Presentation 2015-12-09
Function enhancement of a versatile communication supporting Web system, VCAN
Kento Hasegawa, Toyohiko Hayashi, Sigehito Tanahashi, Ryo Hatakeyama, Satsuki Aoki, Nariyasu Fujikawa,
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Abstract(in English) In order to support persons with communication disabilities, we have been developing a versatile voice-output communication aid, named "VCAN", which can be customized more flexibly than conventional aids. In its clinical applications, collaborative support is critical while all members of user's support group share aid information. Conventional aids, however, such information could not easily be shared within the group. In order to eliminate such limitation, we developed a web-system VCAN as the second generation in the previous study. But only the last customization data could be downloaded to user's iOSR terminal, because version management of VCAN has yet to be established. Then we added the following two functions in web system VCAN: 1) data management of several aids and its versions and 2) the selection of an aid and one of its versions and its downloading to user's terminal. We made sure the operation of all functions of the updated web system VCAN by creating and operating an aid VCAN with a part of functions of the aid for a longtime VCAN user, who is a child with developmental disorders.
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Keyword(in English) Voice-output Communication Aid (VOCA) / Communication Disability / Communication Support / Web system / Assistive Device
Paper # WIT2015-84
Date of Issue 2015-12-01 (WIT)

Conference Information
Committee WIT / HI-SIGACI
Conference Date 2015/12/8(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) AIST Tokyo Waterfront
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Well-being Information Technology, etc.
Chair Kiyohiko Nunokawa(Tokyo International Univ.) / Makoto Kobayashi(筑波技術大学)
Vice Chair Chikamune Wada(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.) / Sumihiro Kawano(筑波技術大学)
Secretary Chikamune Wada(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) / Sumihiro Kawano(AIST)
Assistant Tomohiro Amemiya(NTT) / Takeaki Shionome(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.) / Manabi Miyagi(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Well-being Information Technology / *
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Title (in English) Function enhancement of a versatile communication supporting Web system, VCAN
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Voice-output Communication Aid (VOCA)
Keyword(2) Communication Disability
Keyword(3) Communication Support
Keyword(4) Web system
Keyword(5) Assistive Device
1st Author's Name Kento Hasegawa
1st Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Toyohiko Hayashi
2nd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Sigehito Tanahashi
3rd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
4th Author's Name Ryo Hatakeyama
4th Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
5th Author's Name Satsuki Aoki
5th Author's Affiliation Shirone Ohdori Hiospital(Shirone Ohdori HP)
6th Author's Name Nariyasu Fujikawa
6th Author's Affiliation Ginzado Ltd.(Ginzado Ltd.)
Date 2015-12-09
Paper # WIT2015-84
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) WIT-354
Page pp.pp.131-136(WIT),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2015-12-01 (WIT)