Deaf people could chat using video mobiles
US researchers have developed some video compression tools that will let deaf people use video mobiles to chat with their near and dear ones using sign language. In the process, the tools help transfer the images of the people signing across low bandwidth mobile networks.
Earlier, chatting by the means of signing athwart mobile networks was unfeasible but the new video compression tools will overcome this problem by cutting down on the bandwidth by only sending info concerning what elements of a scene change from frame to frame. The system created by the team can function across networks that only have 10-20 kilobits a second of bandwidth. The software enhances detail around face and fingers.
Now, the researchers are holding talks with the mobile firms to make this technology available to the deaf people.
Via: BBC
