Transcript COGAIN kick-off presentation

WP 2: Standardisation
Richard Bates & Howell Istance
www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~rbates
www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~hoi
COGAIN Kick-Off
5.-6.9.2004
Tampere, Finland
Objectives
 To introduce, define, maintain & disseminate
standards for eye-based communication.
Objectives in Detail 1/2
 Standards for eye-based communication:
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Format of data
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Protocols for data exchange between equipment
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Evaluation & comparison of devices
Allow matching of devices to end-user requirements
Developing common API for eye-based systems
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Interfaces & environmental control
Standardised calibration procedures
Define standardised tests for eye tracking equipment
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Output & archiving
Plug ‘n’ Play, sharing available system resources, multimodality
Look toward future for new standards
Objectives in Detail 2/2
 To co-operate with all relevant and interested parties
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COGAIN members
End users
Developers and researchers
Standards bodies, W3C etc.
Journals & publications
Web portal
 With the aim of
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Disseminating standards to all relevant parties
Forming a permanent supervisory body on standards
Forming Special Interest Groups within existing assistive technology bodies
 RESNA, AAATE, European Disability Forum etc
Main Tasks (first 18 months)
 T2.1 Existing standards
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Survey of existing ‘de-facto’ standards in eye-based systems
 T2.2 New requirements
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Specifying the requirements for new standards
 T2.3 Protocols and API for interface and environmental control
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Specifying communication protocols, standards and API for
gaze-command based systems
Deliverables (first 18 months)
 D2.1 Survey on ‘de-facto’ standards in eye-based control
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Report due month 8
 D2.2 Requirements for new standards for eye-based control
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Report due month 12
 D2.3 Protocols and API for eye-based control
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Report due month 18
Milestones (first 18 months)
 M2.1 Draft standards for eye-movement based data formats,
protocols, API
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Report on standards due month 12
Measurable Indicators
Indicator
Bodies involved
in standardisation
Systems using
COGAIN standards
White papers and
manuscripts
peer reviewed
Number of jointly
written publications
Year 1
Year 2
COGAIN
supervisory body
Year 3
Year 4
Special interest
group on gaze and AAC
Prototypes? Prototypes?
Year 5
W3C
3
10
25
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2
2
3
4
0
1
2
3
3
Current Status
 Currently thinking of existing standards and protocols to employ and/or
modify or base new standards on…?
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W3C Resource Description Framework for high-level environmental control and
other protocols?
Evaluation criteria for eye trackers?
Matching equipment properties to user requirements?
 Currently thinking of who to include in standards drafting
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W3C, ISO, RESNA, AAATE, European Disability Forum, End-user pool…?
 Currently thinking of applications for eye-based control to include in
standards / API…
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Computer interfaces, AAC, Environmental control…?
Multimodality, supporting devices, communication between devices…?
Estimated Involvement (first 18 months)
Partner Months
DMU
UTA
UOD
Tobii
SU
TU Dresden
HP
ITU
3.5
4
1
1
1
1
0.5
0.5
To Do
 Keep us informed of any ‘de-facto’, & forthcoming, standards you may
be using, or know about
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Data formats, protocols, interfacing techniques, calibration procedures, interface
& environmental control techniques & protocols
 Keep us informed of any requirements or uses you know about for
eye-based control
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What can eye-gaze be used for? Can we include this in a standard?
Uses now & uses in the future!
 Lets us know about ‘add-on’ tools and techniques
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Data filtering techniques & analysis
Dwell click techniques, screen magnification, keyboard control techniques… etc
Supporting devices, head tracking, camera tracking
Anything that relates to, and supports, eye-gaze control
Discussion
 Comments, ideas?
 Contact person for this WP: Richard Bates
 Email address: [email protected]