Title :
Predicting word-expressions to increase output rates of speech prostheses used in communication disorders
Author :
Colby, Kenneth Mark ; Christinaz, Daniel U. ; Parkison, R. ; Tiedemann, Mark
Author_Institution :
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Abstract :
An algorithm is described for predicting single or multiple word-expressions from the first two or three characters of the expression. This strategy is designed to speed up the relatively slow output rate of speech prosthesis used by patients with communication disorders.
Keywords :
Central nervous system; Centralized control; Elbow; Fingers; Keyboards; Knee; Microprocessors; Prosthetics; Speech; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, IEEE International Conference on ICASSP '82.
DOI :
10.1109/ICASSP.1982.1171551
