• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.35-42
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usability of the tablet PC-based Korean high-tech AAC(Augmentative Alternative Communication System) software. In order to develop an AAC software which is appropriate to Korean cultural/linguistic contexts and communication needs of the users, we examined the necessity and ease of use for the communication functions that are required in native Korean communication, such as polite expressions, tense expressions, negative expressions, subject-verb auto-matching, and automatic sentence generation functions, using a scenario-based user testing. We also investigated the users' needs, preferences, and satisfaction for the tablet PC-based Korean high tech AAC using a semi-structured and open questionnaires. The participants of this study were 9 special education teachers, 6 speech therapists, and 6 parents whose children had communication disabilities. The results of the usability testing of the tablet PC-based Korean high-tech AAC software presented positive responses in general, by indicating overall scores of above 4 out of 5 except in tense and negative expressions. The necessity and ease of use in the tense and negative expressions were evaluated relatively low, and it might be related to the inconsistent interface with the polite expressions. In terms of the user interface(UI), there were users' needs for clear visual feedback in the symbol selection and display, consistent interface for all functions, more natural subject-verb auto-matching, and spacing in the text within symbols. The results of the usability testing and users' feedback might serve as a guideline to compensate and improve the function and UI of the existing AAC software.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.29-35
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• 2012

Most Augmentative and Alternative Communication(AAC) use exclusive equipment or studied desktop, tablet PC based windows. Besides, the preceding study offers proper noun dictionary so, henceforward study has problem to innumerable proper noun processing. This paper suggests a method of proper noun processing using a mobile smart equipment. And via the button with virtual keyboard input method and the errors that can occur is also proposing a complementary way. AAC system to check availability for application on Android has been implemented. Experimental results, depending on user location and selection of proper nouns in the around could produce a sentence is derived.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.198-204
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• 2004

This study suggests a sentence generating method to help those who have language impediment with their communication. The method suggested in this study was constructed into a system in order to be applied to AAC system. AAC system is a personal portable device that generates sentences. Those who have language impediment need another communication method, causes inconvenience when used in a conversation with those who don't have the same trouble. The method of inputting both consonants and vowels can be inconvenient and time consuming for a conversational communication because of the number of the key strokes. The lexical information for the sentence generating of this study defines the user's domain, collects the adequate words and sentences, and extracts and classifies the characteristics of the collected words. The comparison between the number of key strokes for sentence generating using the system and that of inputting consonants and vowels using a keyboard was made in order to evaluate the usefulness the sentence generating method.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.1238-1240
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 AAC기술과 TTS기술을 조사 및 분석하여 스마트폰의 가장기본적인 기능인 전화와 문자전달 기능을 일반적으로 의사소통이 어려운 언어장애인들에게 보완 대체 의사소통의 수단을 제공하는 MLS시스템을 제안하고, Text to Speech기능과 의사소통기능, TTS전화기능, 설정기능을 설계하였다.