Towards an adaptive communication aid with text input from ambiguous keyboards

Ambiguous keyboards provide efficient typing with low motor demands. In our project1 concerning the development of a communication aid, we emphasize adaptation with respect to the sensory input. At the same time, we wish to impose individualized language models on the text determination process. UKO--II is an open architecture based on the Emacs text editor with a server/client interface for adaptive language models. Not only the group of motor impaired people but also users of watch--sized devices can profit from this ambiguous typing.

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