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TELESIGN\VIDEO TELECOMMUNICATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (703) 951-7070
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THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO SUPPLY LOW COST VISUAL COMMUNICATION MEANS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF SIGN LANGUAGE OVER THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY CONSTRUCTING A SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME TWO-WAY VISUAL TRANSMISSION OF UPPER BODY OR FULL-HEAD IMAGE SEQUENCES, FOR SIGN LANGUAGE AND LIP READING, RESPECTIVELY, WITH PARAMETERS ADAPTED TO THE ISDN NETWORK OR THE SUBSCRIBER TELEPHONE NETWORK, WITH A HIGH-SPEED MODEM. BINARY SKETCH-LIKE IMAGES WILL BE GENERATED TO ENABLE FULL MOTION VIDEO TRANSMISSION THROUGH STANDARD TELEPHONE LINES. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO CARRY DIGITIZED SPEECH SIGNALS FOR USERS WITH RESIDUAL HEARING. A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO THE PROJECT WILL FILL A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEED FOR A LARGE POPULATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED AND DEAF PEOPLE.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *