Download or read book Speech Technology written by Fang Chen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an overview of the research and application of speech technologies in different areas. One of the special characteristics of the book is that the authors take a broad view of the multiple research areas and take the multidisciplinary approach to the topics. One of the goals in this book is to emphasize the application. User experience, human factors and usability issues are the focus in this book.
Download or read book Speech Technology at Work written by Jack Hollingum and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speech technology - the use of speech as a means of sending information to, and receiving information from computer systems has been in use as a research tool for many years. Only recently has it begun to move out of the laboratory and into commercially worthwhile applications, first with compressed and synthesised spoken messages, then with computer recognition of spoken messages, and today with diverse applications involving both recognition and reproduction of human speech. We have written this book because we believe the technology has now advanced to the point where many more applications of voice recognition and response are both feasible and economically attractive. Computers that can understand everyday speech are still a distant prospect, but provided the limitations of present day equipment are clearly understood there is much that can be achieved with it. Our aim is to show, in non-technical language, what is now possible with the help of speech technology. The text includes many examples of current applications in industry, commerce and other fields, and we have selected five current industrial applications combining speech recognition and response for more detailed attention. Industrial cases have been chosen both because we see industry as an important growth area for speech applications in the next few years, and because it presents some of the greatest difficulties in speech recognition - if you can make it work in industry, then you can make it work almost anywhere.
Download or read book Advances in Speech Recognition written by Amy Neustein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Top Industry Leaders Speak Out Judith Markowitz When Amy asked me to co-author the foreword to her new book on advances in speech recognition, I was honored. Amy’s work has always been infused with c- ative intensity, so I knew the book would be as interesting for established speech professionals as for readers new to the speech-processing industry. The fact that I would be writing the foreward with Bill Scholz made the job even more enjoyable. Bill and I have known each other since he was at UNISYS directing projects that had a profound impact on speech-recognition tools and applications. Bill Scholz The opportunity to prepare this foreword with Judith provides me with a rare oppor- nity to collaborate with a seasoned speech professional to identify numerous signi- cant contributions to the field offered by the contributors whom Amy has recruited. Judith and I have had our eyes opened by the ideas and analyses offered by this collection of authors. Speech recognition no longer needs be relegated to the ca- gory of an experimental future technology; it is here today with sufficient capability to address the most challenging of tasks. And the point-click-type approach to GUI control is no longer sufficient, especially in the context of limitations of mode- day hand held devices. Instead, VUI and GUI are being integrated into unified multimodal solutions that are maturing into the fundamental paradigm for comput- human interaction in the future.
Download or read book Computer Synthesized Speech Technologies Tools for Aiding Impairment written by Mullennix, John and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-01-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides practitioners and researchers with information that will allow them to better assist the speech disabled who wish to utilize computer synthesized speech (CSS) technology"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Techniques for Noise Robustness in Automatic Speech Recognition written by Tuomas Virtanen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems are finding increasing use in everyday life. Many of the commonplace environments where the systems are used are noisy, for example users calling up a voice search system from a busy cafeteria or a street. This can result in degraded speech recordings and adversely affect the performance of speech recognition systems. As the use of ASR systems increases, knowledge of the state-of-the-art in techniques to deal with such problems becomes critical to system and application engineers and researchers who work with or on ASR technologies. This book presents a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art in techniques used to improve the robustness of speech recognition systems to these degrading external influences. Key features: Reviews all the main noise robust ASR approaches, including signal separation, voice activity detection, robust feature extraction, model compensation and adaptation, missing data techniques and recognition of reverberant speech. Acts as a timely exposition of the topic in light of more widespread use in the future of ASR technology in challenging environments. Addresses robustness issues and signal degradation which are both key requirements for practitioners of ASR. Includes contributions from top ASR researchers from leading research units in the field
Download or read book Voice Communication Between Humans and Machines written by for the National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-02-01 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction has long been populated with conversational computers and robots. Now, speech synthesis and recognition have matured to where a wide range of real-world applicationsâ€"from serving people with disabilities to boosting the nation's competitivenessâ€"are within our grasp. Voice Communication Between Humans and Machines takes the first interdisciplinary look at what we know about voice processing, where our technologies stand, and what the future may hold for this fascinating field. The volume integrates theoretical, technical, and practical views from world-class experts at leading research centers around the world, reporting on the scientific bases behind human-machine voice communication, the state of the art in computerization, and progress in user friendliness. It offers an up-to-date treatment of technological progress in key areas: speech synthesis, speech recognition, and natural language understanding. The book also explores the emergence of the voice processing industry and specific opportunities in telecommunications and other businesses, in military and government operations, and in assistance for the disabled. It outlines, as well, practical issues and research questions that must be resolved if machines are to become fellow problem-solvers along with humans. Voice Communication Between Humans and Machines provides a comprehensive understanding of the field of voice processing for engineers, researchers, and business executives, as well as speech and hearing specialists, advocates for people with disabilities, faculty and students, and interested individuals.
Download or read book Interactive Speech Technology written by Chris Baber and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with the two important technologies in human-computer interaction, computer generation of synthetic speech and computer recognition of human speech. The book focuses on three main areas - recognition, production and dialogue.
Download or read book Artificial Intelligence and Speech Technology written by Amita Dev and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes selected papers presented at the Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Speech Technology, AIST 2021, held in Delhi, India, in November 2021. The 36 full papers and 18 short papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 178 submissions. They provide a discussion on application of Artificial Intelligence tools in speech analysis, representation and models, spoken language recognition and understanding, affective speech recognition, interpretation and synthesis, speech interface design and human factors engineering, speech emotion recognition technologies, audio-visual speech processing and several others.
Download or read book Business Speak written by Daniel S. Janal and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1999-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speech recognition technology is no longer a futuristic invention found only in science fiction novels. Today, major companies are using voice recognition in a variety of applications to increase customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and enhance employee productivity. The ultimate bridge between people and computers, speech recognition is leading to an entirely new era in business and having a profound impact on the way we work and live. In his remarkable new book Business Speak, Daniel Janal is the first to discuss how speech technology innovates business processes and products. He explains the extraordinary benefits of this technology and how it can be utilized to streamline your business operations. You'll learn ways to modernize the workplace, increase profits, and improve customer and employee satisfaction simply by incorporating voice recognition applications into your business. Currently, companies are using voice recognition to control computers, thus reducing keyboarding and data entry costs; in automated telephone systems, eliminating the need for operators or customer service representatives; and even to retrieve messages while on the road. This book discusses the various business applications and products that your company can use right away to benefit from voice technology. Business Speak takes a solutions-oriented approach, examining the business problems that can be addressed by this technology. Janal offers examples of typical problems and describes the products, services, or applications that can be used to find solutions. He also presents case studies from companies that are successfully using voice technology products to help you learn from their experiences and apply that knowledge to your own situation. Among the many advantages of speech technology you'll discover in this book: * Securing sensitive information * Managing your mail and messages * Improving your personal performance * Providing superior customer service and reducing the costs of call centers * Translating written documents and telephone conversations into other languages * Making mobile workers more productive-and safer on the road Business Speak also examines investing in voice technology and how to justify the cost. Janal helps you determine how your company will benefit by providing you with informative checklists and benchmarks detailing just how your business will see a return on an investment. From talking toys to dictation software, speech recognition has already grown into a hundred-million-dollar business. Business Speak is your guide to using this widely sought-after technology to support your own initiatives, reach a new high-tech market, and run a more efficient and profitable company. The newest voice in business has everyone listening-and improving their performance and profits For years, speech recognition applications ran only on large machines and produced minimal results. Today, the latest advances in this technology are revolutionizing how we do business. In Business Speak, technology expert Daniel Janal explores this important innovation and covers the immense impact it will have on every aspect of the business world, from operations to products to services. He explains how managers can use speech recognition to modernize the workplace and improve productivity, transforming their businesses as they tap a new market of high-tech solutions-and doing so at prices that practically every company can afford. Upside Books examine events in business and management through the lens of technology. Upside Magazine is the preeminent magazine for executives and managers eager to understand the business of high-tech.
Download or read book Speech Recognition written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2023-07-05 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Speech Recognition Computer science and computational linguistics include a subfield called speech recognition that focuses on the development of approaches and technologies that enable computers to recognize spoken language and translate it into text. Speech recognition is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science. It is also known as computer speech recognition (CSR) and speech to text (STT). Another name for it is automatic speech recognition (ASR). The domains of computer science, linguistics, and computer engineering are all represented in its incorporation of knowledge and study. Speech synthesis is the process of doing things backwards. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Speech recognition Chapter 2: Computational linguistics Chapter 3: Natural language processing Chapter 4: Speech processing Chapter 5: Pattern recognition Chapter 6: Language model Chapter 7: Deep learning Chapter 8: Recurrent neural network Chapter 9: Long short-term memory Chapter 10: Voice computing (II) Answering the public top questions about speech recognition. (III) Real world examples for the usage of speech recognition in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of speech recognition' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of speech recognition.
Download or read book Computer Speech Technology written by Robert Rodman and published by Artech House Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book is the first to provide a truly understandable, non-technical overview of all the major areas in the computer processing of human speech -- speech recognition, speech synthesis, speaker recognition, language identification, lip synchronization, and co-channel separation. It takes a unique, nonmathematical approach in exploring the nature of human language and its impact on the science and methodologies of computer voice technology. In one, easy-to-read source, you gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals, uses, and applications of the technology itself and of the strengths and weaknesses of various systems. A time-saving glossary of technical terms is included.
Download or read book Designing Human Interface in Speech Technology written by Fang Chen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gap between the needs of the technical engineer and cognitive researchers related to speech technology applications. Systematic approach focusing on the utility of speech related product design Designed to respond to the growing need for specific theories, tools and methods for design, testing and evaluating speech related human-system interfaces. Targeted at designers, engineers, and decision makers working in the area of speech technology research
Download or read book Automatic Speech Recognition written by Dong Yu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent advancement in the field of automatic speech recognition with a focus on deep learning models including deep neural networks and many of their variants. This is the first automatic speech recognition book dedicated to the deep learning approach. In addition to the rigorous mathematical treatment of the subject, the book also presents insights and theoretical foundation of a series of highly successful deep learning models.
Download or read book Speech Technologies written by Ivo Ipsic and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2011-06-13 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses different aspects of the research field and a wide range of topics in speech signal processing, speech recognition and language processing. The chapters are divided in three different sections: Speech Signal Modeling, Speech Recognition and Applications. The chapters in the first section cover some essential topics in speech signal processing used for building speech recognition as well as for speech synthesis systems: speech feature enhancement, speech feature vector dimensionality reduction, segmentation of speech frames into phonetic segments. The chapters of the second part cover speech recognition methods and techniques used to read speech from various speech databases and broadcast news recognition for English and non-English languages. The third section of the book presents various speech technology applications used for body conducted speech recognition, hearing impairment, multimodal interfaces and facial expression recognition.
Download or read book Talker Variability in Speech Processing written by Keith Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this text, the editors aim to convert the mapping of speech patterns into mental representations. They cover theories of perception and cognition, issues in clinical speech pathology, and the practical concerns of speech technology.
Download or read book Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems written by Daryle Gardner-Bonneau and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems highlights the importance of human factors in speech technologies and presents and demonstrates the use of human factors, principles, methods, techniques, and tools in the design of speech-enabled applications. Included is coverage of automatic speech recognition, synthetic speech, and interactive voice response systems. Some chapters are devoted to specific applications of speech technology, and other chapters are either issue-oriented or provide a comprehensive view of human factors knowledge and `lessons learned' in a specific applications area. This book places special emphasis on interactive voice response (IVR), devoting seven of its fourteen chapters to both speech-enabled and `traditional' touch-tone-based IVR applications. Other chapters emphasize speech recognition application development, natural language processing, synthetic speech, and the use of speech technology in assistive devices for people with disabilities to further the goal of universal access to information technology for all.
Download or read book Speech Processing for IP Networks written by David Burke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) is a new IETF protocol, providing a key enabling technology that eases the integration of speech technologies into network equipment and accelerates their adoption resulting in exciting and compelling interactive services to be delivered over the telephone. MRCP leverages IP telephony and Web technologies such as SIP, HTTP, and XML (Extensible Markup Language) to deliver an open standard, vendor-independent, and versatile interface to speech engines. Speech Processing for IP Networks brings these technologies together into a single volume, giving the reader a solid technical understanding of the principles of MRCP, how it leverages other protocols and specifications for its operation, and how it is applied in modern IP-based telecommunication networks. Focusing on the MRCPv2 standard developed by the IETF SpeechSC Working Group, this book will also provide an overview of its precursor, MRCPv1. Speech Processing for IP Networks: Gives a complete background on the technologies required by MRCP to function, including SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol), and HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). Covers relevant W3C data representation formats including Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), Speech Recognition Grammar Specification (SRGS), Semantic Interpretation for Speech Recognition (SISR), and Pronunciation Lexicon Specification (PLS). Describes VoiceXML - the leading approach for programming cutting-edge speech applications and a key driver to the development of many of MRCP’s features. Explains advanced topics such as VoiceXML and MRCP interworking. This text will be an invaluable resource for technical managers, product managers, software developers, and technical marketing professionals working for network equipment manufacturers, speech engine vendors, and network operators. Advanced students on computer science and engineering courses will also find this to be a useful guide.
