Activities of WP2 are the definition of tools and system specifications.
This work will lead to the first deliverable produced by the project and
will constitute the basic documentation for all the following development
activities. These specifications will trace guidelines for the integration
of tools into the common software platform and for the correct management
of user interactions. These specifications must define the system functionality
that is necessary for the implementation of the case study application
related to the "virtual speaker".
Specifications will be studied, discussed and finalized to define the functionality
of the system. Server-client communication protocols will be defined as
well as the format and syntax of data exchange. Time criticality and media
synchronization issues will be discussed and specified. Finally, tool in/out
interfaces will be specified to define formats for audio/video input capturing
and for output parameter provision. All the aspects concerned with man-machine
interaction will be evaluated, as well as time tagging and synchronization
issues.
Work Package 5
First objective of this workpackage is the integration of the developed
tools through the following steps in order to:
ensure, during the whole length of the project, that the in/out interface
specification for each individual module, which will be set by WP2, is
sustained
implement the man-machine dialog manager which will interconnect the
analysis with the synthesis stage
provide a software platform, based on the analysis of the system to be
developed, where all the system modules will be continuously integrated
provide the final working system
Second objective of this activity is the promotion and dissemination of
InterFace achievements. This will be accomplished through the participation
to public events and exhibitions, through the submission of papers and
documents to journals, magazines and any editorial initiative promoted
at various levels by the Program, Commission, project cluster or cross-programme
actions.