Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device for the transcription of spoken and written utterances. To this end, the utterances undergo speech or text recognition, and the recognition result (ME) is combined with a manually created transcription (MT) of the utterances in order to obtain the transcription. The additional information rendered usable by the combination as a result of the recognition result (ME) enables the transcriber to work relatively roughly and therefore quickly on the manual transcription. When using a keyboard ( 25 ), he can, for example, restrict himself to hitting the keys of only one row and/or can omit some keystrokes completely. In addition, the manual transcribing can also be accelerated by the suggestion of continuations ( 31 ) to the text input so far ( 30 ), which continuations are anticipated by virtue of the recognition result (ME).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device for the transcription of spoken and written utterances. To this end, the utterances undergo speech or text recognition, and the recognition result (ME) is combined with a manually created transcription (MT) of the utterances in order to obtain the transcription. The additional information rendered usable by the combination as a result of the recognition result (ME) enables the transcriber to work relatively roughly and therefore quickly on the manual transcription. When using a keyboard ( 25 ), he can, for example, restrict himself to hitting the keys of only one row and/or can omit some keystrokes completely. In addition, the manual transcribing can also be accelerated by the suggestion of continuations ( 31 ) to the text input so far ( 30 ), which continuations are anticipated by virtue of the recognition result (ME).
Abstract:
A mobile unit, such as a robot ( 12 ) for example, and a method of controlling a mobile unit are presented. The mobile unit has means of locomotion and is capable of acquiring and recognizing speech signals. If, for example due to its distance from a user ( 24 ) or due to sources of acoustic interference ( 20, 22 ), the position of the mobile unit ( 12 ) is of suitable to ensure that spoken commands from the user ( 24 ) will be transmitted or recognized to an adequate standard of quality, then at least one destination location ( 28 ) is determined at which it is likely that the quality of transmission or recognition will be better. The mobile unit ( 12 is then moved to a destination position ( 28 ). The mobile unit ( 12 ) may determine the prospective quality of transmission for speech signals from a user constantly in this case. Similarly, the quality of recognition may be determined only after a speech signal has been received and recognized. If the quality of recognition or prospective quality of transmission is below a preset threshold, then destination positions ( 28 ) are determined for the movement of the mobile unit ( 12 ) In one embodiment however, the movement of the mobile unit ( 12 ) may be abandoned if the burden determined for the movement to the destination location ( 28 ) is too high. When this is the case a message is passed to the user ( 24 ).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device for the transcription of spoken and written utterances. To this end, the utterances undergo speech or text recognition, and the recognition result (ME) is combined with a manually created transcription (MT) of the utterances in order to obtain the transcription. The additional information rendered usable by the combination as a result of the recognition result (ME) enables the transcriber to work relatively roughly and therefore quickly on the manual transcription. When using a keyboard ( 25 ), he can, for example, restrict himself to hitting the keys of only one row and/or can omit some keystrokes completely. In addition, the manual transcribing can also be accelerated by the suggestion of continuations ( 31 ) to the text input so far ( 30 ), which continuations are anticipated by virtue of the recognition result (ME).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device for the transcription of spoken and written utterances. To this end, the utterances undergo speech or text recognition, and the recognition result (ME) is combined with a manually created transcription (MT) of the utterances in order to obtain the transcription. The additional information rendered usable by the combination as a result of the recognition result (ME) enables the transcriber to work relatively roughly and therefore quickly on the manual transcription. When using a keyboard ( 25 ), he can, for example, restrict himself to hitting the keys of only one row and/or can omit some keystrokes completely. In addition, the manual transcribing can also be accelerated by the suggestion of continuations ( 31 ) to the text input so far ( 30 ), which continuations are anticipated by virtue of the recognition result (ME).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of communication (113) between a user (101) and a system (103) where it is detected whether the user looks at the system or somewhere else, and based thereon adjusting the communication.
Abstract:
The invention describes a method for communication by means of a communication device (DS), in which synthesized speech (ss) is output from the communication device (DS), and in which light signals (ls) are output simultaneously with the synthesized speech (ss) in accordance with the semantic content of the synthesized speech (ss). Furthermore, an appropriate communication device (DS) is described.
Abstract:
The invention describes a method for introducing interaction pattern and/or functionalities of a plurality of applications (11, 11', 11") to the user (13) of an interactive system (1). An application (11, 11', 11") provides characteristics (CR) of its interaction pattern and/or functionalities to the interactive system (1). The interactive system (1) then generates a selection (SE) of the interaction pattern and/or functionalities of an application (11, 11', 11") which are to be introduced to the user (13), and subsequently invokes the rendering of tutorial elements (6, 7, 14) to the user (13) to introduce the selected interaction pattern and/or functionalities. Moreover, the invention describes an appropriate interactive system (1) supporting the execution of a plurality of applications (11, 11', 11"), which is providing introductions of interaction pattern and/or functionalities of the applications (11, 11', 11").