Generating Window of Sign Languages on ITU J.200-Based Middlewares

Felipe Lacet Silva Ferreira, Tiago Maritan Ugulino de Araújo, Felipe Hermínio Lemos, Gutenberg Pessoa Botelho Neto, José Ivan Bezerra Vilarouca Filho and Guido Lemos de Souza Filho
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Felipe Lacet Silva Ferreira: Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
Tiago Maritan Ugulino de Araújo: Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
Felipe Hermínio Lemos: Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
Gutenberg Pessoa Botelho Neto: Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
José Ivan Bezerra Vilarouca Filho: Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
Guido Lemos de Souza Filho: Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil

International Journal of Multimedia Data Engineering and Management (IJMDEM), 2012, vol. 3, issue 2, 20-40

Abstract: Sign languages are natural languages used by the deaf to communicate. Currently, the use of sign language on TV is still limited to a window with a sign language interpreter showed into the original video program. This approach has some problems, such as high operational costs, need for a full-time interpreter. Some works in the scientific literature propose solutions for this problem, but there are some gaps to be addressed. In this paper, the authors propose a solution to provide support for sign language in middlewares compatible with ITU J.200 specification. The solution allows sign language content to be signed by 3D-Avatars when human interpreters are not available. To provide a case study for the proposed solution, they implemented a prototype of it using Ginga, the Brazilian DTV middleware, compliant with ITU J.200. Some tests with Brazilian deaf were also performed to evaluate the proposal.

Date: 2012
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