TeleSign: a sign language telecommunication system

Author

Chapin, W. ; Kramer, J. ; Haas, C. ; Leifer, L. ; Macken, E.

Author_Institution

Center for the Study of Language & Inf., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

1-5 Feb 1992

Firstpage

2

Lastpage

4

Abstract

TeleSign is a natural language telecommunication system for deaf and other users of a sign language (such as American Sign Language). It enables real-time telephone sign language communication. It operates on a 32-bit portable computer system with standard modem communication capabilities. TeleSign consists of an instrumented glove worn on the dominant hand of each signing participant. The glove measures the position and motion of the fingers. In addition, an absolute position and orientation sensor is worn on both wrists of each signer. The finger, hand, and wrist data from one signer are used to construct a corresponding dynamic three-dimensional graphic image of the hand and arm (in second-person perspective) on the computer screen of a second signer. On the screen the graphic hands and arms move in front of a graphic image of a human head and torso to provide position reference

Keywords

computer animation; data gloves; electronic mail; handicapped aids; microcomputer applications; TeleSign; computer screen; electronic mail; instrumented glove; natural language telecommunication system; portable computer; real-time telephone sign language communication; three-dimensional graphic image; Communication standards; Computer graphics; Deafness; Fingers; Handicapped aids; Modems; Natural languages; Portable computers; Telephony; Wrist;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computing Applications to Assist Persons with Disabilities, 1992., Proceedings of the Johns Hopkins National Search for

Conference_Location

Laurel, MD

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2730-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CAAPWD.1992.217411

Filename

217411