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A Combined Linguistic-Movement Model Based Bengali Text Entry Method For Physically Handicapped People

The document discusses a proposed Bengali keyboard layout for physically handicapped people. It reviews existing solutions, describes a linguistic model used for layout optimization based on letter frequency analysis, discusses predictive movement time analysis using Fitts's law, and presents results analysis. The proposed layout aims to assist handicapped users in achieving maximum typing speed with less errors.

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A Combined Linguistic-Movement Model Based Bengali Text Entry Method For Physically Handicapped People

The document discusses a proposed Bengali keyboard layout for physically handicapped people. It reviews existing solutions, describes a linguistic model used for layout optimization based on letter frequency analysis, discusses predictive movement time analysis using Fitts's law, and presents results analysis. The proposed layout aims to assist handicapped users in achieving maximum typing speed with less errors.

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2020 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), 5-7 June 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh

A Combined Linguistic-Movement Model based


Bengali Text Entry Method for Physically
Handicapped People
Ahmed Iqbal Pritom1 , Md Gulzar Hussain2 , Mehrab Zaman Chowdhury3 and Joy Protim4
1,3
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh
2,3,4
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: 1 [email protected], 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected], 4 [email protected]

Abstract—Placement of alphabets in any keyboard layout result analysis. Finally, we concluded the paper in Section VI
requires extensive analysis on several key features of that specific with supplementary discussions on advantages, limitations and
language. Vocabulary size, the correlation between alphabets and future directions of our current research outcome.
punctuation marks, user group based on cultural diversity and
many other issues often make the layout optimization method
extremely challenging. And when it comes to generalizing the II. R ELATED W ORK
solution for a user group who need to access buttons via feet
due to physical disability, additional parameters like assuring A. Study on Existing layouts for disabled user group
minimum movement and analyzing letter frequency chart while
placing keys needs to be considered with utmost precision. In Joy Protim et al. [4] proposed two unorthodox keyboard
this paper, we propose a keyboard layout for Bengali language-
speaking physically handicapped group with a vision to assist
layouts for the physically handicapped group. In this paper,
them in achieving maximum typing speed with less typing error the interaction module depends on the ankle or feet movement.
occurrence. To lessen the burden of memorizing a new keyboard layout,
the placement of the letters have been kept sequential for one
Index Terms—Assistive Technology, Linguistic Model, Fitts’s of these layouts. Another layout is designed on the basis of
law, Word Per Minute, User Interface, Human Computer Inter-
letter frequency analysis and Fitts’s law to reduce movement
action.
time between letters which yielded better WPM count.
TYPEHEX Keyboard [5], an on-screen text entry system
I. I NTRODUCTION
designed for smartphones contains 5 hexagonal buttons that
More than 300 million Bengali speaking people have created contain 5 most frequently used alphabets in the centre. The
a strong linguistic diversity all over the globe [1] [2]. While n-gram letter frequency model and movement time model
physical impairment contributes 39% of total impairments in was used for filling up the six sides of each hexagons using
Bangladeshi, about 37.72% of physically handicapped people alphabets and punctuation symbols.
ages between 30 to 39 years who are regarded as main Tuan Nguyen et al. [6] designed a soft keyboard layout
stakeholders and workforce to the development of a county [3]. for the handicapped people named UITK which consists of
The development of a distinct keyboard layout for the impaired only 10 basic buttons for entering 10 characters. The user
user group of the third largest ethnic group in the world is manual contains the character combinations for inserting other
not only onerous but also requires meticulous attention to characters. After several training sessions, approximately 28
detail towards several design goals. As no previous work has WPM is achievable using this keyboard.
claimed to develop a complete N-gram list for Bengali script,
our primary challenge involved extracting a complete letter B. Association of Letter frequency analysis in Layout Opti-
frequency chart based on an authentic and large dataset as mization
a basic prerequisite to fit keys in appropriate positions. In
addition to that, we validated our layout using Fitts’s law to Polacek et al. [7] summarized about 61 different text entry
ensure minimum movement during frequently pressed bi-gram scheme has been summarized for the motor impaired people
and tri-gram placement. Moreover, we calculated words per classified on the basis of language models, interaction mod-
minute (WPM) as standard typing speed validation process. ules, key selection, etc. The statistical approach of language
This paper is organized as follows. Section II provides a models uses frequencies of n-grams.
systematic review of existing solutions along with a brief Azad et al. [8] proposed a cellphone keypad layout where
discussion on their pros and cons. The linguistic model for frequently used alphabets rest on commonly used keys. This
layout optimization is illustrated in Section III. Section IV particular layout design enhanced typing speed as well as less-
discusses predictive movement time analysis method for our ened the time and pressure for moving fingers from frequently
proposed layout based on Fitts’s law. Section V presents used keys to the non-frequent ones.

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