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Explore the natural interface and speech capabilities in Windows Phone, including voice commands, synthesis, recognition, and grammars. Learn how to integrate speech for a more interactive user experience. Contact Jesus Aguilar at Microsoft for technical guidance.
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Windows Phone 8 Speech Jesus Aguilar Technical Evangelist Microsoft
Jesus Aguilar Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, NYC Jesus.aguilar@microsoft.com C#, Windows/Phone, Azure http://giventocode.com @giventocode
The user interface, … , is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs.
Natural Interfaces A NUI relies on a user being able to quickly transition from novice to expert. While the interface requires learning, that learning is eased through design which gives the user the feeling that they are instantly and continuously successful. … “natural” refers to … the interaction comes naturally, while interacting with the technology. *Wikipedia
A brief history of the User Input Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Mouse Speech Touch
Voice in Windows Phone Voice Commands Speech Synthesis (Text-To-Speech) Speech Recognition
Voice Commands in Windows Phone Define your commands Implement Registration Developer First time run, registers commands. Leverage Commands via OS. User
Speech Synthesis (Text to Speech) Two default voices: Male and Female You can manipulate emphasis, pronunciation, pitch, among other things. Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)
Speech Recognition Speech Dictation No custom Grammars Powered by Bing Maximum Flexibility Speech Recognition with Grammars Better Accuracy Focused Recognition Standards Based (SRGSExtension)
Grammar Start Natural Greeting Before/After Calculation Handle Calculation Terminate
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