Pages that are tagged with: speech

• AITopics.Speech
• Avatars as communicators of emotions.
  Current interactive systems enable users to communicate with computers in many ways, but not taking into account emotional communication. A PhD thesis presented at the University of the Basque Country puts forward the use of avatars or virtual Internet personages as an efficient form of non-verbal communication, principally focusing on emotional aspects. July 09, 2008. (more)
• Computer Chronicles: Robots - Japanese Style (1985).
  Host Stewart Cheifet visits High Tech Expo '85 in Tsukuba (Science City), Japan, to look the latest computer and robotics technology. 1985. (more)
• Computer Chronicles: Speech Synthesis (1984).
  A look at speech synthesis and speech recognition technologies and applications with host, Stewart Cheifet, co-host, Herb Lechner (SRI International), and guests Carl Berne (Speech Plus), and Ron Stevens (Votan). Products discussed and demonstrated during the program include Minolta's Talking Camera, Texas Instruments' Speak & Spell, a text-to-speech system from Speech Plus, and the Votan V-5000 speech recognition system. The program also includes two "Computer Principles" lessons from Herb Lechner as well as his Chronicles' Summary. 1984. (more)
• Hands-Free Driving Likely To Spur More Voice Recognition.
  New rules in California and Washington make the market ripe for improved speech-enabled cell phone applications, a Nuance study suggests. This week's inauguration of "hands-free" cell phone use for drivers in California and Washington focuses attention on the spread of voice recognition technology for mobile phones. With Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) preparing to add voice-enabled search to its mobile platform this summer and with more voice recognition features offered all the time for individual cell phone owners, drivers are increasingly being offered a broad array of new speech recognition features. July 3, 2008. (more)
• Handsfree Decision Support - Full version.
  Demonstration of handsfree decision support systems for trauma care. The system executed on a portable computer, employing speech recognition coupled with a Bayesian inference and decision making system. After the demo, details of the system construction and use are presented. 1995. (more)
• Hear Here.
  Raj Reddy, et al. Video made in 1969, showing work from 1968. (more)
• IBM Demonstrates Speech-to-Sign Language Translation System.
  "Say It Sign It" avatar translates the spoken word into British Sign Language. Sept. 18, 2007. (more)
• Listen.
  Demo of Project Listen for helping kids with reading. Computer listens to kids reading sentences of a story and gives feedback. 1994. (more)
• Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda: Cars That Think.
  3 segments: Part 1 - Watch the Road. Alan rides in a vehicle that recognizes road signs and hazards – and warns the driver to slow down. Part 2 - Hold the Phone! Alan 'drives' the Ford VIRTTEX simulator that researchers use to investigate how distractions like cell phone calls or drowsiness affect driver safety. Part 3 - Smart Passenger. A virtual smart passenger named Sally listens in to the driver's speech at all times and responds appropriately. January 26, 2005. (more)
• The Age of Intelligent Machines: The Film. By Raymond Kurzweil.
  From the original video notes: A survey of Artificial Intelligence showing AI at work and under development. The paradoxes, promise and challenges of advanced computer science, with authorities Marvin Minsky, Roger Schank, Raj Reddy and other leaders in the field. 1987. (more)
• The Sounds of Speech.
  The Sounds of Speech” (Rubin, 2002) is a segment excerpted from the Reading Rocket series commissioned by the United States Department of Education. It shows the Reading Tutor developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Project LISTEN (www.cs.cmu.edu/~listen), directed by Jack Mostow. The Reading Tutor uses automatic speech recognition to listen to children read aloud, and responds with recorded human speech and graphical feedback modeled after reading experts but adapted to the affordances and limitations of speech technology. July 14, 2008. (more)