Home Media Center

Principal researcher

Project details

Start date: 10/2004
End date: 09/2007

Description: NCAM's Home Media Center project will research speech navigation solutions for next generation home media center platforms, which typically rely on complex onscreen menus not readily accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. Project activities will include: Creation of an accessible Linux-based home media center as a development platform; Evaluation of other home media center devices, their accessibility needs and requirements; Publication of source code and specifications for open source media center speech interface solutions enabled via keyboard and remote control; Demonstration model of end-user control and navigation via a small-footprint speech interface on a personal communication device; Publication of end-user interface research and final report that details the impact of project solutions and publications

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Funding for the NCAM Home Media Center project is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.

Last updated: 08/04/2008