Voice recognition deals with the compute systems that can recognize the spoken words. Computer can only understand the dictation (words) but it don’t understand it words. There are number of voice recognition software are available in the market. The software need to become accustomed to the particular voice and extend before it can be used. Recently great developments have been made in the continuous speech systems, these systems let you speak naturally.
Due to the limitations, costs and other effects the voice software are only being used in the specialized situations like when a user is unable to use the keyboard to enter the data, in transcribing the medical data or legal data or when the hands are occupied with some other tasks.
The usage of the voice recognition software includes dictation, pronunciation, transcription, court reporting, hands free computing, automatic speech recognition and mobile telephony.
By default Windows XP and Windows Vista let you allow to interact with your computers via voice. It has been designed for the users who want to minimize the use of the keyboard and the mouse. It uses the Microsoft Speech Technologies and with this software, you can fill out the web forms, dictate emails and documents, control operating system and switch between the applications. It provides the following key features.
Commanding
Commands allow you complete the tasks and naturally control the applications.
Dictation
It dictates the document and the emails.
Correction
It fixes incorrectly recognized words.
Disambiguation
It easily resolves the ambiguous situations.
How Do I Help?
You can say that How Do I followed by a specific tasks like how do I open a file etc.
Voice Recognition Software
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred is able to directly dictate into the Microsoft Word. It can support unlimited number of users, text to speech, hands free mouse pointer controller and MMX technology.
IBM ViaVoice 10 Standard
IBM ViaVoice is voice recognition software that includes the command and control features. With IBM Via Voice software you can record, edit, correct and format the text with the IBM ViaVoice speech-enabled word processor. It can be customized to add new words, acronyms and other personal phrases and expressions.
ArithmeticTalk
It allows you to add, subtract and multiply by voice.
Philips FreeSpeech 2000
Philips FreeSpeech 2000 is dictation software that is used to dictation in the Word, Corel Draw, Lotus Notes and Eudora. It uses the voice macros for speedy work. It can dictate in Spanish, German, Dutch, English, French and Italian.
Micro IntroVoice and Micro IntroVoice II
It is complete voice recognition software and a complete input/output system that provides the accuracy or more than 98%. It is an ideal word press for the many environments and situations. It provides the DOS for use with IBM AT and 80XXX.
MacSpeech Dictate
MacSpeech Dictate is a premier speech recognition solution for the MAC operating systems. It supports the Microsoft Word, Photoshop, QuarkXpress. It also works with the other MAC applications like ichat, mail, iphoto and keynote etc. MacSpeech Dictate provides the ultimate and powerful experience for the MAC users.