COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT FOR THE HEARING-IMPAIRED

摘要

Computing systems are provided for facilitating communication to the hearing-impaired. The computing systems obtain and modify a video that includes a signer performing sign language about a topic. The video is then modified and presented to a viewer in such a way that the viewer can simultaneously view the sign language and the one or more objects corresponding to the topic. In some instances, the modified video is blended with another video corresponding to the same topic so as to enable a user to view the sign language at the same time as the corresponding video presentation. This can be done in real-time or with a time delay. In other instances, the modified video is rendered on a display through which the user is also viewing the one or more related items associated with the sign language.

主权项

1. A computing system for facilitating communication with the hearing-impaired, the computing system comprising:
at least one processor; and one or more storage device having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, implement a method for facilitating communications to one or more user, the method comprising:
obtaining video of sign language being signed by a signer, the sign language corresponding to a particular topic;modifying the obtained video of sign language with one or more modification and in such a manner that a subsequent rendering of the obtained video of sign language will be rendered as a modified video presentation having the one or more modification; andtransferring the modified video presentation to one or more display system, the display system displaying the modified video presentation to a viewer simultaneously while the viewer is viewing one or more items associated with the particular topic and with the sign language being displayed next to the one or more items so as to enable the viewer to view the sign language from the modified video presentation as well as the one or more items at the same time.