MUSE WebPads: Providing Museum Visitors Universal Access

MUSE WebPad：为博物馆参观者提供通用访问

• 批准号: 6446371
• 负责人: SONNY E KIRKLEY
• 金额: $ 58.19万
• 依托单位: WISDOM TOOLS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-11-01 至 2004-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6446371
• 关键词: Internet; assistive device /technology; computer assisted instruction; education evaluation /planning; educational resource design /development; environment; informatics; learning; person with disability; personal log /diary; portable biomedical equipment

DESCRIPTION(provided by applicant): The MUSE System delivers personalized experiences to museum visitors on a handheld tablet computer based on their preferences, special needs, and other contextual information. The system will be built on Universal Design standards and developed with user participatory design methods to help ensure the product will serve the broadest audience possible. The primary focus is on progressing efforts to increase intellectual accessibility for individuals with low vision, low hearing and mobility impairments in museums. Our innovative approach will impact the over 1 billion people in the US that visit museums and the entire museum experience by deploying the latest mobile computing technology to provide experiences that are accessible, informative, entertaining, and social. The MUSE system is composed of four components. The Museum Visitor information System (MVIS) server stores the content, personal profiles, and intelligent agents that deliver personalized content to visitors. Content development guidelines will assist developers in creating accessible information. The MUSE WebPad is a handheld device used to access this content with voice and touch screen input, and multimedia capabilities for delivering audio, images, video and animations. And, a wireless network in the museum connects the WebPad to the MVIS. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Anchored in research that extends both wireless technologies and museum offerings to individuals with disabilities, IIPI has identified an opportunity that is concurrent with growing trends within the Museum Industry and the disabled population. The proposed system will reach a 1 billion visitor museum market. Designing and developing a system that combines wireless technologies with universal design standards will result in products demanded by the Museum and travel industries.

描述（由申请人提供）：MUSE系统提供个性化 为博物馆参观者提供基于手持平板电脑的体验 偏好、特殊需求和其他上下文信息。系统将 基于通用设计标准并在用户参与下开发 有助于确保产品服务于最广泛受众的设计方法 可能的。主要重点是努力提高智力 为弱视、弱听和行动不便人士提供便利 博物馆的损伤。我们的创新方法将影响超过 10 亿人 参观博物馆的美国人以及整个博物馆的体验 部署最新的移动计算技术来提供以下体验 易于理解、信息丰富、娱乐性强、社交性强。 MUSE系统是 由四个部分组成。博物馆游客信息系统（MVIS） 服务器存储内容、个人资料和智能代理 向访问者提供个性化内容。内容开发指南将 协助开发人员创建可访问的信息。 MUSE WebPad 是一个 用于通过语音和触摸屏输入访问此内容的手持设备， 用于提供音频、图像、视频和动画的多媒体功能。 并且，博物馆中的无线网络将 WebPad 连接到 MVIS。 拟议的商业应用： IIPI 立足于将无线技术和博物馆产品扩展到残疾人的研究，发现了一个与 博物馆行业和残疾人口的增长趋势。拟议的 系统将触及10亿游客的博物馆市场。设计和开发系统 将无线技术与通用设计标准相结合将导致 博物馆和旅游业所需的产品。