Usability of Speech Dialog Systems Listening to the Target Audience /

• Main Author: Hempel, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Signals and Commmunication Technologies,
• Subjects: Engineering.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computational linguistics.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Language Translation and Linguistics.

Even economically successful automatic speech dialog systems often enough gain bad reputation in public opinion. Although from a technical point of view this judgment may seem unjustified because of the technical maturing process in recent years. However, this book is based on the fact that it is th...

Table of Contents:

• Who, Why and How Often? Key Elements for the Design of a Successful Speech Application Taking Account of the Target Groups
• Experiences of Designing a Speech User Interface for a Smart Home Environment
• Automatic User Classification for Speech Dialog Systems
• A new Testbed for Semi-Automatic Usability Evaluation and Optimization of Spoken Dialogue Systems
• Stylus Meets Voice – a Practitioner’s View on Multimodal Input and Output
• More Than Words: Designing Multimodal Systems
• Sound Branding and Corporate Voice – Strategic Brand Management Using Sound
• Speak to the Target Audience – Some Observations and Notes on the Pragmatics of Spoken Dialog Systems.