COMPREHENSIVE AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

综合增强通信系统

• 批准号: 2889244
• 负责人: GREGORY W LESHER
• 金额: $ 39.53万
• 依托单位: ENKIDU RESEARCH, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-05-01 至 2001-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2889244
• 关键词: biomedical equipment development; clinical biomedical equipment; communication disorder aid; computer graphics /printing; computer human interaction; computer program /software; computer system design /evaluation; language; medical rehabilitation related tag; psychological models; speech synthesizers

DESCRIPTION (adapted from author's abstract): Continued research and development of a comprehensive software aid for assisting persons with communicative disorders is proposed. The Integrated Modifiable Package of Augmentative Communication Technologies (IMPACT) incorporates a wide range of established and novel techniques for accelerating communication embedded within a customizable framework. Many augmentation techniques rely upon a statistical engine which can accurately predict future language elements for immediate use selection. A series of investigations into prediction methods based on statistical language models will be undertaken. Studies will examine possible gains in communication rate provided by new methods of augmentation. The software for IMPACT will be ported from C code written for the Unix X environment to C++ code for the Microsoft Windows environment. A hierarchical graphical interface will be designed to provide users, clinicians, and researchers with varying levels of control over the sophisticated options which define the appearance and function of the package. The system will be field tested by users of AAC technology. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The IMPACT software is targeted at the 2.3 million Americans with severe communication disorders, providing augmented communication capabilities in an inexpensive and convenient package. A significant secondary application is for predictive data entry in environments where traditional keyboard support cannot be provided due to size limitations (pages, cell phones, and electronic organizers) or environmental restrictions (public data kiosks and telephones).

描述（改编自作者的摘要）：持续的研究和 开发一个全面的软件援助，以帮助人们 提出了沟通障碍。 可修改的集成包 增强通信技术（IMPACT）包含了广泛的 一系列用于加速通信的成熟和新颖的技术 嵌入在可定制的框架中。 许多增强技术 依靠统计引擎可以准确预测未来 立即使用的语言元素选择。 一系列 基于统计语言的预测方法研究 模型将进行。 研究将审查可能的收益， 通信速率由新的增强方法提供。 的 IMPACT的软件将从为Unix X编写的C代码移植 环境转换为Microsoft Windows环境的C++代码。 一 将设计分层图形界面， 临床医生和研究人员对这些疾病的控制水平各不相同， 定义外观和功能的复杂选项 包. 该系统将由AAC技术的用户进行实地测试。 拟定商业应用： IMPACT软件针对的是230万美国人， 沟通障碍，提供增强的沟通能力 以便宜和方便的包装。重要的次要 应用程序用于在以下环境中进行预测性数据输入， 由于尺寸限制而不能提供传统的键盘支撑 （寻呼机、手机和电子记事本）或环境 限制（公共数据亭和电话）。

项目成果

The development of an automated method for analyzing communication rate in augmentative and alternative communication.

开发一种用于分析增强和替代通信中的通信速率的自动化方法。

• DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2006.10131910
• 发表时间: 2006
• 期刊: Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
• 作者: Smith,LauraE;Higginbotham,DJeffery;Lesher,GregoryW;Moulton,Bryan;Mathy,Pamela
• 通讯作者: Mathy,Pamela