A "lip reading" click device for disabled computer users

Information

  • Research Project
  • 7109982
  • ApplicationId
    7109982
  • Core Project Number
    R43HD053211
  • Full Project Number
    1R43HD053211-01
  • Serial Number
    53211
  • FOA Number
  • Sub Project Id
  • Project Start Date
    5/1/2006 - 18 years ago
  • Project End Date
    10/31/2007 - 16 years ago
  • Program Officer Name
    SHINOWARA, NANCY
  • Budget Start Date
    5/1/2006 - 18 years ago
  • Budget End Date
    10/31/2007 - 16 years ago
  • Fiscal Year
    2006
  • Support Year
    1
  • Suffix
  • Award Notice Date
    4/24/2006 - 18 years ago

A "lip reading" click device for disabled computer users

[unreadable] 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. [unreadable] [unreadable] [unreadable]

IC Name
EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
  • Activity
    R43
  • Administering IC
    HD
  • Application Type
    1
  • Direct Cost Amount
  • Indirect Cost Amount
  • Total Cost
    99063
  • Sub Project Total Cost
  • ARRA Funded
  • CFDA Code
    865
  • Ed Inst. Type
  • Funding ICs
    NICHD:99063\
  • Funding Mechanism
  • Study Section
    ZRG1
  • Study Section Name
    Special Emphasis Panel
  • Organization Name
    VORTANT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  • Organization Department
  • Organization DUNS
  • Organization City
    WEAVERVILLE
  • Organization State
    NC
  • Organization Country
    UNITED STATES
  • Organization Zip Code
    28787
  • Organization District
    UNITED STATES