Sonic user interface
Encyclopedia
A sonic user interface or SUI
is a human-machine interface
that uses sound
as the medium of communication. Unlike a GUI
or graphical user interface
, the user is only required to speak or make sounds into a microphone
or other audio input device and listen for the output on a loudspeaker
, headphone set or other audio output device.
Sui
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is a human-machine interface
Human-machine interface
Human-machine interface is the part of the machine that handles the Human-machine interaction- Overview :In complex systems, the human-machine interface is typically computerized. The term Human-computer interface refers to this kind of systems....
that uses sound
Sound
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
as the medium of communication. Unlike a GUI
Gui
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or graphical user interface
Graphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...
, the user is only required to speak or make sounds into a microphone
Microphone
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
or other audio input device and listen for the output on a loudspeaker
Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker is an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input. Non-electrical loudspeakers were developed as accessories to telephone systems, but electronic amplification by vacuum tube made loudspeakers more generally useful...
, headphone set or other audio output device.