Georgia Tech Creates Google Glass Caption Software

mz22 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:36:59 +0000

October 2014 – A research team at Georgia Tech has created Google Glass speech-to-text software that facilitates conversations for users who are hard-of-hearing. The software allows people who are hard-of-hearing to wear Google Glass while another person speaks into a smartphone. The smartphone works with an Android transcription API, allowing the speech to be converted to text and displayed on Glass’ heads-up display.

The software was inspired by Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing Professor, Jim Foley. When asked about the software, Foley said, “This system allows wearers like me to focus on the speaker’s lips and facial gestures. If hard-of-hearing people understand the speech, the conversation can continue immediately without waiting for the caption. However, if I miss a word, I can glance at the transcription, get the word or two I need and get back into the conversation.”

The captioning software for Google Glass is available for download at MyGlass. For more information about the project, please click the here.

Shepherd Center and Wireless RERC Awarded Google Grant

mz22 — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:53:07 +0000

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Google Awards Grant to Shepherd Center Researchers to Create Wearable Computer App for People with Memory Deficits

The Shepherd Center and the Wireless RERC have been awarded the Google Glass Accessibility Grant to develop an application to assist individuals who experience brain injury-related memory loss. The $15,000 award amount will go towards app development and testing on the Google Glass device. The wearable computer technology will aid in helping users recognize people who do not regularly frequent their social circle, a common issue for those who have memory loss.

The Google Glass device includes head-mounting, optical display, smartphone-like features and voice response technology, ideal for those who may have usability challenges. John Morris, Ph.D., the project leader for the app, references three potential benefits of the app:

If the solution proves effective, people living with brain injury may enjoy greater levels of community and family participation, with lower levels of stress and anxiety;
The user-testing research involved with the app development could help researchers develop a specific clinical practice protocol for use of electronic memory aids;
The research and development community could benefit from this work through the researchers’ presentation of their results at conferences and in professional publications.

The app will be free to the public upon release. For more information, please click the link below.

Wireless RERC - Google Glass

Georgia Tech Creates Google Glass Caption Software

Shepherd Center and Wireless RERC Awarded Google Grant