Automated Translation Sign Language

GlovoLogy is an electronic data glove and a Pocket PC phone (PPC) used to enhance a hearing-impaired person’s ability to communicate easier either face-to-face or on the telephone.

The idea behind the project software, which runs in any location using a wireless connection, is to enable the translation of sign language (via the data glove) into speech and the speech of a normal person into text on a PPC.
The project aims to benefit the deaf-mute community and is especially targeted at students and working people who are literate in English. The end-goal is to assist deaf-mute people function better in society and to be financially independent. The advantage of GlovoLogy is that it allows both parties – the hearing-impaired person and the hearing person – to communicate with each other in their most natural method, thereby helping the hearing-impaired person to communicate with others in an easier and faster way.
 
In the future, the concept of GlovoLogy incorporated into a PPC phone will allow a hearing-impaired person to converse on the phone with a normal person, without tha person having to make any modifications to the phone. In addition, language translation functionalities can be incorporated into GlovoLogy to enable communication through different languages.
 
The Hearing-Impaired Club (HI Club) at Ngee Ann Polytechnic will be assisting with the project development, including testing and implementation. Ngee Ann Polytechnic, one of Singapore’s leading institutions of higher learning, provides a wide spectrum of diploma and advanced diploma programs through its eight academic schools, such as the School of Business and Accountancy, School of Engineering, School of Health Sciences and School of InfoComm Technology. Ngee Ann has a long tradition of contributing to the community and its efforts have benefited a myriad of organizations, including the Assissi Home and Hospice, School for the Deaf, the Rotaract Club and other organizations under the National Council of Social Services.
 
Source: Samsung