US 2010/0250782 A1 · AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH PERSONALIZED USER INTERFACE AND CONTENT

Abstract

The disclosed methods and systems allow individuals with speech challenges to convey personalized expressive content to others. Implementation is performed on widely available and popular wireless handheld multimedia devices, which may help foster acceptance of the individuals and minimize any perceived differences. Users may easily create and add personalized content to the devices and may quickly customize the content selection interfaces of the devices. These tasks may be accomplished using either the devices themselves via a device-based content authoring tool running locally on the device, or using a Web-based authoring tool on a network server. The Web-based authoring tool allows users to create, capture, and store personalized content and customized content selection interfaces on the network server from virtually any location in the world with network access. The personalized content and customized interfaces may then be downloaded and synchronized automatically on the devices from time to time or as needed.

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Dependent claims

A method of modifying augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) content for an AAC user, comprising:

transmitting a transmission signal from a network server over a first network connection to a personal computer, the transmission signal representing a graphical interface that is displayed on the personal computer, the graphical interface allowing an AAC author to indicate one or more changes to AAC content associated with an AAC content selection interface on the network server using a standard keyboard and a pointing device on the personal computer;
receiving a reception signal from the personal computer over the first network connection at the network server, the reception signal representing the changes to the AAC content associated with the AAC content selection interface indicated by the AAC author;
modifying the AAC content associated with the AAC content selection interface on the network server according the changes indicated by the AAC author;
and
downloading the AAC content associated with the AAC content selection interface that has been modified from the network server over a second network connection to a handheld multimedia device of the AAC user, the AAC content selection interface allowing the AAC user to selectively display and/or play back the AAC content;
wherein the AAC author is a different person from the AAC user.

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A method of providing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) content to an AAC user, comprising:

receiving a reception signal from a network server over a network connection at a handheld multimedia device of the AAC user, the reception signal representing updates selected by an AAC author to an AAC content associated with an AAC content selection interface stored on the handheld multimedia device;
updating the AAC content associated with the AAC content selection interface on the handheld multimedia device according to the updates selected by the AAC author;
storing updated AAC content associated with the AAC content selection interface on the handheld multimedia device;
presenting the AAC content selection interface with the updated AAC content associated with the handheld multimedia device to the AAC user;
receiving an input from the AAC user on the handheld multimedia device via the AAC content selection interface;
and
displaying and/or playing back the AAC content on the handheld multimedia device upon receiving the input from the AAC user;
wherein the AAC author is a different person from the AAC user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Augmentative and alternative communication system with personalized user interface and content

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