By Chance Berman and Clark Baumgartner. 1. Introduction 2. History 3. Modern Applications 4. Case Study 5. Ethical Analysis.

Voice RecognitionBy Chance Berman and Clark Baumgartner

1. Introduction2. History3. Modern Applications4. Case Study5. Ethical Analysis

Overview

Voice recognition

Speech recognition -converts spoken words to text. The term "voice recognition" is sometimes used to refer to recognition systems that must be trained to a particular speaker.

Introduction

Voice Recognition software:◦ began in the 1936 with ATT&T's Bell Labs.  ◦ First company to launch a commercial product

was Covox in 1982.◦ Along with (or bundled) this introduction of sound

to computers came Speech Recognition.

History

Voice Recognition software:◦  Dragon Systems.  

Scansoft, Inc. Accuracy levels have reached 95% and

better with transcription speeds at over 160 words per minutes!!!

History cont.

Healthcare Patients with disabilities

Deaf RSI(Repetitive Strain Injury)

Military◦ U.S. program -Advanced Fighter Technology

Integration (AFTIF) F-35 and French Mirage aircraft.

Modern Day Applications

Xbox Kinect:◦ Video/ audio input applications allow for user to

play games and surf the web via voice command. iPhone 4s:

◦ Siri- able of taking commands from user and outputting an aswer.

ASIMO:◦ Robot made by Honda headquarters in Japan that

is capable of working in a human environment.

Modern Day Applications cont.

ExamplesF-35

Xbox Kinect

Siri

ER Department of the Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, QC.

Wireless speech recognition in the ER

◦ Challenge

◦ Solution

Case Study

Case Study cont.

Act Utilitarianism?

Social Contract Theory?

Ethical Analysis

Questions?

http://www.dragon-medical-transcription.com/historyspeechrecognition.html

http://www.lumenvox.com/resources/tips/historyOfSpeechRecognition.aspx

http://www.crescendo.com/en/cstudies/wireless-speech-recognition-er.php

http://gigaom.com/apple/get-a-taste-of-siri-on-os-x-with-nuances-dragon-express/

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