Multimodal technology describes any technologies that allow using more than one mode of input and output on a cell phone, computer or PDA. It is commonly researched as human-computer interaction (or HCI) in academia. An example would be a form that can be completed via keyboard and mouse entry, but also supports voice recognition and voice output via speech synthesis. This may be advantageous in environments like an operating room (OR), allowing a surgeon to access just-in-time patient information just by speaking a command. Technology (Gr. ... Motorola T2288 mobile phone A mobile phone is a portable electronic device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range). ... A computer is a device or machine for making calculations or controlling operations that are expressible in numerical or logical terms. ... Palm IIIxe PDA Personal digital assistants (PDAs or palmtops) are handheld devices that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... Human-computer interaction (HCI) is the study of interaction between people (users) and computers. ... HCI has different meanings depending on the context: Handgun Control Incorporated, the former name of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control advocacy group Home Computer Initiative, a UK Government programme designed to increase home computing. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... This article is about the meanings of the word form connected with shape or structure. ... Look up Keyboard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A keyboard can refer to a: Alphanumeric keyboard, any keyboard that has both letter and numbers on it Typewriter keyboard Computer keyboard IBM PC keyboard Musical keyboard, a keyboard on a musical instrument Keyboard instrument, such as the piano Keyboard synthesizer, a... Feral mouse Feral mouse A mouse is a mammal that belongs to one of numerous species of small rodents in the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridæ (Old World Mice). ... Speech recognition technologies allow computers equipped with a source of sound input, such as a microphone, to interpret human speech, e. ... Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. ... OR and/or or may stand for: Look up Or in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In logic, or is a propositional operator that captures some of the meaning of the English conjunction or; see Logical disjunction. ... Surgery Surgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. ... In semantics, the patient is the passive part of a process. ...

The most common form of multimodal in the marketplace makes use of the XHTML+Voice, or X+V for short, Web markup language, an open specification developed by scientists at IBM, Motorola, and Opera Software. It is currently under consideration for ratification by the W3C and combines the W3C Recommendations XHTML visual Web standard, with the VoiceXML voice standard, via XML Events, a standard that binds different XML languages together. Web browsers capable of handling this specification are called multimodal browsers; they include IBM WebSphere Multimodal Environment, Opera for Linux and Windows and ACCESS Systems NetFront for Windows Mobile. To develop these applications, software developers need an SDK, such as IBM WebSphere Multimodal Toolkit, based on the open source Eclipse framework, which includes an X+V debugger, editor, and simulator. A marketplace is the space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates. ... 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Multimodal input has implications for usability and accessibility - a voice interface could replace an on-screen interface for a blind users, while the visual interface could be used by someone who is hearing-impaired. The voice interface may also be more attractive for someone who is "situationally disabled" - for instance, someone who is driving and cannot spare the attention to fill out a visual form, such as directions, on their cell phone. In some situations it might be quicker to say the name of a desired input rather than to locate it in a long menu structure, or to complete a directory assistance search on a name via pronunciation, rather than spelling it out. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Accessibility is a general term used to describe how easy it is for people to get to, use, and understand things. ... In general usage, an interface is the point, area, or surface along which two substances or other qualitatively different things meet; it is also used metaphorically for the juncture between items. ... Blind can refer to: The state of blindness, being unable to see A window blind, a covering for a window A hide used to conceal the observer when watching or hunting birds or other animals is sometimes called a hunting blind A blind bet in certain forms of poker A... In general usage, an interface is the point, area, or surface along which two substances or other qualitatively different things meet; it is also used metaphorically for the juncture between items. ... This article is about hearing impairment in the pathological sense. ... In general usage, an interface is the point, area, or surface along which two substances or other qualitatively different things meet; it is also used metaphorically for the juncture between items. ... This article is about the meanings of the word form connected with shape or structure. ... Directions - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Motorola T2288 mobile phone A mobile phone is a portable electronic device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range). ... Directory assistance (in the UK, directory enquiries) in telecommunications is a telephone call one can make to find out a specific phone number of a residence or business. ... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ...

External links

• ACCESS NetFront Multimodal Browser
• IBM WebSphere Multimodal Environment
• Opera Multimodal Browser
• W3C Multimodal Interaction Activity
• XHTML+Voice
• XHTML+Voice Profile 1.0, W3C Note 21 December 2001
• XHTML+Voice Profile 1.2 aka X+V, courtesy of VoiceXML Forum