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Global speech user interface
Adam Jordan,Scott Lynn Maddux,Plowman Tim,Stanbach Victoria,Jody Williams +4 more
- 01 Oct 2002
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TL;DR: A global speech user interface (GSUI) as mentioned in this paper comprises an input system to receive a user's spoken command, a feedback system along with a set of feedback overlays to give the user information on the progress of his spoken requests, visual cues on the television screen to help the user understand what he can say, a help system, and a model for navigation among applications.
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Abstract: A global speech user interface (GSUI) comprises an input system to receive a user's spoken command, a feedback system along with a set of feedback overlays to give the user information on the progress of his spoken requests, a set of visual cues on the television screen to help the user understand what he can say, a help system, and a model for navigation among applications. The interface is extensible to make it easy to add new applications.
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