Adjusting speech recognition using contextual information

An information handling device, comprising:

• an audio receiver;
• a processor operatively coupled to the audio receiver;
• and
• a memory device storing instructions executable by the processor to:
• obtain contextual information relating to the information handling device;
• adjust, before receipt of any user speech input, an automated speech recognition engine using the contextual information, wherein to adjust comprises selecting a knowledge domain based on the contextual information for the automated speech recognition engine;
• thereafter receive, at the audio receiver, user speech input;
• and
• provide recognized speech based on the user speech input received and the contextual information adjustment to the automated speech recognition engine.

A program product, comprising:

• a storage medium comprising device readable program code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:
• code that obtains, using a processor, contextual information relating to an information handling device;
• code that adjusts, before receipt of any user speech input, using a processor, an automated speech recognition engine using the contextual information, wherein the code that adjusts comprises selecting a knowledge domain based on the contextual information for the automated speech recognition engine;
• code that thereafter receives, at an audio receiver of the information handling device, user speech input;
• and
• code that provides, using a processor, recognized speech based on the user speech input received and the contextual information adjustment to the automated speech recognition engine.