Speech Recognition HOWTO

Stephen Cook

scook@gear21.com

Revision History
Revision v1.0v0.5	November 20, 2000September 13, 2000	Revised by: sccscc
Added info on L and HTKInitial HOWTO Submission

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) on Linux is becoming easier. Several packages are available for users as well as developers. This document describes the basics of speech recognition and describes some of the available software.

Table of Contents

1. Legal Notices

1.1. Copyright/License
1.2. Disclaimer
1.3. Trademarks

2. Forward

2.1. About This Document
2.2. Acknowledgements
2.3. Comments/Updates/Feedback
2.4. ToDo
2.5. Revision History

3. Introduction

3.1. Speech Recognition Basics
3.2. Types of Speech Recognition
3.3. Uses and Applications

4. Hardware

4.1. Sound Cards
4.2. Microphones
4.3. Computers/Processors

5. Speech Recognition Software

5.1. Free Software
5.2. Commercial Software

6. Inside Speech Recognition

6.1. How Recognizers Work
6.2. Digital Audio Basics

7. Publications

7.1. Books
7.2. Internet