DocumentCode
1517960
Title
Constructing a videophone for the hearing impaired using MPEG-4 tools
Author
Sarris, Nikolaos ; Strintzis, Michael G.
Author_Institution
Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Volume
8
Issue
3
fYear
2001
Firstpage
56
Lastpage
67
Abstract
The Lip Telephone is a special videoconferencing system built by the authors with tools provided by the MPEG-4 audio-visual standard. The videophone achieves high-fidelity representation in the area of the speaker´s mouth, letting lip readers communicate over a standard telephone connection or the Internet
Keywords
audio coding; audio-visual systems; handicapped aids; multimedia communication; teleconferencing; video coding; videotelephony; Internet; Lip Telephone; MPEG-4 audio-visual standard; MPEG-4 tools; hearing impaired; high-fidelity representation; lip readers; speaker mouth; standard telephone connection; videoconferencing system; videophone; Auditory system; Face; Facial animation; Financial advantage program; Humans; Image coding; Image reconstruction; Layout; MPEG 4 Standard; Mouth;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
MultiMedia, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1070-986X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/93.940001
Filename
940001
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