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Abstract
Grant Number: 1R43LM006522-01 Project Title: CUSTOMIZABLE AAC SYSTEM USING CONTEXT INFORMATION
PI Information: Name Title MYERS, GLENN A. myers@adaptive-computer.com Abstract: DESCRIPTION: An adaptive and augmentative communication (AAC)system will be developed using standard PC compatible computer components. Using a standard computer rather than specialized hardware will allow the system to be produced less expensively and interfaced with a wide range of peripherals and standard expansion cards for applications such as environmental control. High quality voice output will be available using multimedia capabilities for synthesized and recorded speech. All of the utility of a personal computer (such as word processing, information management, and Internet access) will be available to users of the AAC system. The interface will be highly customizable to allow the system to be configured for individual users. Rate of communication will be enhanced using context information to predict words and phrases based as text is entered. In addition to context, language structure, and recency and frequency of word usage will also be used to improve predictive capability and increase the rate of text entry.
Public Health Relevance:
This Public Health Relevance is not available.Thesaurus Terms:
artificial intelligence, biomedical equipment development, communication disorder aid, computer program /software, computer system design /evaluation, speech disorder
clinical biomedical equipment, computer human interaction, interactive multimedia, personal computer, speech synthesizer, syntax
Institution: ADAPTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. 1835 HAFOR ST IOWA CITY, IA 52246 Fiscal Year: 1997 Department: Project Start: 30-SEP-1997 Project End: 30-MAR-1998 ICD: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE IRG: ZRG7