USER INTERFACE   Users interact with the application through voice commands, simple gestures and/or a basic keypad. Calendar information is represented auditorily through a spatialized, navigable 3D soundscape.     TECHNOLOGY   The application uses a simple, client-server architecture that can run on a variety of devices. It has a central repository of user calendar data that can be accessed from anywhere.   SOUND LIBRARY   The application contains a large, built-in sound library. Calendar items are divided into 3 basic categories: 1) personal 2) work 3) reminders Each type of calendar item has an audio icon assigned to it but users may customize sounds for the categories and may assign custom sounds to any calendar item.   FERMATA CALENDAR SOUND SAMPLES Calendar Sound Key: Personal related events - Piano Work related events - Bell Reminders - Vibraphone Example of a custom iconic sound for dinner - Cork and Toast Break in time sound - Wood Block Entering an Event: Entering an event for dinner and a concert (includes sound of activating application on mobile device)-Sample Data Listening: Day - dinner and concert (customized iconic sounds) Day Browse Mode - hour by hour scan using wood block to mark hour change Week Overview Mode - 1 reminder, 2 work related events, 2 social events Week Browse Mode- using wood block separation between days this sample plays a week with two social events on Saturday Month Overview Mode Month Browse Mode - using wood block separation between weeks   ©2005 All Rights Reserved  |  Contact