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Designing Effective Speech Interfaces
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Designing Effective Speech Interfaces

by Susan Weinschenk, Dean T. Barker
February 2000
Beginner to intermediate
406 pages
8h 5m
English
Wiley
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CONTENTS

Introduction

Part One - Introduction to Speech Interfaces

Chapter 1 - Basic Concepts

What Is an Interface?

What Are the Types of Interfaces?

What Is a Speech Interface?

Book Focus

Intended Audience

Book Summary

Chapter 2 - Human Factors in Speech Technology

A Brief History

Human Factors in Speech

The Cost/Benefit of Human Factors

Cost-Benefit Calculations

Interview with John Karat

Summary

Chapter 3 - The Nature of Sound

Measurement of Sound

Other Properties of Sound

How Humans Hear Sound

Summary

Chapter 4 - The Nature of Language

The Verbal Communication Process

The Structure of Language

Summary

Part Two - Speech Technology

Chapter 5 - Speech Technologies

Speech Recognition

Speech Synthesis

Natural Language

Interview with Candace Kamm

Summary

Chapter 6 - Computer Software

Speech Recognition Suites

Development Tools

A Comparison of Speech Recognition Suites

Summary

Chapter 7 - Hardware

Computer Hardware

Information Devices

Summary

Chapter 8 - Application of Speech Technology

Interactive Voice Response

Medical

Legal

Business

Commercial/Warehouse

Interview with S. Ahmed Reza

Universal Access

Handheld Devices

Toys and Education

Automobile Applications

Summary

Part Three - Laws and Guidelines for Speech Interface Design

Chapter 9 - Laws of Interface Design

User Control

Human Limitations

Modal Integrity

Accommodation

Linguistic Clarity

Aesthetic Integrity

Simplicity

Predictability

Interpretation

Accuracy

Technical Clarity

Flexibility

Fulfillment

Cultural Propriety

Suitable Tempo ...

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