Non-verbal Communication System Using Pictograms

Abstract

A system is described that uses pictograms to support interactive non-verbal communication. While pictograms are typically used with objects, this system uses them for events as well. Moreover, whereas communication systems using pictograms are generally designed for people with disabilities, this system is designed for people in general. It can thus be used between a non-disabled person and a person with a disability, between an adult and a child, between a Japanese person and an American person, and so on. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.