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Automatic identification in accessible iTV services: proposal of an IPTV interface

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Jorge Ferraz de Abreu,

Margarida AlmeidaAuthors Info & Claims

DSAI '16: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion

Pages 384 - 391

https://doi.org/10.1145/3019943.3019998

Published: 01 December 2016 Publication History

Abstract

Interactive Television (iTV) services that currently exist may be subject to a set of improvements in order to become more efficient and meet the needs of visually impaired users (VIU). The current television distribution infrastructures, since supplemented with a return channel and appropriated Set-Top Boxes (STB), open an interesting opportunity for the creation of an iTV service that integrates advanced features and can be automatically adjusted to the preferences of users with visual impairment.

In this context, this paper proposes an adapted iTV service for visually impaired users complemented by an automatic user identification system. With this complementarity, the service can be dynamically adjusted to the preferences of the user that is in fact watching TV, automatically invoking the options previously selected in the respective settings.

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DSAI 2016: 7th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion

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Nevsky ANeate TSimperl EVatavu R(2023)Accessibility Research in Digital Audiovisual Media: What Has Been Achieved and What Should Be Done Next?Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences10.1145/3573381.3596159(94-114)Online publication date: 12-Jun-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3573381.3596159
Abreu JOliveira RGarcia-Crespo ARodriguez-Goncalves R(2021)TV Interaction as a Non-Invasive Sensor for Monitoring Elderly Well-Being at HomeSensors10.3390/s2120689721:20(6897)Online publication date: 18-Oct-2021
https://doi.org/10.3390/s21206897
Samčović A(2020)Accessibility of services in digital television for hearing impaired consumersAssistive Technology10.1080/10400435.2020.175778634:2(232-241)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2020
https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2020.1757786

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