- To make the digital home accessible to all.
- To create an open market for adaptable user interfaces for the digital home.
- To develop a technology to the task of empowering citizens to play a full role in society.
HOW?
- By following a design for all / adaptive design approach.
- By using adaptive and multimodal access devices such as cell phones, PDAs, TVs. The goal will be to make use of universal remote controls that can be interacted with by natural language and adaptable interaction devices. By setting on top of mainstream consumer electronic devices and standards virtually all devices will become accessible at once.
- By providing intuitive user interfaces with task guidance, short cuts and other types of support not available in today’s built-in device interfaces.
Tangible results of the project include a deeper understanding of the criteria for accessible design with regard to our target users, contributions to international standards, and the commercialization of the developed and evaluated Universal Control Hub technology.