Title :
Multimedia communication environment for children, handicapped, and elderly people
Author :
Hirotomi, Tetsuya ; Mirenkov, Nikolay N.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Dept. of Inf. Syst., Univ. of Aizu, Fukushima, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a multimedia communication environment for children and handicapped and elderly people. This environment, named "F-Communication system," is based on self-explanatory components and multiple interfaces. It allows users to manipulate components and send multimedia messages using only mouse clicks. Self-explanatory components for communication and an overview of two interfaces of the system are presented.
Keywords :
client-server systems; geriatrics; graphical user interfaces; handicapped aids; mouse controllers (computers); multimedia systems; F-Communication system; children; elderly people; handicapped people; mouse clicks; multimedia communication environment; multimedia messages; multiple interfaces; self-explanatory components; Cities and towns; Cultural differences; Electronic mail; Humans; Information systems; Keyboards; Mice; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Senior citizens;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, 2002. Proceedings. 22nd International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1588-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICDCSW.2002.1030758
