A Study in Speaker Dependent Medium Vocabulary Word Recognition: Application to Human/Computer Interface

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2000-01-27Author
Abdallah, Moatassem Mahmoud
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Human interfaces to computers continue to be an active area of research. The keyboard is considered the basic interface for editing control as well as text input. Problems of correct typing and typing speed have urged research for alternative means for keyboard replacement, or at least "resizing" its monopoly. Pointing devices (e.g. a mouse) have been developed, and supporting software with icons is now widely used. Two other means are being developed and operationally tested, namely, the pen for handwriting text, commands and drawings, and spoken language interface, which is the subject of this thesis.
Human/computer interface is an interactive man-machine communication facility that enjoys the following advantages.
- High input speed: some experiments reveal that the rate of information input by speech is three times faster than keyboard input and eight times faster than inputting characters by hand.
- No training needed: because the generation of speech is a very natural human action, it requires no special training.
- Parallel processing with other information: production of speech works quite well in conjunction with gestures of hands and feet for visual perception of information.
- Simple and economical input sensor: microphones are inexpensive and are readily available.
- Coping with handicaps: these interfaces can be used in unusual circumstances of darkness, blindness, or other visual handicap.
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