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Voice based Web Browser
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Introduction
Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet. Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide.
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information
resources on the World Wide Web.
The handicapped person is a person who has a special condition that markedly restricts his ability
to function physically, mentally or socially . The IB (Integrated Browser) application tries to
combine these three terms (Internet, web browsing and handicapped) to work all together and
become a reality.
There are several different web browsers available in the internet world. The several types of
browsers could be used by normal people who can use their hands. Internet usage has become a
part of the daily life in a society that contains different types of people such as children, adults,
and handicapped, each with their different abilities. Unfortunately, the handicapped faces
difficulties in using the different general browsers. There is a need to create a special browser to
target these people. This paper aims to develop an internet browser with a new approach in the
technology world. The change in the routine style of browsers is a state-of-art design which
provides a multifunction process through combining voice.
This paper has worked out to combine the voice with the internet browsing, which would help the
handicapped to use the internet in an easy and direct way. Assuming that the computer’s
operating system is running on and that the program is in the startup programs, the focus would
be on browsing the WWW through voice commands.
Purpose
A voice browser is a web browser that presents an interactive voice user interface to the user. It typically provides an interface to the PSTN or a PBX. Just as a visual web browser works with HTML pages, a voice browser operates on pages that specify voice dialogues. Typically these pages are written in Voice XML .
A voice browser presents information aurally, using pre-recorded audio file playback or using text to speech software to render textual information as audio. A voice browser obtains information using speech recognition and keypad entry (e.g., DTMF detection).
People who usually use the internet are normal people with use of all physical parts of their body.
Unfortunately, members of society who are physically handicapped do not get access to this
medium as they don’t have the ability to access the internet or use it.
Scope
1 .To allow the handicapped to interact and navigate the web using their voice.
2. To investigate the possibility of using the voice Recognition Technology ,which is a special
technique, needed to achieve success and use special components such as the programming
language and specific grammar to match the key words.
3. To help workers multitask. If a worker needs to type, explore or navigate the internet all at one
time, the voice would help achieve this simultaneously
4. To investigate the difference between other browsers we used different functions and
applications imbedded to show the IB different style such as:
5. The voice recognition for facilitating the work on browsing the internet.
6. The ability to change the background color through a choice of different colors to allow for
personal style.
7. The particular style of other browsers was avoided through using different menus on
different locations and adding the advertisement rotator.
Technical Objectives
• To allow the handicapped to interact and navigate the web using their voice.
• To investigate the possibility of using the voice Recognition Technology, which is a special
technique, needed to achieve success and use special components such as the programming
language and specific grammar to match the key words.
• To help workers multitask. If a worker needs to type, explore or navigate the internet all at one
time, the voice would help achieve this simultaneously.
• To investigate the difference between other browsers we used different functions and
applications imbedded to show the IB different style such as:
• The voice recognition for facilitating the work on browsing the internet.
Overview
• Voice browser provide the interaction between the user and the browser.
• As browsing was designed to cater to only normal people with no physical
disabilities, the physically handicapped were isolated from accessing the internet. IB was
developed to help enable the handicapped to browse the internet easily. This objective was
achieved through a combination of voice commands with internet browsing; IB is a voice
• command driven browser for the disabled.
• It is useful for the handicapped users.
• Various coming technologies are used.
Interface Design
Interface Design is the process of defining how the system will interact with the external entities
(system users or other systems). It describes the layout of the pages and the flow of events. It is
also concerned with where and how data are represented on the pages [12].
However, in a User Interface Design, needs, experience, and capabilities of the system users
must be taken into account. In addition, the designers should be aware of the users’ physical and
mental limitations (e.g. limited short-term memory and people’s tendency to make mistakes) [13].