TY  - CONF
ID  - lombriser09_perdev
T1  - Speech as a Feedback Modality for Smart Objects
A1  - Lombriser, Clemens
A1  - Bulling, Andreas
A1  - Breitenmoser, Andreas
A1  - Tröster, Gerhard
TI  - Proc. of the 2nd International Workshop on Intelligent Pervasive Devices (PerDev 2009)
Y1  - 2009
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
M2  - doi: 10.1109/PERCOM.2009.4912831
N2  - One part of the vision of ubiquitous computing is the integration of sensing and actuation nodes into everyday
objects, clothes worn on the body, and in large numbers in the environment. These augmented environments require novel types of interfaces that provide for naturalistic and adaptive interaction depending on the user context. In this paper, we evaluate the use of speech synthesis on small, low-power sensor nodes that may be integrated into smart objects. We evaluate the so-called Wireless Voice Node, a wireless sensor node with the ability to produce speech as a novel feedback modality for ambient intelligence applications. As an example, we present a doll that aims at using speech synthesis to improve the playing experience of children.
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