[pandorabots-general] Speech to Text --> Chatbot API --> text tospeech

[Messerschmidt, Thomas]

Maybe you missed my last email, I HAVE. 

It uses MS Speech software, programD, XML, and LISP. It can operate a
robot by voice too.

Thomas 

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No one yet has integrated Speech to Text  -->  Chatbot API  --> text to
speech that I know of.  Many bots have code for output to speech using
different products.  Off the top of my head I think there are about 6
different products to choose from that have teck support and many more
that are ?home brew?.  On the input side Dragon Naturally Speaking
(current version) will give you excellent results, though the developer
kit is expensive.  To run well you will want a main board 2ghz or above
with at least 512mb of ram.  Window 2000 pro will do better for you than
xp or Vista; less overhead.  I don?t know if Dragon is available in a
Linux version; but most of the text to speech APIs are windows based.
Check with Dragon tech (Nuance) for the best sound board to use, it can
make a big difference.  And of course, do not use a cheap microphone.
With good hardware the accuracy of Dragon approaches 99% with training,
but training is not now essential as  accuracy is still above 85% with
no training.
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Yes, I would also love to see an example or hear any details from anyone
who has done this!

Just a quick brainstorm: 

I would like to see something like a skype to skype voice connection (or
any VoIP application).  For instance, surf into a webpage hosting a
chatbot and simply click to establish a skype voice connection with it.
Voice out has been done.  (IM has been done.)  Now what would be
required to connect a skype-in connection with such a desktop speech to
text system?  (I wouldn't initially expect mission critical accuracy,
just a "working" model for proof of concept....)  Exactly how would the
home hobbyist accomplish this most simply over a  common highspeed
Internet connection?



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