AVIOS Resources

Speech technology: an overview of core technologies used by the industry

• Speech recognition — converting speech to text (.pdf)
• Speech synthesis (text-to-speech) — converting text to speech
• Natural language processing —- identifying the intended meaning of text
• Dialog processing — managing a conversation between speaker and computer

Building speech applications: an overview of the application development process

• Voice user interface design —- designing the dialog between speaker and computer
• Application deployment methodology — method for design, development, deployment, and maintenance
• Application development tools — tools to facilitate speech application design, deployment, and maintenance
• LumenVox Training videos — free videos providing training on LumenVox speech software, and speech design in general.
• LumenVox Resource Center — a resource center designed to help you understand the basics of speech recognition software and provide in-depth information on LumenVox products.

Speech technology business: important organizations focused on this segment

• TMA Associates — speech publications, consulting, market studies, and conferences
• SpeechTEK — speech publications, conferences
• ASR News — speech publication
• Pacific Search Consultants – Career opportunities in the speech industry

Illustrations: examples of speech technology and sample applications

• Text to speech: US and UK English examples

The following 3 links will not show the pointing finger, but they do work! Click (and then wait a few seconds for the file to load) to hear some examples.

• Voice interaction with computers:
  • Travel Reservations
  • Auto Attendant
  • Voice Messaging

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