Introducing a system that enables a rich, accurate and efficient reading experience, through over-text marking.

Tempo-Graphone (TG)

Faster or slower, as a factor of normal reading pace, or as a pause, in seconds.

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Pitch-Graphone (PG)

Louder, up to a scream, or quieter, down to a whisper.

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Stress-Graphone (SG)

Expressive intensity, associated with syllables and parts of a word.

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Examples

TG1: Includes the whole word. The mark is close to the right, indicating faster reading.

TG2: Includes only the 'read' syllable. The mark is slightly to the left, indicating slightly slower reading. The rest of the word is read at normal speed.

TG3: Includes only the 'graph' syllable. The mark is to the far left, indicating very slow reading. The rest of the word is read at normal speed.

TG4: Pause for 1 second.

TG5: Pause for 3 second.

 

PG1: The mark is close to bottom, indicating a near whisper.

PG2: Normal volume.

PG3: Higher volume.

 

SG1: Stress the whole word.

SG2: Stress the last part of the name.

SG3: Stress the middle part of the name.