1. Automatic Speech Recognition
Brian Ly
Lauren moore
ITMG330

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

3. Video
Speech Recognition Breakthrough for the Spoken, Translated Word

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

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

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

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

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

9. Sources