Title :
The Pediaphon - Speech Interface to the free Wikipedia Encyclopedia for Mobile Phones, PDA´s and MP3-Players
Author :
Bischoff, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Hagen, Hagen
Abstract :
This paper presents an approach to generate audio based learning material dynamically from Wikipedia articles for m-learning and ubiquitous access. It introduces the so called ´Pediaphon´, an speech interface to the free Wikipedia online encyclopedia as an example application for ´microlearning´. The effective generation and the deployment of the audio data to the user via podcast or progressive download (pseudo streaming) are covered. A convenient cellphone interface to the Wikipedia content, which is usable with every mobile phone will be introduced.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; encyclopaedias; mobile computing; mobile handsets; notebook computers; user interfaces; MP3 players; PDA; Pediaphon; Wikipedia encyclopedia; audio based learning material; m-learning; microlearning; mobile phones; pseudo streaming; speech interface; ubiquitous access; Cellular phones; Costs; Digital audio broadcasting; Encyclopedias; Internet; Loudspeakers; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Speech synthesis; Wikipedia;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2007. DEXA '07. 18th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Regensburg
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2932-5
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.2007.124
