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A Prototype Scanning System with an Ambiguous Keyboard and a Predictive Disambiguation Algorithm

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This paper presents a prototype single-switch scanning system with a four-key ambiguous keyboard. The keyboard consists of only three keys for letters and an additional key for editing and extra functions. The letter-to-key assignment is based on the shapes of lowercase consonants, and vowels are alphabetically distributed among the keys. An adaptation of the "one-key with disambiguation" algorithm has been used to increase text entry speed. The system has been implemented for Spanish language.

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Miró-Borrás, J., Bernabeu-Soler, P., Llinares, R., Igual, J. (2010). A Prototype Scanning System with an Ambiguous Keyboard and a Predictive Disambiguation Algorithm. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W., Karshmer, A. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14100-3_21

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