Reflections on a Versatile User Interface Framework for Older Persons Optimised for an Assistive Robot Providing Support in Daily Life
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A versatile multimodal user interface (UI) framework was developed for persons with disability and for older persons to increase autonomy and quality of life. This UI framework covers use cases from single switch use in scanning mode, simplified telephone for older persons based on touchscreen terminal, integration of social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) and assistive robots. The evaluation activities carried out up to now demonstrate the usefulness while further improvements and extended functionality are planned.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015