1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Study of Technical Terms Database for Sign Language used by Multimedia

Research Project

Project/Area Number	07458035
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Educational technology
Research Institution	Tsukuba College of Technology
Principal Investigator	TAKAHASHI Hidechika Tsukuba College of Technology Information Science and Electronics PROFESSOR, 電子情報学科情報工学専攻, 教授 (20013378)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	MURAKAMI Hiroshi Tsukuba College of Technology Information Science and Electronics RESEARCH ASSOC, 電子情報学科情報工学専攻, 助手 (20219900) SHIMIZU Yutaka Tsukuba College of Technology Information Science and Electronics PROFESSOR, 電子情報学科情報工学専攻, 教授 (50231733)
Project Period (FY)	1995 – 1997
Keywords	database / sign language / network / moving picture / multimedia / technical terms
Research Abstract	This study is about the methods of construction and use for the database with sign language of the scientific and technical terms for the assisting information for the hearing impaired. By this database, they can learn the scientific and technical terms with the present microelectoronics. Sign language is generated naturally as the communication methods between mambers of that group and is made with real life base but is not constructed for modern science. The development and diffusion to general society of this kind of sign language is necessary. We are constructing and studying this database by means of multimedia and its effective use collaboratively. This basic study is by the study of project number 04452333. It main theme is 1) upgrading of experimental functions by use of multimedia. 2) diffusion of general society of the methods of use by the network system. For the accomplishment of this study, the following are necessary A) the logical study of sign language, B) the study for the sign language as used by the hearing impaired, C) an engineering study of recognition, generation and transportation with sign language etc. As the next stage, we plan a collaborative study with researchers from various academic fields. Finally, we would like to mention that this study is for the suport of the old age period.