Title :
Sign Language Processing and Interactive Tools for Sign Language Education
Author :
Aran, Oya ; Akarun, Lale
Author_Institution :
Bilgisayar Muhendisligi Bolumu, Bogazici Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
Sign language is the primary means of communication for deaf and mute people. In this language, not only hand gestures but also head and body movements and facial expressions are used to convey information. Sign language analysis is an important field of research in computer vision, natural language processing, linguistics and psychology. In this work we present an overview of sign language analysis and recognition techniques and their application to develop interactive tools for sign language education.
Keywords :
biocommunications; computer aided instruction; gesture recognition; handicapped aids; interactive systems; deaf people; interactive tool; mute people; sign language analysis; sign language education; sign language recognition; Application software; Computer science education; Computer vision; Deafness; Handicapped aids; Histograms; Internet; Natural language processing; Psychology;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing and Communications Applications, 2007. SIU 2007. IEEE 15th
Conference_Location :
Eskisehir
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0719-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0720-6
DOI :
10.1109/SIU.2007.4298840