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Spoken Language Interfaces for Embedded Applications

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Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems

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Abstract

Speech-enabled interfaces have been increasingly appearing in small devices, such as cellular phones, PDAs, car kits, and various other consumer electronics products, resulting is what is now being called “embedded speech.” The new generation of small-scale computing devices has severe resource constraints, notably low CPU resources and small memory footprints. This makes the design and efficient implementation of speech interfaces for these devices a challenging task. This chapter discusses first the evolution of spoken language interfaces and evaluates their potential benefits for embedded applications. The basic requirements for these kinds of interfaces and the inherent restrictions imposed by low-resource systems are investigated. Then, the chapter analyzes current theoretical and practical solutions in adapting speech recognition and synthesis technologies to portable electronic devices. As a concrete example, implementation issues in developing an optimized embedded version of a complete text-to-speech synthesis system are described.

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  1. Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue Laboratory, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Dragos Burileanu

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Burileanu, D. (2008). Spoken Language Interfaces for Embedded Applications. In: Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68439-0_5

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