We expect to take advantage of Java's platform independence and to port the system to even smaller, handheld platforms in 2001. The mic-speaker interfaces to a notebook computer via the mic, speaker and serial jacks. The PTT alerts the recognizer through the serial port. The mic-speaker has been successfully demonstrated in spectrum of low to high noise environments. Using Dragon's large vocabulary recognizer, it is no longer to speak the input phrase exactly.
Languages supported are Spanish and Mandarin.
U. S. Military personnel used the PTS to communicate with non-English speaking refugees and to gather registration information. Best guess technology and an improved user interface were incorporated. The tests will be structured to replicate real world use by military, professional and consumer users. Develop and deliver a phrase module development toolkit for use by military personnel. Develop and build a USB version of the mic-speaker.