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February 15, 2009
Speech recognition in Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7
Windows Speech Recognition (known as WSR; released January 2007) made a bolder step and made Speech Recognition a built-in feature of the Operating System. This is an unacknowledged revolution in the sense that SR is now available on an unprecedented scale to any Windows user whose language is supported (see below). User Interface, the repertoire of commands and the command-and-control (controlling the entire computer by voice) features have all been much improved. A new Macro Feature beta was released in spring 2008, then a first release in January 2009, making it possible to create text macros, command substitutions, and sophisticated adds-on. This enhances the capabilities of WSR towards high flexibility and personal customizability.
WSR supports various languages, all available to users of Windows Vista Ultimate, through Language Packs downloadable directly from Microsoft's server via the Update Windows feature. The following languages are currently supported: English US, English UK, French, Spanish, German, Chinese (Simplified and Classical), and Japanese.
WSR is also a built-in feature of Windows 7. In its current beta state (January 2009), there are no new UI features added. It works the same way as under Vista, including the Macro Feature add-on, but various basic recognition functions have been greatly improved according to Eric Brown of the Microsoft SR Team. See here for details.
Posted by thdyck on February 15, 2009
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