Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!arisia!sgi!daisy!klee
From: klee@daisy.UUCP (Ken Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Voice in Interface Design
Message-ID: <2206@daisy.UUCP>
Date: 20 Dec 88 21:55:48 GMT
References: <6986@ems.Ems.MN.ORG>
Reply-To: klee@daisy.UUCP (Ken Lee)
Organization: Daisy Systems Corp., Mountain View, Ca.
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In article <6986@ems.Ems.MN.ORG> mpp@ems.Ems.MN.ORG (Michael Palmquist) writes:
>I am looking for sources/examples (products, research, design metaphors) of 
>voice-activated interface

A year or so ago, I looked into many of the best commercial voice
products.  Input products are mainly used as a replacement for menus.
That way, the system can compare the input against a small number of
choices and performance is reasonable.  Performance is still much
slower and less accurate (and nosier) than other menu techniques.  The
voice input must also be tuned for each user, which could be a pain in
the classroom.  Still, it could be useful for people who would rather
not (or cannot) use hand-controlled input devices (e.g., keyboards).

Voice (and other sound) output is now common.  Even cars talk to you
these days.  It is especially valuable when other forms of output are
not available (e.g., no screen) or confusing (e.g., the user is busy
focusing on some other display).

Good luck.

Ken Lee
Daisy Systems Corp., Interactive Graphics Tools Dept.
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