Computer-assisted conversation for nonvocal people using prestored texts

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 318-328

  Aim, Norman ^a   Arnott, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversation modeling; Fuzzy information retrieval; Human computer interaction; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; SPEECH PRODUCTION AIDS;

COMPUTER ASSISTED CONVERSATION; FUZZY INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PRESTORED TEXTS;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS;

EID: 0032138857     PISSN: 10946977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5326.704557     Document Type: Article

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