Natural error handling in speech recognition
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1. An apparatus for handling errors in speech recognition, said apparatus comprising:
- an input arrangement which accepts speech input from a user;
said input arrangement comprising a recognizer which recognizes the speech input;
a feedback arrangement which provides feedback of the recognized speech input to the user; and
a correction arrangement which accepts corrective information from the user relating to the occurrence of one or more errors in the recognized speech input,wherein said correction arrangement is adapted to permit the user to simultaneously signal with only one input the presence of one or more errors and to perform both of;
indicating at least one location of the one or more errors, and providing at least one correction to the one or more errors, without the user separately signaling the presence of one or more errors.
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Abstract
A user interface, and associated techniques, that permit a fast and efficient way of correcting speech recognition errors, or of diminishing their impact. The user may correct mistakes in a natural way, essentially by repeating the information that was incorrectly recognized previously. Such a mechanism closely approximates what human-to-human dialogue would be in similar circumstances. Such a system fully takes advantage of all the information provided by the user, and on its own estimates the quality of the recognition in order to determine the correct sequence of words in the fewest number of steps.
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1. An apparatus for handling errors in speech recognition, said apparatus comprising:
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an input arrangement which accepts speech input from a user; said input arrangement comprising a recognizer which recognizes the speech input; a feedback arrangement which provides feedback of the recognized speech input to the user; and a correction arrangement which accepts corrective information from the user relating to the occurrence of one or more errors in the recognized speech input, wherein said correction arrangement is adapted to permit the user to simultaneously signal with only one input the presence of one or more errors and to perform both of;
indicating at least one location of the one or more errors, and providing at least one correction to the one or more errors, without the user separately signaling the presence of one or more errors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for handling errors in speech recognition, said method comprising the steps of:
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accepting speech input from a user and recognizing the speech input; providing feedback of the recognized speech input to the user; and accepting corrective information from the user relating to the occurrence of one or more errors in the recognized speech input, wherein said step of accepting corrective information comprises permitting the user to simultaneously signal with only one input the presence of one or more errors and to perform both of;
indicating at least one location of the one or more errors, and providing at least one correction to the one or more errors, without the user separately signaling the presence of one or more errors.
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