Speech Recognition HOWTO

Stephen Cook

scook at gear21.com

Revision History
Revision v2.0	April 19, 2002	Revised by: scc
Changed license information (now GFDL) and added a new publication.
Revision v1.2	February 5, 2002	Revised by: scc
Added more commercial software listings (sent by Mayur Patel).
Revision v1.1	October 5, 2001	Revised by: scc
Added info for Vocalis Speechware. Fixed/Updated various other items.
Revision v1.0	November 20, 2000	Revised by: scc
Added info on L and H and HTK
Revision v0.5	September 13, 2000	Revised by: scc
Initial HOWTO Submission

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) on Linux is becoming easier. Several packages are available for users as well as developers. This document describes the basics of speech recognition and describes some of the available software.

Table of Contents

1. Legal Notices

1.1. Copyright/License
1.2. Disclaimer
1.3. Trademarks

2. Forward

2.1. About This Document
2.2. Acknowledgements
2.3. Comments/Updates/Feedback
2.4. ToDo
2.5. Revision History

3. Introduction

3.1. Speech Recognition Basics
3.2. Types of Speech Recognition
3.3. Uses and Applications

4. Hardware

4.1. Sound Cards
4.2. Microphones
4.3. Computers/Processors

5. Speech Recognition Software

5.1. Free Software
5.2. Commercial Software

6. Inside Speech Recognition

6.1. How Recognizers Work
6.2. Digital Audio Basics

7. Publications

7.1. Books
7.2. Internet

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		Legal Notices

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