Automatic Speech Recognition Brian Ly Lauren moore ITMG330

What is ASR? Automatic Speech Recognition Process: Voice Vibration Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) Plosive consonant Phonemes Statistical model Output text

Video Speech Recognition Breakthrough for the Spoken, Translated Word

ASR Timeline 1997 - Dragon introduced “Naturally Speaking” 1998 - Microsoft invested $45 million in Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products 1999 - Microsoft acquired Entropic, 2008 - Google Voice Search app for the iPhone. 2011 - Siri 1874 - Alexander Graham Bell 1936 - AT&T Bell Labs Produced Volder 1969 - Automatic speech recognition will not be a reality 1971-1976: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Competitors/Contributors Companies are finding new ways to use voice recognition in their businesses. Automated Phone Systems Dragon Speech Recognition

Case #1 Speech Recognition in the Electronic Health Record – AHiMA Benefits improve turnaround reduced costs error reduction The Risks cost technology mismatch

Case #2 Google Voice Search Released in 2011, only available with Google Chrome Responds back to questions Integrated into other products

Case #3 Windows Speech Recognition Released in 2006 Used for dictating text Helpful for Arthritis and Dyslexia

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