Speech Recognition: Recent Developments in Devices

and Software Applications.

Shazia Samoon

Ph.D. Scholar
Institutes of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Sindh, Jamshoro,
Pakistan
shazia.samoon@usindh.edu.pk
Key topics Speech Recognition

covered in History Speech Recognition

this
Speech Phenomenon

Features Speech Recognition

presentation Recent developments in devices

Recent developments in Software Application

include: Amazon Echo devices increasing competition in the smart speaker market

Consumer adoption trends for voice-enabled device.

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 Introduction
Speech recognition is a field of Artificial Intelligence that deals with the
capability of software or any device that decodes the voice (analog
signal) that is spoken in the natural language converts it into Digital
Language (digital signal ) according to the specified method or
technology.

Example: Just Like Chatbots, Siri, Alexa, and Cortona.

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 History of Speech Recognition
• The invention of digital devices, vast development and divergence took place, people were adopting them.
1950
• In 1952, bell laboratories designed the system named Audrey which could recognize the numbers by
speaking aloud.
1952 • After that IBM introduced another system named Showbox which could be able to respond the 16 English
words
• In 1970 US Department of Defense (DARPA) launched the System name Harpy with speech understanding
1970 program, this system was capable to understand 1000 words with three-year-old vocabulary

• In 80s Hidden Markov Method was proposed. It can understand sound patterns
1980

• In an era of the 90s Dragon Dictate software was used in Personal Computers.
1990

• In 2001 Google launched the google voice search. It has 230 million words that were included in the voice
2001 search engine.

• From 2010 2010 to 2020 and onwards, we found massive developments in speech recognition. Many
2010- people nowadays use speech recognition in their daily life, for example, if they want to send messages,
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search the queries by using voice applications such as Google Assistant, Siri., Amazon Alexa, and echo4
ds
The phenomenon of the Speech Recognition.

output
voice as syntax translate execute the generated in the
input recognized the syntax command text form or in
other form

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Features

There are so many voice recognition software applications and smart devices
that have been launched to facilitate the users at home, offices, schools, and
roads. Speech recognition applications such as ”Text editor though voice”.

It facilitates disabled persons whenever they are not able to use gadgets
physically by hand. It increases the flexibility between machines and humans.

It helps people to control home appliances to make homes smart.

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 Recent developments in Devices and Software Applications

S/No. Device Development Application Features

1 Amazon Echo Voice Control System It is a smart home Hub it controls and connects all other devices.
Also, with Bluetooth, WiFi

2 Yale Asure Lock Voice Assistants It is a smart lock system that is connected by Alexa or Siri [7].

3 iRobot Roboma Voice Assistant It is a smart vacuum cleaner; it is controlled by google assistant or
Alexa

3 Cell Phone Google Assistant It has the feature of voice recognition

5 Laptop Speech recognition It can allow you to control by voice such as on/off, searching,
opening, closing the app

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 Development in Software Applications:

• According to the researcher, Abu Ali Nissan and et al. that deep learning and
machine plays important role in the development of Speech Recognition based
software applications. This research study explored the deep literature that
about the development of Speech Recognition Applications. Also focused on
the methods that were used in the development of Speech Recognition
Application Such as Hidden Markov Model(HMM) and Linear Predictive
Coding (LPC)
• Far-Field automatic voice recognition is a mechanism to recognize speech from
a distance by using microphones, therefore, this search study proposed the
algorithms that were designed to improve the accuracy in speech because home
assistants were affected due to distortion in the voice. they did not record a
clear voice therefore, mostly they faced difficulty recognizing the voice.

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 Speech Best For Platform Free Price
Recognition Trial
Software
Dragon Overall dictation Windows OS Yes Dragon-
Professional and voice Home is $150,
recognition. Professional
Individual is
$300,
Legal Individual
is $500 .
Dragon Professional speech Android & iOS Yes $15 per month
Anywhere recognition for devices or $150 per
your mobile. year.

Google Now Android Mobile Android & iOS - Free

Devices. devices.

Siri iOS devices iOS devices. - Free

Cortana Windows devices. Windows 10, iOS, - Free

Android, and
Windows phone
devices
Amazon Lex Creating Chatbot. Used in the No Based on the
applications. no. of speech
requests
processed.

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Amazon Echo
devices increasing
competition in the
smart speaker
market

Alexa devices make up 70 percent

of the home smart speaker market

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 • General awareness of voice technology is high
Consumer • Adoption taken place by consumers

adoption
trends for
voice-
enabled
devices

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 Conclusion

• Nowadays, Speech recognition become very common. It helps people to

communicate by voice. It develops interaction between humans and
machines. Speech Recognize by using various methods such as HHM, and
LPC. Recently, Several Devices have been developed, like Amazon Echo,
Yale Asure Lock, and iRobot Roboma,.
• Speech Recognition Software applications are Dragon Professional, Dragon
Anywhere, Google Now, Sisi, Cortona, Amazon Lex. This review focus on
the development of devices and speech recognition application in the digital
modern world.

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