Title:Development and evaluation of a tree structure of Japanese language entry system in GUI environment
Authors:Akira NAKAMURA(Master program of Science and Engineering, University of Tsukuba)Yoshiyuki SANKAI(Institute of Engineering Mechanics, University of Tsukuba)
Proceedings of 12th Japanese Conference of Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology . Vol. 12, pp. 107-112 (August, 1997)
Keyword:Japanese language entry system, Japanese tree structure, personalcomputer(PC), movement disability, GUI environment, pointing device, sentences written with kanji and kana
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
Akira NAKAMURA
32-103 Ichinoya, 2-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-City, Ibaragi 305 JAPAN
Tel. +81-298-51-4923


Abstract
We developed software to support communication for people who have severe movement disability with hard to speak. This system uses GUI and people can enter sentences written in kanji and kana character by only pointing. It also classifies Japanese words and idioms to tree structure. Then they can choose words or phrases from the structure and display or speak through PC. A movement disabled person, evaluated the system using in daily life. He found that he could resist expressions in daily life systematically due to Japanese tree structure and choose delicate expressive differences in practical time. We will develop adapted soft-keyboard for practical communication and how to express sentences to PC by only operating pointing devices.