Executive Guide to Speech-Driven Computer Systems [Paperback]

A new generation of speech-driven personal computer systems promises to transform the business use of Information Technology. This is not merely a matter of discarding the keyboard, but of rethinking business processes to take advantage of the increased productivity that speech-driven systems can bring.
Malcolm McPherson is one of the pioneers of this fast-moving field, and has been personally involved in the development of systems that have met business needs across many industrial sectors.
A new generation of speech-driven personal computer systems promises to transform the business use of Information Technology. This is not merely a matter of discarding the keyboard, but of rethinking business processes to take advantage of the increased productivity that speech-driven systems can bring.
Malcolm McPherson is one of the pioneers of this fast-moving field, and has been personally involved in the development of systems that have met business needs across many industrial sectors.
1 Introduction.- The Speech-Activation Market.- The Two-Finger Factor.- The Legal Factor.- The Pentium Factor.- The RSI Factor.- The Efficiency Factor.- The Hands-Free Factor.- The On-the-Move Factor.- Conclusion.- Introduction: Series Editors Notes.- 2 The Future Office.- A Day at the Office in the Future.- The Future Office: Series Editors Notes.- 3 How Speech Activation Works.- Simplistic Explanation.- Continuous Versus Discontinuous.- Speaker-Dependent Versus Speaker-Independent.- Small Vocabulary Versus Large Vocabulary.- Dalek Speak Versus Phrase Speak.- Conclusion.- How Speech Activation Works: Series Editors Notes.- 4 Example Speech Packages.- Example Speech Packages: Series Editors Notes.- 5 Case Studies.- Case Study 1: Director of International Interior Design Contractors Using CADSpeak for Windows.- Case Study 2: Senior Partner from Small London Solicitors Using DragonDictate Classic.- Case Study 3: RSI Sufferer Using Shakespeare DOS Speecl.