Usability of Speech Dialog Systems: Listening to the Target Audience
Author:   Thomas Hempel
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
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9783642097027


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   22 October 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Many technical issues like speech recognition and signal processing have to be addressed for the design of speech communication systems. However, before designing a speech application starts, 3 key questions that have to be answered: who will use it, why and how often? Only if the designer is clear about these questions, he is able to provide a maximum of target group orientation. This book gives focuses on these high-level questions and gives a criteria when and how to design speech systems. After an introduction, the state of the art in modern voice user interfaces is displayed. The following parts of the book evolve criteria for designing and evaluating successful voice user interfaces. In the last chapter, outlines and trends of this fast growing area are displayed.

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Author:   Thomas Hempel
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783642097027


ISBN 10:   3642097022
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   22 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Who, Why and How Often? Key Elements for the Design of a Successful Speech Application Taking Account of the Target Groups.- Experiences of Designing a Speech User Interface for a Smart Home Environment.- Automatic User Classification for Speech Dialog Systems.- A new Testbed for Semi-Automatic Usability Evaluation and Optimization of Spoken Dialogue Systems.- Stylus Meets Voice – a Practitioner’s View on Multimodal Input and Output.- More Than Words: Designing Multimodal Systems.- Sound Branding and Corporate Voice – Strategic Brand Management Using Sound.- Speak to the Target Audience – Some Observations and Notes on the Pragmatics of Spoken Dialog Systems.

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