SBIR Phase I: MIDI Messenger: Providing Accessibility to the Musical Instrument Digital Interface.

SBIR 第一阶段：MIDI Messenger：提供对乐器数字接口的访问。

• 批准号: 0320238
• 负责人: Albert Milani
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2004-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0320238&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; MIDI; Messenger; Providing

This Small Business and Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to provide accessibility to the blind and visually impaired American consumers that are severely limited as to what features they can take advantage of on Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) devices, such as electronic musical keyboards, because most, if not all, MIDI devices have inaccessible user interfaces. These interfaces are inaccessible primarily because their displays are purely visual. Membrane-type buttons can also hamper accessibility. Sound selection, creation and manipulation are just some of the basic MIDI device functions that musicians need to be able access but cannot do so at present. Music students also need access to this functionality so that they can learn and understand sound synthesis. This project will investigate the feasibility of making MIDI devices accessible to visually impaired musicians. This project will try to solve these accessibility problems with two separate approaches. The first approach will provide access to the display information of some MIDI devices. The second approach will provide control over other MIDI devices. The success of each approach will be used to determine how much effort should be applied to each approach in the next phase of the project, which will concentrate on adding support for more devices and more features for these devices. The proposed activity will lead to a product that will provide blind musicians unprecedented access to musical devices. MIDI Messenger software will be marketed to visually impaired musicians who want to have more access to their MIDI devices and also to some sighted musicians who wish to control their MIDI devices in a live setting with a PDA, for example. If the product becomes popular in the accessibility market, household appliance and ATM machine manufacturers may be more likely to implement the interface. It is notable that this technology has the potential for making other non-musical appliances accessible in a manner that does not involve electronic hardware devices that are unique to each model, as has been the case heretofore.

这一小型企业和创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在为盲人和视力受损的美国消费者提供无障碍环境，这些消费者在乐器数字接口（MIDI）设备（如电子音乐键盘）上可以利用的功能方面受到严重限制，因为大多数（如果不是全部）MIDI设备都具有无法访问的用户界面。 这些界面是不可访问的，主要是因为它们的显示是纯视觉的。 薄膜型按钮也会妨碍访问。 声音选择、创作和操作只是音乐家需要能够访问但目前无法访问的一些基本音频设备功能。 音乐专业的学生也需要访问此功能，以便他们可以学习和理解声音合成。 该项目将研究使视障音乐家能够使用音乐设备的可行性。 这个项目将尝试用两种不同的方法来解决这些可访问性问题。 第一种方法将提供对某些LCD设备的显示信息的访问。 第二种方法将提供对其他可编程器件的控制。 每种方法的成功将用于确定在项目的下一阶段中应该对每种方法进行多少工作，该阶段将集中精力为更多设备和这些设备添加更多功能。 拟议的活动将导致一个产品，将提供盲人音乐家前所未有的访问音乐设备。 Messenger软件将销售给视力受损的音乐家，他们希望有更多的机会使用他们的音乐设备，也销售给一些视力正常的音乐家，他们希望在现场使用PDA来控制他们的音乐设备。 如果该产品在无障碍市场上流行，家用电器和ATM机制造商可能更有可能实现该接口。值得注意的是，该技术具有使其他非音乐器具以不涉及对每个模型唯一的电子硬件设备的方式可访问的潜力，如迄今为止的情况。