Telephone for the deaf and method of using same

Details Telephone for the deaf and method of using same Telephone for the deaf and method of using same

1996-05-23

1999-11-09

Woo, Stella

Telephonic communications

Including aid for handicapped user

704271, 704 3, 379 9315, H04M 1100

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059828536

ABSTRACT:
An electronic communications system for the deaf includes a video apparatus for observing and digitizing the facial, body and hand and finger signing motions of a deaf person, an electronic translator for translating the digitized signing motions into words and phrases, and an electronic output for the words and phrases. The video apparatus desirably includes both a video camera and a video display which will display signing motions provided by translating spoken words of a hearing person into digitized images. The system may function as a translator by outputting the translated words and phrases as synthetic speech at the deaf person's location for another person at that location, and that person's speech may be picked up, translated, and displayed as signing motions on a display in the video apparatus.

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