akustischer Windows Zugang

[Peter Brass <p.brass_bEi_snafu.de>]

Hallo zusammen,

vor einigen Wochen lasen wir hier die Meldung, dass die Uni Oldenburg einen
ziemlichen Batzen Forschungsgelder fuer ein recht merkwuerdiges Windoes
Zugangsprojekt bekommen hat. Dass es anderswo auch ganz anders gehen kann, ganz
ohne riesige Forschungszuschuesse, zeigt der folgende Artikel, den ich in der
newsdesk mailingliste vor einiger Zeit gefunden dann aber wieder vergessen
hatte. Der Artikel ist allerdings in Englisch.

Tschuess und viele Gruesse aus Berlin

Peter
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      Hitachi develops audio-based Windows screen for the blind By Rob Guth
   InfoWorld Electric Posted at 7:40 AM PT, Mar 12, 1998
   
   Hitachi and researchers at Tokyo Denki University have developed
   technology that will let Microsoft's Windows operating system be used
   without needing to look at the computer screen, Hitachi announced
   Thursday. The technology, designed for blind computer users, employs
   audio cues to represent cursor position, icons, and other graphical
   objects, the company said. Hitachi has not decided when it will bring
   the technology to market. The technology incorporates a technology
   called 3-D sound generation, which represents position, distance, and
   direction by varying the loudness and arrival time of sound reaching
   each of a user's ears, the company said. This allows Windows to mimic
   natural conditions under which humans perceive sound, as people
   perceive the direction and distance of a sound source through
   differences in loudness and arrival time of a sound heard by each of
   the ears, the company said. Main features of Windows are accessed
   using the sound technology in the following ways: Mouse-controlled
   movement of the cursor is output as sound. When a cursor moves onto an
   icon, window, or other object, the user is notified by a distinctive
   sound and voice announcement of the object's name. Object size is
   represented by different depths and loudness of sounds. Non-visual
   operation is made easier by a feature that makes the cursor stick to
   an icon or object when the cursor passes near it. Hitachi Ltd., based
   in Tokyo, can be reached at link [21]http://www.hitachi.co.jp . Rob
   Guth is a correspondent in the Tokyo bureau of the IDG News Service,
   an InfoWorld affiliate.
   
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