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A multimedia communication system for the visually and hearing impaired

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11480042
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Educational technology
Research InstitutionTsukuba College of Technology

Principal Investigator

MINAGAWA Hiroki  Department of Information Science, Tsukuba College of Technology Research Associate, 電子情報学科・情報工学専攻, 助手 (00273285)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MIYOSHI Shigeki  Research Center on Educational Media, Division for Hearing Impaired, Research Associate, 教育方法開発センター(聴覚障害系), 助手 (80310192)
KOBAYASHI Makoto  Department of Computer Science, Tsukuba College of Technology Research Associate, 情報処理学科, 助手 (60291853)
NISHIOKA Tomoyuki  Department of Information Science, Tsukuba College of Technology Research Associate, 電子情報学科・情報工学専攻, 助手 (70310191)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Keywordsvisually impaired / hearing impaired / communication / information support / network / chat / virtual reality / wearable computer
Research Abstract

We studied about the possibilities and the problems of the way to supplying information for the visually impaired and the hearing impaired. So we evaluated and considered about the communication on computer network, face-to-face communication, and so on.
1.Character Based Communication System on Computer Network
We developed a chat application that has the user interface for the visually and the hearing impaired. Then, we did a communication experiments by the subjects with visually or hearing impairments. It got obvious from the results, that the most priority task especially for visually impaired is the accessibility, that how it realizes a natural communication on the network for hearing impaired, and so on.
2.Face-to-Face Communication Between Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired
We evaluated several situations of communication as (1) directly (as lip reading), (2) writing, (3) via sign language /voice interpreter, (4) using chat, and so on. Especially, the chat took a good evaluation because of the reliability. There was a request for down sizing of the system like PDA.
3.Support System of Interactive Communication Between Hearing Impaired and Hearing Persons
We examined the proper way to present the text information to support interactive communication. As a result, we had some suggestion that "it is important to clearly indicate the time order that the text data are presented to a hearing impaired person.", " it is necessary to take notice of the intensity of the relation between a speaker and his/her text information.", and so on.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All Other

All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] 皆川洋喜: "視覚障害・聴覚障害を考慮したネットワーク・コミュニケーション・メディアの可能性と問題点"電子情報通信学会 信学技報(教育工学研究会). ET99-92. 63-67 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Minagawa: "A character based communication system as a universal design, especially for the visually and hearing impaired"Proceedings of International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP2000. 489-495 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Kobayashi: "Chatting system that supports communication between the visually and the hearing impaired"Proceedings of International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP2000. 497-502 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 三好茂樹: "音声-文字変換技術を利用した聴覚障害者のための対話支援システムの検討"電子情報通信学会 信学技報(教育工学研究会). ET2000-125. 91-97 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 西岡知之: "視覚障害・聴覚障害者間の文字通信によるコミュニケーションに関する考察"電子情報通信学会 信学技報(教育工学研究会). ET2000-126. 99-102 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroki Minagawa: "Possibilities and Problems of the Network Communication System for the Visually and the Hearing Impaired"IEICE Technical Report. ET99-92. 63-67 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroki Minagawa: "A character based communication system as a universal design, especially for the visually and hearing impaired"Proceedings of International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP2000. 489-495 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Makoto Kobayashi: "Chatting system that supports communication between the visually and the hearing impaired"Proceedings of International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP2000. 497-502 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shigeki Miyoshi: "A study of support system of interactive communication using a voice recognition technique for hearing impaired persons"IEICE Technical Report. ET2000-125. 91-97 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tomoyuki Nishioka: "Character Based Communication Between Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired"IEICE Technical Report. ET2000-126. 99-102 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Minagawa 他: "A character based communication system as a universal design, especially for the visually and hearing impaired"Proceedings of International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP2000. 489-495 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] M.Kobayashi 他: "Chatting system that supports communication between the visually and the hearing impaired"Proceedings of International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP2000. 497-502 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 三好茂樹 他: "音声・文字変換技術を利用した聴覚障害者のための対話支援システムの検討"電子情報通信学会 信学技報(教育工学研究会). ET2000-125. 91-97 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 西岡知之 他: "視覚障害・聴覚障害者間の文字通信によるコミュニケーションに関する考察"電子情報通信学会 信学技報(教育工学研究会). ET2000-126. 99-102 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 皆川洋喜: "視覚障害・聴覚障害を考慮したネットワーク・コミュニケーション・メディアの可能性と問題点"電子情報通信学会信学技報(教育工学研究会). ET99-92. 63-67 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1999-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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