Samsung Electronics announced on December 29 that it has added a new “Home Appliance QR Mode” to its AI-powered visual assistance app “Sullivan Plus.” (Image courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced on December 29 that it has added a new “Home Appliance QR Mode” to its AI-powered visual assistance app “Sullivan Plus,” making it easier for users to locate QR codes on Samsung home appliances.
Sullivan Plus, developed by startup TUAT, is a service for visually impaired users that describes images and reads text aloud. The app is currently used in more than 200 countries.
When users scan their surroundings using the camera in Home Appliance QR Mode, the app automatically recognizes nearby appliances and provides voice guidance in 32 languages to help locate QR codes on the devices.
The new feature can identify and distinguish among 5,895 models across 12 product categories, including refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and air purifiers released by Samsung from 2022 through September of this year, using trained data.
“We plan to continuously expand the supported languages and products to make Home Appliance QR Mode available to more users,” said Lee Bo-na, vice president of Samsung’s Digital Appliances Business.
“We will continue our efforts to improve the accessibility of each product so that everyone can conveniently use Samsung Electronics’ home appliances.”
Samsung Electronics plans to showcase various accessibility features available on its home appliances at CES 2025, the world’s largest IT and consumer electronics show, to be held in Las Vegas next January.
Kevin Lee (kevinlee@koreabizwire.com)
