converting each of the six numerals into a set of binary numerals, respectively, so as to obtain six sets of binary numerals, wherein each set of binary numerals has at least two digits;
• selecting one binary numeral from each set of binary numerals for the same digits, respectively, so as to obtain a plurality of 3×2 arrays of binary numerals, wherein each array contains at least one of each binary state;
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• converting each of the plurality of 3×2 arrays of binary numerals into an alphanumeric character, respectively, based on a standard Braille cell format so as to provide at least one syllable or one word.

An apparatus for storing information using Braille cells, comprising:

• a Braille cell receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of Braille cell values that form one syllable or one word, wherein each Braille cell value comprises a 3×2 array of binary numerals, each binary numeral indicative of the presence or absence of an elevation, as would correspond to a physical world representation, at one selected location within the array;
• a combining section configured to i) select a common location in the array that forms each Braille cell value, to ii) combine the binary numerals at the common location for all Braille cell values and to repeat i) and ii) for each array location so as to form a set of combined Braille value comprising an array of six numerals;
• a visual language conversion unit configured to convert the array of six numerals into six items of visual data, respectively, such that each visual data item is related to the six numerals, respectively;
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• a memory configured to store the six visual data items.

An apparatus for processing information using Braille cells, comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of Braille cell values that form one syllable or one word, wherein each Braille cell value comprises a 3×2 array of binary numerals, each binary numeral indicative of the presence or absence of an elevation, as would correspond to a physical world representation, at one selected location within the array;
• means for selecting a common location in the array that forms each Braille cell value;
• means for combining the binary numerals at the common location for all Braille cell values;
• and
• means for repeating the selecting and the combining for each array location so as to form a set of combined Braille values comprising an array of six numerals.