MICROCOMPUTER DISPLAY MAGNIFICATION FOR LOW-VISION

Information

• Research Project
• 3507616

• ApplicationId

  3507616

• Core Project Number

  R44EY006033

• Full Project Number

  2R44EY006033-02A1

• Serial Number

  6033

• FOA Number

• Sub Project Id

• Project Start Date

  8/8/1987 - 37 years ago

• Project End Date

  8/7/1988 - 36 years ago

• Program Officer Name

• Budget Start Date

  8/8/1987 - 37 years ago

• Budget End Date

  8/7/1988 - 36 years ago

• Fiscal Year

  1987

• Support Year

  2

• Suffix

  A1

• Award Notice Date

  8/8/1987 - 37 years ago

Organizations

• BERKELEY SYSTEMS

A prototype for an inexpensive software-based display magnification system for the Apple Macintosh was developed in Phase I of this project. It was subsequently completed, tested, commercially packaged under the name inLARGETM and is now available to institutions and individuals. Its unique approach to display magnification, based on pixel enlargement instead of character enlargement, distinguishes it from other existing devices. This approach gives inLARGE the capability of magnifying anything on the normal display of any off-the-shelf application, including graphics. Its strong market potential stems from its ease-of-use, versatility and low price, compared to other devices. The current practical limitation is that it is available only on the Apple Macintosh. The objective of this project is to reach significantly larger populations of low vision users by developing inLARGE for the IBM PC and IBM PC/AT.

IC Name

• Activity

  R44

• Administering IC

  EY

• Application Type

  2

• Direct Cost Amount

• Indirect Cost Amount

• Total Cost

• Sub Project Total Cost

• ARRA Funded

• CFDA Code

  871

• Ed Inst. Type

• Funding ICs

• Funding Mechanism

• Study Section

  SSS

• Study Section Name

• Organization Name

  BERKELEY SYSTEMS, INC.

• Organization Department

• Organization DUNS

• Organization City

  BERKELEY

• Organization State

  CA

• Organization Country

  UNITED STATES

• Organization Zip Code

  94709

• Organization District

  UNITED STATES