Hi, Naomi and all other ETNIans --<div><br></div><div>I am proposing a cloud-based computer application that communicates via iPhone with two or more people (A, B, ...).</div><div>In this example, B uses sign language and A does not understand sign language.</div>
<div><br></div><div>1 - The iPhone of A records a video-clip of B who is using sign language and sends the streaming video to the application.</div><div><br></div><div>2 - The application analyzes the video, translates the motions in it to speech or text, and sends the voice or text back to A's iPhone.</div>
<div><br></div><div>3 - A hears or reads the translation and uses his iPhone to send a voice or SMS response back to the application.</div><div><br></div><div>4 - The application converts that voice or SMS text to sign language that is displayed by an anime (animated human-like figure) on the iPhone of B (or the iPhone of A that is now being watched by B).</div>
<div><br></div><div>5 - Repeat steps 1 through 4 to facilitate a conversation between A and B.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you can suggest modifications or enhancements to this scenario that would enable a similar application to facilitate the instruction of deaf or hard-of-hearing students. For example, the anime could be displayed on a large TV screen that can be watched by all of the students. The teacher would have to point the iPhone at each student who is signing (or voicing) a response.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Are there any modifications that would make the system more suitable for sign language self-instruction? for teaching "baby sign language" to new parents? for use in hospital emergency rooms or other emergency situations? for converting sign language X to sign language Y and vice versa to facilitate communication between people who use different sign languages? etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance for your input.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">Israel "izzy" Cohen</div></div><div class="gmail_quote">Petah Tikva</div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="mailto:cohen.izzy@gmail.com" target="_blank">cohen.izzy@gmail.com</a></div>
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