Title :
Dictation and voice control: automatic speech recognition in the marketplace
Author_Institution :
Speech Res. Unit, DERA, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
Recent years have born witness to dramatic developments in the capabilities and applications of spoken language technology. From a few niche applications for a range of exotic, computationally intensive and expensive solutions, the field has developed to the point where keenly-priced spoken language engineering products are sweeping the awards at consumer electronics shows. Paramount of all the more complex technologies, “automatic speech recognition” has finally reached the high-street store, and a large proportion of the population has now been exposed to the possibility of controlling one´s computer, or dictating a report, without the use of the keyboard. This paper illustrates the current capabilities in both a civil and a military context
Keywords :
speech recognition; automatic speech recognition; dictation; keenly-priced spoken language engineering products; spoken language technology; voice control;
Conference_Titel :
Speech and Language Engineering - State of the Art (Ref. No. 1998/499), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19980961