SBIR-STTR Award

The Next Generation of Audio Based Assistive Technology: an Instantaneous Customizable Audio Pegging System
Award last edited on: 12/16/2014

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DoEd
Total Award Amount
$574,170
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
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Principal Investigator
Leonard Chang

Company Information

TranXecute Inc

1009 Arch Street Second Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
   (215) 922-1088
   info@tranxecute.com
   www.tranxecute.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 03
County: Philadelphia

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2002
Phase I Amount
$74,750
This project develops an audio pegging system that not only addresses many of the limitations of current audio-based assistive technologies, but also provides a comprehensive tool for students with disabilities to use in an educational setting. This audio pegging system allows for the lacing of an audio source to its corresponding transcript or vice versa, using a human voice rather than a computer synthesizer, and enables the user to click on any part of the text and hear its matching audio instantly. It is akin to a word processor with audio processing capabilities, allowing the user to create a customized text-and-audio-laced file which can be searched, cut and pasted, and emailed just like a word document.

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2003
Phase II Amount
$499,420
This project developes an Audio Pegging System which allows for the instant lacing of an audio source to its corresponding transcript or vice versa, utilizing a human voice rather than a computer synthesizer, and enables the user to click on any part of the text and hear its matching audio immediately. It is akin to a word processor with audio processing capabilities, allowing the user to instantly create a customized text-and-audio-laced file, which users can cut and paste, and e- mail jus like a word processor document. More importantly, this product enables users to search efficiently through audio. In Phase I, the project successfully created a proof-of-concept prototype, which has through audio. In Phase I, the project successfully created a proof-of-concept prototype, which has tion, Phase II expands on the proof-of- concept prototype to construct a full application version of this system to be made available to the general public.