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speech recognition may benefit people with hearing loss

One of the really exciting current technologies is speech recognition. Many organizations are working on this technology, and there is significant progress being made. We don't yet have anything like universal speech recognition, but the current systems do an amazingly good job when trained to an individual speaker.

For information on specific speech recognition products, please visit the Speech Recognition portion of our Resource Directory. If you're looking for general speech recognition information, read on!

USC is conducting speech recognition research for the Navy, and has recently developed a neural net based system that outperforms human listeners in some situations.

Automatic Speech Recognition was a topic at ALDACon99. The good folks at the Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons did an awesome job of recording the information, and were kind enough to allow us to publish this article.

November 2001 - This is really exciting news! The Wisconsin Relay Service is testing voice recognition for the relay. I think voice recognition has huge potential for these types of applications, so I'm anxious to hear how this works.

April 2003 - Many of our technology advances come from the military. Do they have a better voice recognition system? Read about how they're using voice recognition in Iraq.

May 2003 - Speech Recognition technology may be improving even faster than we thought. A company called SpeechWorks has commercial programs in use today that are doing amazing things. Here's the report!

January 2006 - IBM Strives for Superhuman Speech Tech

March 2006 - Speech recognition offered for handhelds

May 2006 - Soundless voice recognition

July 2006 - Here's a report on what's happening at the leading edge of voice recognition technology.

February 2007 - New software writes closed-captioning for videos

February 2007 - Speech recognition software sends voice messages as email

March 2007 - Speech Recognition Empowers Cell Phones

April 2007 - ViaScribe Lecture Delivery System Includes Automatic Captioning

October 2007 - Docsoft: Video On Demand Portal Incorporates Speech Recognition

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IBM Strives for Superhuman Speech Tech

January 2006   NEW YORK -- IBM unveiled new speech recognition technology on Tuesday that can comprehend the nuances of spoken English, translate it on the fly, and even create on-the-fly subtitles for foreign-language television programs. Historically, speech technology required the user to limit his speech to a fixed set of phrases in order to interact with a device. With IBM's Embedded ViaVoice 4.4 software package, introduced on Tuesday, the company hopes to allow users to speak commands using phrasing that is natural to them.  Full Story  

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Speech recognition offered for handhelds

 

March 2006

 

For now, something like "Call Mom" is the most advanced voice command that most cell phones can handle. A maker of speech-recognition software for personal computers hopes to change that. Nuance Communications Inc. is trying to line up wireless carriers for a new service allowing hands-free, speech-to-text messages or e-mails of nearly unlimited length, as well as voice-command Web browsing and music downloads.  Full Story

 

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Soundless voice recognition

 

May 2006

 

In space, no one can hear you scream. Use a cell phone on a crowded commuter train and everyone can. Charles Jorgensen is working to solve both problems, using an uncanny technology called subvocal speech recognition. Jorgensen demonstrates it at his offices at NASA's Ames Research Laboratory in Mountain View, Calif. He attaches a set of electrodes to the skin of his throat and, without his opening his mouth or uttering a sound, his words are recognized and begin appearing on a computer screen. Jorgensen sees abundant applications for his technology where audible speech is impossible.  Full Story

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Speech recognition software sends voice messages as email

February 2007

There are a couple of services that provide voice mailboxes for when you can't answer your phone, and also convert the voice message to text and send it to you as an email. It sounds like a wonderful service for people with hearing loss. And the most amazing part is that they claim to do it with totally automated voice recognition software, and that it's very accurate, even with cell phones, despite their notorious poor sound quality.  Here's the story

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Speech Recognition Empowers Cell Phones

The most impressive product is a voice-recognition system from Nuance Communications Inc. that lets users control their phones without lifting a thumb. The Nuance system goes far beyond the "Call Bob" sort of voice control that many high-end cellphones have offered for years. Without requiring any training to acclimate it to your voice, Nuance allows users to dictate entire e-mails or to surf Web sites or ask their phones for directions. A user might say, "E-mail to Bob Jones. Subject: Tomorrow's Meeting. Text: Sorry to do this, Bob, but an emergency is forcing me to cancel." The user's voice will be sent to Nuance computers, which will create an e-mail and send it back for approval in about 10 seconds. A simple "send" ships the e-mail on its way.   Full Story