Title :
Are you listening? The case for sound in the communications interface
Author_Institution :
GTE Lab. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
The author advocates the recognition and development of sound as a necessary component of the communications user interface and provides examples of how this can be achieved. He reviews current practice in this area, and illustrates why sound should play a greater role. He also suggests specific techniques to accomplish this, and concludes by outlining what is needed to apply these techniques within the communications industries
Keywords :
audio equipment; telecommunication equipment; user interfaces; communications industries; communications interface; user interface; Application software; Communication industry; Computer aided software engineering; Footwear; Graphics; Humans; Laboratories; Speech; Telephony; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1989. ICC '89, BOSTONICC/89. Conference record. 'World Prosperity Through Communications', IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1989.49882
