Development of an integrated pointing device driver for the disabled.
Purpose. To help people with disabilities such as those with spinal cord injury (SCI) to effectively utilise commercial pointing devices to operate computers. This study proposes a novel method to integrate the functions of commercial pointing devices. Method. Utilising software technology to develo...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 351 - 359 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2010
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105064495&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105064495 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2010 vid: 5 iid: 5 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 105064495 2010726591 10.3109/17483100903105599 NLM19626498 105064495 ppf: 351 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Development of an integrated pointing device driver for the disabled. aug: au: Shih C affil: Department of Special Education, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China sug: subj: Assistive Technology Devices Persons with Disabilities Equipment Design Computers and Computerization Utilization Human Mouse (Computer) Software Software Design Spinal Cord Injuries Complications ab: Purpose. To help people with disabilities such as those with spinal cord injury (SCI) to effectively utilise commercial pointing devices to operate computers. This study proposes a novel method to integrate the functions of commercial pointing devices. Method. Utilising software technology to develop an integrated pointing device driver (IPDD) for a computer operating system. Results. The proposed IPDD has the following benefits: (1) it does not require additional hardware cost or circuit preservations, (2) it supports all standard interfaces of commercial pointing devices, including PS/2, USB and wireless interfaces and (3) it can integrate any number of devices. The IPDD can be selected and combined according to their physical restriction. Conclusions. The IPDD is a novel method of integrating commercial pointing devices. Through IPDD, people with disabilities can choose a suitable combination of commercial pointing devices to achieve full cursor control and optimise operational performance. In contrast with previous studies, the software-based solution does not require additional hardware or circuit preservations, and it can support unlimited devices. In summary, the IPDD has the benefits of flexibility, low cost and high-device compatibility. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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