Patent ID: 11878244
Assignee: HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A customizable recognition system for differentiating speech or movement of an individual with impairment to interact with accessibility functions of a computer device, the system comprising:
a memory;
a display;
an input unit for capturing audio/video input for different types of speech or gestures of the individual; and
a processor coupled to the memory programmed with executable instructions, the instructions for an interface in communication with the input unit and a computer application with a plurality of accessibility functions to control operation of the computer device, the interface configured to:
receive a user identifier and the audio/video input in response to prompts from the computer application; and
process the audio/video input to determine a control command for the computer application using a customized recognition engine, the customized recognition engine having a classifier for each different input type for the different types of speech or gestures, the classifier linked to the user identifier, the interface configured to provide the control command to the computer application to actuate an accessibility function of the plurality of accessibility functions to control operation of the computer device.