Automatic Speech Recognition on Mobile Devices and over Communication Networks [Hardcover]

The advances in computing and networking have sparked an enormous interest in deploying automatic speech recognition on mobile devices and over communication networks. This book brings together academic researchers and industrial practitioners to address the issues in this emerging realm and presents the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the subject of speech recognition in devices and networks. It covers network, distributed and embedded speech recognition systems.

The remarkable advances in computing and networking have sparked an enormous interest in deploying automatic speech recognition on mobile devices and over communication networks. This trend is accelerating.

This book brings together leading academic researchers and industrial practitioners to address the issues in this emerging realm and presents the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the subject of speech recognition in devices and networks. It covers network, distributed and embedded speech recognition systems, which are expected to co-exist in the future. It offers a wide-ranging, unified approach to the topic and its latest development, also covering the most up-to-date standards and several off-the-shelf systems.

Key features:

Provides an in-depth review of network speech recognition, distributed speech recognition, embedded speech recognition, systems and applications

Begins with a comprehensive overview of the subject, discussing the pros and cons of the presented approaches, and guiding the reader through the following chapters

Includes platforms like mobile phones, PDAs and automobiles

Presents state-of-the-art methods, advanced systems, and the latest standards

Offers working knowledge needed for both research and practice

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