developing sign language for cell phones
Posted On Dec 9, 2008 at at 10:19 AM by reca duo
a team of researchers from University of Washington- supported mainly by grants from the National Science Foundation- plan to develop a software (with processing power great enough to support real-time, two-way video on cell phones that allow signing communication) that would help the deaf and hard-of-hearing making conversation on mobile phone.the project was called MobileASL (American Sign Language).
The main hindrance in archieving a system is low data-transmission rates on U.S. cellular networks and limited processing power on mobile devices which make visuals and sign impossible to follow. the team is working around this by increasing the bit rate around the face and hands, while slowing it down for the surroundings that do not matter too much.
(People are already able to use sign language effectively in Japan and Sweden because of higher bandwidth networks).
The main hindrance in archieving a system is low data-transmission rates on U.S. cellular networks and limited processing power on mobile devices which make visuals and sign impossible to follow. the team is working around this by increasing the bit rate around the face and hands, while slowing it down for the surroundings that do not matter too much.
(People are already able to use sign language effectively in Japan and Sweden because of higher bandwidth networks).
The MobileASL project is led by principal investigator Eve Riskin, a University of Washington professor of electrical engineering. Co-leaders include Information School professor Jacob Wobbrock and Richard Ladner, a longtime professor of Computer Science and Engineering.
via thestamfordtimes
