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The arithmetic-coding-based communication system, Dasher, can be driven by a one-dimensional continuous signal. A belt-mounted breath-mouse, delivering a signal related to lung volume, enables a user to communicate by breath alone. With practice, an expert user can write English at 15 words per minute.
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Shorrock, T.H., MacKay, D.J.C., Ball, C.J. (2005). Efficient Communication by Breathing. In: Winkler, J., Niranjan, M., Lawrence, N. (eds) Deterministic and Statistical Methods in Machine Learning. DSMML 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3635. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11559887_5
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