A "lip reading" click device for disabled computer users

为残疾计算机用户设计的“唇读”点击设备

• 批准号: 7109982
• 负责人: PHILIP R SCHAEFER
• 金额: $ 9.91万
• 依托单位: VORTANT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2007-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7109982
• 关键词: assistive device /technology; bioengineering /biomedical engineering; clinical research; computer human interaction; computer program /software; cost effectiveness; evaluation /testing; focus groups; head movements; human subject; medical rehabilitation related tag; person with disability; questionnaires; rehabilitation; speechreading; spinal cord injury; technology /technique development; telecommunications

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project aims to improve the quality of life and employment potential for spinal cord injured (SCI) and other individuals who cannot use a standard computer keyboard and mouse. Some assistive products, such as head trackers, are suitable for controlling the position of the mouse pointer. However, existing products present several significant obstacles in activities such as working on a telephone. This is a significant issue, because telephone-intensive careers are an important and growing employment opportunity for people with limited mobility. Most notably, performing a "click" action when the mouse pointer is at the right place remains a challenge for these employees. Mouth-operated devices, such as a sip-and-puff straw, interfere with talking on the phone and lead to fatigue. Voice-operated clicking commands interfere with telephone conversations and draw unwanted attention to the employee's disability. A significant need exists for a cost-effective and unobtrusive point and click solution. This project will provide a more effective, less intrusive point-and-click device that is integrated with a telephone headset. The device will use a low-cost, high-tech approach to watch for certain unobtrusive lip gestures that indicate clicks, significantly reducing the effort on the part of the user and eliminating conspicuousness of the user's disability. In addition to the initial telephone-related application, this device will also be applicable for many other computer users, as well as for other users of communication, entertainment, and remote-control equipment. In Phase I, potential users and therapists will help to refine the requirements and the conceptual design of the device. The technology to perform the "lip reading" function will be refined to create a proof of concept click device. The proof of concept will be integrated with a computer and a standard telephone headset. Finally, performance and user impressions data will be gathered from a group of potential users who will try out the proof of concept device.

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目旨在提高脊髓受伤（SCI）（SCI）的生活质量和就业潜力，以及其他无法使用标准计算机键盘和鼠标的人。一些辅助产品（例如头部跟踪器）适合控制鼠标指针的位置。但是，现有产品在工作等活动中遇到了几个重大障碍。这是一个重要的问题，因为电话密集型职业是机动性有限的人的重要且不断增长的就业机会。最值得注意的是，当鼠标指针在正确的位置时执行“点击”操作仍然是这些员工的挑战。诸如饮用的稻草之类的喉咙手术设备会干扰电话交谈并导致疲劳。语音操作的点击命令会干扰电话对话，并引起对员工残疾的不必要的关注。对于一个具有成本效益和不引人注目的点和点击解决方案而存在的很大需求。该项目将提供一种与电话耳机集成的更有效，侵入性较低的点击设备。该设备将使用低成本，高科技的方法来观察某些表明点击的不引人注目的唇部手势，从而大大减少了用户的努力，并消除了用户残疾的显着性。除了初始电话相关的应用程序外，此设备还适用于许多其他计算机用户，以及其他通信，娱乐和遥控设备的用户。在第一阶段，潜在的用户和治疗师将有助于完善设备的要求和概念设计。执行“唇读”功能的技术将被完善，以创建概念点击设备的证明。概念证明将与计算机和标准电话耳机集成。最后，将从一组将尝试概念设备证明的潜在用户那里收集性能和用户印象数据。