Innovative AAC Device Solution: Affordable, Advanced, and Multilingual Communication Platform
Introducing a revolutionary AAC platform designed to transform communication for individuals with speech disabilities. Our solution leverages commodity tablets, offering cutting-edge hardware at a fraction of the cost (7K–14K). It features an advanced Windows 7 interface with multi-touch capability and support for the latest TTS systems. This user-friendly platform includes NLP, NLG, and ASR technologies to enhance communication and reporting. With a focus on multilingual support from day one, this device aims to improve communication rates significantly while providing a foundation for research and development.
Innovative AAC Device Solution: Affordable, Advanced, and Multilingual Communication Platform
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AAC device prototype TomerMeshorer
Current solutions Very expensive (7K – 14K). Embedded hardware. Bulky (ugly) Old hardware Small real estate screen. Fail to use multiple screens Fail to use the latest UI technology (touch) Do not use any NLP technology Limited prediction / NLG capabilities. Limited voice banking. No use for ASR. No reporting. Market failure (Single vendor controlling 70% of the market, and stiffen innovation).
Goal: A new platform • Based on commodity tablet (cheap, latest hardware) • Windows 7 (most advanced UI) • Multi-touch interface. • Support for the latest TTS systems • Easy to use. • Easy to configure. • Multi lingual from day 1 (Japan / Germany) • Platform for research idea implementation. • NLP • NLG • ASR
First phase : AAC project Demo Virtual keyboard Prediction (written from scratch) OS build in TTS Scanning
Next phase: Increase communication rate by 10X • Use NLG as key component • Conversation parts prediction • ASR from aids increase the context • AAC data warehouse • Use RDBMS on the device • Record everything (at the word level) , time, location…. • Basis for ranking. • Take the aid / SLP into the picture • Device for aid (cheap) • Reports for SLP
