Phonetic spelling for speech recognition
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorCarlos Antonio Franceschi
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Abstract
Speech recognition apparatus includes means for determining when a speaker desires to spell a first word. The speaker may then say a sequence of words selected from a large vocabulary without being restricted to a pre-specified phonetic alphabet. The apparatus recognizes the spoken words, associates letters with these words and then arranges the letters to form the first word. The speaker may also indicate a desire to stop phonetic spelling. Apparatus may also be used for selecting items from a list.
Claims24
A speech recognition apparatus, comprising:
- means for determining when a speaker gives an indication of a desire to phonetically spell a first word;
- means for recognizing a sequence of words selected from a vocabulary and spoken by said speaker after said indication and wherein said vocabulary includes all of the words which said means for recognizing a sequence of words is capable of recognizing at the time said speaker gives said indication;
- means for selecting a letter associated with each of said spoken words;
- and
- means for arranging said letters to form said first word.
A speech recognition apparatus, comprising:
- a display for showing items on a list, each said item having a designated letter;
- means for recognizing one or more words selected from a vocabulary and spoken by a speaker and wherein said vocabulary includes all of the words which said means for recognizing a sequence of words is capable of recognizing at the time said speaker gives said indication;
- means for selecting a letter associated with each of said one or more words;
- and
- means for selecting said items on said list for which said designated letter matches said letter associated with each of said one or more words.
A method for recognizing speech, comprising the steps of:
- determining when a speaker gives an indication of a desire to phonetically spell a first word;
- utilizing means for recognizing a sequence of words to recognize a sequence of words selected from a vocabulary and spoken by said speaker after said indication and wherein said vocabulary includes all of the words which said means for recognizing a sequence of words is capable of recognizing at the time said speaker gives said indication;
- selecting a letter associated with each of said spoken words;
- and
- arranging said letters to form said first word.
A method of recognizing speech, comprising the steps of:
- displaying items on a list, each said item having a designated letter;
- utilizing means for recognizing a sequence of words to recognize one or more words selected from a vocabulary and spoken by a speaker and wherein said vocabulary includes all of the words which said means for recognizing a sequence of words is capable of recognizing at the time said speaker gives said indication;
- selecting a letter associated with each of said one or more words;
- and
- selecting said items on said list for which said designated letter matches said letter associated with each of said one or more words.
A computer program product for instructing a processor to recognize speech, comprising:
- a computer readable medium;
- first program instruction means for instructing a processor to determine when a speaker gives an indication of a desire to phonetically spell a first word;
- second program instruction means for instructing a processor to recognize a sequence of words selected from a vocabulary and spoken by said speaker after said indication and wherein said vocabulary includes all of the words which said means for instructing a processor to recognize sequence of words is capable of recognizing at the time said speaker gives said indication;
- third program instruction means for instructing a processor to select a letter associated with each of said spoken words, and
- fourth program instruction means for instructing a processor to arrange said letters to form said first word;
- and wherein
- said program instruction means are recorded on said medium.
A computer program product for instructing a processor to recognize speech, comprising:
- a computer readable medium;
- first program instruction means for displaying items on a list, each said item having a designated letter;
- second program instruction means for recognizing one or more words selected from a vocabulary and spoken by a speaker and wherein said vocabulary includes all of the words which said means for recognizing a sequence of words is capable of recognizing at the time said speaker gives said indication;
- third program instruction means for selecting a letter associated with each of said one or more words;
- and
- fourth program instruction means for selecting said items on said list for which said designated letter matches said letter associated with each of said one or more words;
- and wherein said program instruction means are recorded on said medium.
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