SBIR/STTR Research Award
VOICE RECOGNITION AND VOICE SYNTHESIS WORK WELL BUT NOT WELLENOUGH VOICE SYNTHESIS IS TOO ARTIFICIAL SOUNDING AND VOICE RECOGNITION ONLY WORKS IN IDEAL CONDITIONS.
Award amount
$49,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1983Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Axxon Voice Products
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
VOICE RECOGNITION AND VOICE SYNTHESIS WORK WELL BUT NOT WELLENOUGH VOICE SYNTHESIS IS TOO ARTIFICIAL SOUNDING AND VOICE RECOGNITION ONLY WORKS IN IDEAL CONDITIONS. THE ERRORS THAT OCCUR IN A NORMAL ENVIRONMENT INDICATE TO THE USER THAT VOICE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT READY, WHEN IN FACT IT IS SIMPLY LACKS ADEQUATE SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE TO PREVENT MISTAKES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO ENHANCE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE, THE BASIC CAPABILITOF THE CURRENT HARDWARE. THIS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PARALLELS THE WAY HUMANS USE EXPERIENCE AND CONTEXT TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND NORMAL CONVERSATION. VOICE RECOGNITION WILL BE USED TO SIMULATE THEKEYBOARD IN THE CONTROL OF DISPLAYS.
Technology keywords
Not reported