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Commodio QPointer Hands-Free Software - Detailed Specification Sheet


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For people with special needs, who are dissatisfied with current computer access solutions, QPointer HandsFree provides complete and intuitive computer control by voice. Voice is used not to "talk" to applications, but to bring the cursor directly to a needed point on the screen, and then to perform one of the mouse commands.

Unlike other existing voice products, QPointer HandsFree allows operation of any application and full control over the Windows operating system. It has a short learning curve, is easy to use, powerful and affordable.

Use QPointer HandsFree to:

All this in a simple and intuitive way - What You See Is What You Say.

QPointer Voice is compatible with most AT applications, like screen enlargement software.

How it works

User points to a screen object by first saying the name of a screen objects set:

Indexing 'hint' tags are then displayed next to all screen elements of the corresponding screen object set. Indexed screen elements are derived from the visible content on the screen, irrespective of which applications are currently running.

The user then says the index tag associated with the requested screen object and the cursor jumps to the corresponding object. With the cursor positioned, any mouse command can be emulated with the user saying that command (e.g., "double-click" or "right-click").

QPointer vs. Dragon Preferred (as of May 2002)

Features

QPointer

Dragon
Simplicity of operation

Yes.
'What You See Is What You Say' – minimal number of necessary commands, the operation is uniform, the approach is GUI-oriented.

 No.
The approach is command-oriented - users need to learn large sets of commands, which may differ from application to application.

Complete hands-free computer control

 

Yes.
Control of any application and of the entire Windows environment.

No.
Partial, command-oriented control of certain applications.

Application-independence

 Yes

No.
 The system is integrated with applications like MS-Office.

Visual interaction and feedback

Yes.
 Helps to resolve recognition ambiguities.

No.
A command is performed immediately.

Direct pointing for cursor navigation

Yes.
 Direct access to any object on a computer screen – word, icon, GUI or window element.

 No.
'Mouse-grid' functionality for approximate cursor positioning.

Separate modes for dictation and navigation

 Yes No.
Dictation mode only, which slows down computer performance and leads to recognition errors for commands.
Dictation and Editing

Yes.
 Supports any application, allows to access directly any visible word in any document for editing.

 Yes.
Supports most applications, allows to add customized vocabulary, command-oriented editing.
Spelling Mode Yes Yes
Keyboard strokes
 Yes Yes

Internet browsing

Yes.
Ability to access any text on a Web page.

 

Yes.
Access is limited to Web links, GUI controls and images on a page.
E-mail support

Yes.
Complete control and dictation for any e-mail application.

 Yes.
Partial control and dictation for most of the e-mail applications.
“Silent mode” – navigation by keyboard
 Yes No

 

QPOINTER FAQ

How is QPointer different from Dragon, L&H and ViaVoice?
QPointer is the next evolutionary step in using speech technology to allow us to operate our computer desktops through a blended combination of voice and mouse/keyboard input. These other two products are used only for dictation and web navigation.

Does speech technology work, I have heard about problems with dictation programs?
QPointer is not just a dictation program like Dragon, ViaVoice and L&H.
Our desktop software comes with a wealth of features of which dictation and web navigation are just 2 of those features. We do recommend that you do enough voice training so that QPointer recognizes your voice easily. Dictation does require a lot of system resources and dictation requires practice. This is new and cutting-edge technology that does make mistakes and requires you to repeat things from time to time. Our studies have shown that it takes people time to get use to telling their computers what to do and to learn how to do dictation. After you have used QPointer for awhile, you will wonder how you would ever go back.

Can more than 1 person use QPointer on the computer?
Everyone in your home or office who wishes to read 15-20 minutes of voice training can use QPointer on your computer. The speech recognition system was designed for a variety of different voices and ages.

Can I still use my keyboard and mouse?
Yes and yes. We use a unique blended approach that allows your mouse, keyboard and voice to be used at the same time and in any combination. Why, because we have found that is is not efficient to use your voice 100% of the time and for some tasks it is faster to use your mouse & keyboard while for other tasks, your voice is faster.

How large is the vocabulary?
There is an 80,000 word vocabulary and the number of words that you can add is only limited to the amount of disk space that you have.


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