Deployable Automatic Speech Recognition Systems: Advances and Challenges

摘要

Advances in automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology promise new products and services that capitalize on the enhanced capability of human-machine communication. This paper: 1. Addresses several key issues in the design of a deployable ASR, 2. Discusses new dimensions and developments of the technology, 3. Presents several examples of successful applications of the ASR technology in AT & T's products and services, and 4. Describes the research effort needed to realize many new telecommunications applications in years to come.