How did Stephen Hawking talk though a computer when he couldn’t move?

Question

I read that Stephen Hawking used some kind of infrared sensor on his glasses that sensed his cheek muscle moving which would then speak though a voice synthesizer, but how did that work? How would the computer know which word he was trying to type/speak if he could only move his cheek muscle?

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Answer 1

He did a both of the things mentioned above.

Originally, he used his thumb and a blink switch. Then he lost use of his hands and they made they eye sensor and cheek sensor.