Development and Utilization of a Voice-output Communication Aid System with Graphic Symbols.

带有图形符号的语音输出通信辅助系统的开发和利用。

• 批准号: 15300197
• 负责人: KOJMA Tetsuya
• 金额: $ 5.95万
• 依托单位: Shinshu University
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2003 至 2005
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-15300197/
• 关键词: Internet; People with language disabilities; Augmentative and alternative communication; Graphic symbol; 障害者

Along with the current innovation of information technology, a number of resources have been available in the area of augmentative/alternative communication or AAC. It is reasonable to say that multimedia functions of Internet would take a promising role in near future as an effective communication tool for individuals with a variety of AAC needs.This research project therefore intended to develop a Web-based communication aid system for graphic symbol users with little or no speech. This system, named PICOTonWeb (POW), has two characteristic features that have never been realized in any other voice-output communication aids currently available. First, POW's main program and data are stored in a Web server which users can access with a Web browser at home, school, hospital, or other locations. To provide more flexible access, the client software can work on mobile devices, such as a tablet PC and a PDA, with a wireless communication card. Second, POW contains a rich database of graphic symbols and natural voices in its library. It enables users to customize their own displays with a specific set of symbols being matched to their communication needs. Based on the review of widely known and used graphic symbol sets in Japan and other sources, over 1,500 items have been selected as the basic vocabulary of POW. Although still being on its preliminary stage of research and development, POW system would be likely to provide graphic symbol users with flexible accessibility and a powerful AAC prosthesis.

沿着当前信息技术的创新，在辅助/替代通信或AAC领域出现了一些资源。有理由说，互联网的多媒体功能将在不久的将来作为一个有效的沟通工具，为个人与各种AAC的需要，因此，本研究计划的目的是开发一个基于Web的沟通辅助系统，图形符号用户很少或没有语音。这个系统，名为PICOTonWeb（POW），有两个特点，从来没有实现在任何其他语音输出通信辅助目前可用。首先，POW的主程序和数据存储在Web服务器中，用户可以在家中、学校、医院或其他地点使用Web浏览器访问该服务器。为了提供更灵活的访问，客户端软件可以在具有无线通信卡的移动的设备上工作，例如平板PC和PDA。其次，POW在其库中包含丰富的图形符号和自然声音数据库。它使用户能够定制自己的显示器，并根据其通信需求提供一组特定的符号。根据对日本和其他来源广泛使用的图形符号集的审查，选择了1，500多个项目作为POW的基本词汇。虽然POW系统仍处于研究和开发的初级阶段，但它很可能为图形符号用户提供灵活的可访问性和强大的AAC假体。

项目成果

小島哲也: "補助代替コミュニケーション"臨床検査. 47巻・7号. 744-753 (2003)

Tetsuya Kojima：“辅助和替代沟通”临床检查第 47 卷，第 7. 744-753 (2003)。