WP 2: Standardisation

1. WP 2: Standardisation Richard Bates & Howell Istance www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~rbates www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~hoi COGAIN Kick-Off 5.-6.9.2004 Tampere, Finland

2. Objectives • To introduce, define, maintain & disseminate standards for eye-based communication.

3. Objectives in Detail 1/2 • Standards for eye-based communication: • Format of data • Output & archiving • Protocols for data exchange between equipment • Interfaces & environmental control • Standardised calibration procedures • Define standardised tests for eye tracking equipment • Evaluation & comparison of devices • Allow matching of devices to end-user requirements • Developing common API for eye-based systems • Plug ‘n’ Play, sharing available system resources, multimodality • Look toward future for new standards

4. Objectives in Detail 2/2 • To co-operate with all relevant and interested parties • COGAIN members • End users • Developers and researchers • Standards bodies, W3C etc. • Journals & publications • Web portal • With the aim of • Disseminating standards to all relevant parties • Forming a permanent supervisory body on standards • Forming Special Interest Groups within existing assistive technology bodies • RESNA, AAATE, European Disability Forum etc

5. Main Tasks (first 18 months) • T2.1 Existing standards • Survey of existing ‘de-facto’ standards in eye-based systems • T2.2 New requirements • Specifying the requirements for new standards • T2.3 Protocols and API for interface and environmental control • Specifying communication protocols, standards and API for gaze-command based systems

6. Deliverables (first 18 months) • D2.1 Survey on ‘de-facto’ standards in eye-based control • Report due month 8 • D2.2 Requirements for new standards for eye-based control • Report due month 12 • D2.3 Protocols and API for eye-based control • Report due month 18

7. Milestones (first 18 months) • M2.1 Draft standards for eye-movement based data formats, protocols, API • Report on standards due month 12

8. Measurable Indicators Indicator Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Bodies involved COGAIN Special interestin standardisation supervisory body group on gaze and AAC W3C Systems usingCOGAIN standards Prototypes? Prototypes? 3 10 25 White papers andmanuscripts 1 2 2 3 4peer reviewed Number of jointlywritten publications 0 1 2 3 3

9. Current Status • Currently thinking of existing standards and protocols to employ and/or modify or base new standards on…? • W3C Resource Description Framework for high-level environmental control and other protocols? • Evaluation criteria for eye trackers? • Matching equipment properties to user requirements? • Currently thinking of who to include in standards drafting • W3C, ISO, RESNA, AAATE, European Disability Forum, End-user pool…? • Currently thinking of applications for eye-based control to include in standards / API… • Computer interfaces, AAC, Environmental control…? • Multimodality, supporting devices, communication between devices…?

10. Estimated Involvement (first 18 months) Partner Months DMU 3.5 UTA 4 UOD 1 Tobii 1 SU 1 TU Dresden 1 HP 0.5 ITU 0.5

11. To Do • Keep us informed of any ‘de-facto’, & forthcoming, standards you may be using, or know about • Data formats, protocols, interfacing techniques, calibration procedures, interface & environmental control techniques & protocols • Keep us informed of any requirements or uses you know about for eye-based control • What can eye-gaze be used for? Can we include this in a standard? • Uses now & uses in the future! • Lets us know about ‘add-on’ tools and techniques • Data filtering techniques & analysis • Dwell click techniques, screen magnification, keyboard control techniques… etc • Supporting devices, head tracking, camera tracking • Anything that relates to, and supports, eye-gaze control

12. Discussion • Comments, ideas? • Contact person for this WP: Richard Bates • Email address: wp2@cogain.org