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Hear-It

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Hear-It is a mobile application designed to enhance awareness for the hearing impaired. By achieving 88.8% accuracy in detecting name calls, it provides a reliable tool for social communication among deaf individuals.

Architecture

The architecture of Hear-It is mobile and component-based, allowing for modular development and scalability. This design ensures that the application can efficiently handle various functionalities while maintaining reliability for its users.

Stack

The choice of Java for Hear-It was driven by its robustness and widespread use in mobile development. This mature ecosystem supports the application's goal of providing high accuracy in detecting name calls for the hearing impaired.

Deep dive

The development of Hear-It involved addressing the complexities of accurately detecting name calls, which was achieved through careful implementation of keyword recognition technology. The application’s component-based architecture supports ongoing improvements and feature additions.

The Hear-It project utilizes a component-based architecture in a mobile application developed in Java. It addresses the challenge of accurately detecting name calls, achieving an impressive 88.8% accuracy rate.

Architecture

Hear-It employs a component-based architecture, which facilitates separation of concerns and promotes reusability of code. This approach allows for easier maintenance and scalability as new features can be added without affecting existing components.

Stack

The tech stack for Hear-It is centered around Java, leveraging its capabilities for mobile application development. The integration of keyword recognition technology is crucial for achieving the high accuracy in name call detection, which is a core feature of the application.

Deep dive

In Hear-It, the component-based architecture allows for modular development, which is essential for managing the application's functionalities effectively. The project faced challenges in ensuring high accuracy in name call detection, which was resolved through rigorous testing and optimization of the recognition algorithms. The application’s reliability, affirmed by 81% of users, demonstrates the success of these engineering efforts.

Guided tour

  1. 01

    Hear-It: Enhancing Awareness for the Hearing Impaired

    Hear-It is a mobile application designed to assist the hearing impaired by recognizing keywords and facilitating social communication. It aims to improve the security and social integration of deaf individuals.

    • Focuses on keyword recognition for the hearing impaired
  2. 02

    Mobile Architecture Overview

    The architecture consists of a mobile application that utilizes keyword recognition technology to enhance communication for the hearing impaired. It integrates social features to foster community interaction.

    • Utilizes mobile application architecture
  3. 03

    README.md: Project Motivation and Findings

    The README.md outlines the motivation behind Hear-It and presents findings on its effectiveness, including accuracy rates and user reliability perceptions.

    • Contains project motivation and findings

    README.md

    # Hear-It
    Motivation:
    * Augmenting awareness for the hearing impaired by inducing naturality with the use of keyword recognition through a mobile application.
    * Our idea tries to incorporate the social communication aspect for deaf people in the application which many of the currently existing models fail to address.
  4. 04

    Testing Information

    There are no configured CI workflows or testing frameworks mentioned in the project. Testing details are not provided in the documentation.

    • !No CI workflows configured
  5. 05

    Deployment Information

    There are no CI/CD workflows or deployment targets mentioned in the project documentation. The deployment process is not specified.

    • !No deployment workflows configured
  6. 06

    Try It Out

    To explore the Hear-It project, you can clone the repository using the command below.

    git clone https://github.com/shashankcm95/Hear-It
Architecture
graph TD
    A[Mobile App] --> B[Keyword Recognition]
    A --> C[Social Communication]
    B --> D[High Accuracy Detection]

Diagram source rendered with mermaid.js.

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  • The project is developed using Java.
  • android
  • hci

Verified facts

  • The project is developed using Java.from code
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    languages: [ 'Java' ]

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  • The architecture type is mobile.from code
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    type: 'mobile'

    Source: context pack

  • The architecture pattern is component-based.from code
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    pattern: 'component-based'

    Source: context pack

  • The project contains an APK file indicating it is a mobile application.from code
    Evidence
    Contains an APK file indicating a mobile application

    Source: context pack

  • The project has 3 files.from code
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    fileCount: 3

    Source: context pack

  • The project achieves 88.8% accuracy in detecting name calls.from README
    Evidence
    the application is able to detect the name calls with 88.8% accuracy

    Source: README

  • The application augments awareness for the hearing impaired.from README
    Evidence
    Augmenting awareness for the hearing impaired

    Source: README

  • The application includes a social communication aspect for deaf people.from README
    Evidence
    incorporate the social communication aspect for deaf people

    Source: README

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