Development of voice operated service for Žilina local transport timetable

Spoken Dialogue Systems (SDSs) are computer based systems developed for providing voice services by using automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies. In this paper, a design, development and implementation of a new application to the existing Slovak SDS called IRKR_UNIZA is introduced. The new service provides information about urban transport (local bus timetables) in Žilina city. The IRKR_UNIZA system is connected to the telephone network of the University of Žilina and thus the new service is accessible from any telecommunication device via PSTN or GSM network. The presented service may serve as an alternative to existing web services.