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Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems

Part of the book series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science (SECS, volume 498)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Speech User Interface Evolution

    • John Karat, Jennifer Lai, Catalina Danis, Catherine Wolf
    Pages 1-35
  3. Evaluating the Quality of Synthetic Speech

    • Alexander L. Francis, Howard C. Nusbaum
    Pages 63-97
  4. Phonological Rules for Speech Synthesis

    • Michel Divay
    Pages 99-121
  5. Universal Access and Assistive Technology

    • John C. Thomas, Sara Basson, Daryle Gardner-Bonneau
    Pages 135-146
  6. Guidelines for Speech-Enabled IVR Application Design

    • Daryle Gardner-Bonneau
    Pages 147-162
  7. Limiting Factors of Automated Telephone Dialogues

    • David G. Novick, Brian Hansen, Stephen Sutton, Catherine R. Marshall
    Pages 163-186
  8. Why do People Dial Wrong Numbers?

    • Arnold M. Lund
    Pages 187-203
  9. Re-Engineering the Speech Menu

    • Bruce Balentine
    Pages 205-235
  10. Voice Messaging User Interface

    • Harry E. Blanchard, Steven H. Lewis
    Pages 257-284
  11. The Future of Voice Interactive Applications

    • Daryle Gardner-Bonneau
    Pages 295-299
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 301-305

About this book

Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems highlights the importance of human factors in speech technologies and presents and demonstrates the use of human factors, principles, methods, techniques, and tools in the design of speech-enabled applications. Included is coverage of automatic speech recognition, synthetic speech, and interactive voice response systems. Some chapters are devoted to specific applications of speech technology, and other chapters are either issue-oriented or provide a comprehensive view of human factors knowledge and `lessons learned' in a specific applications area.
This book places special emphasis on interactive voice response (IVR), devoting seven of its fourteen chapters to both speech-enabled and `traditional' touch-tone-based IVR applications. Other chapters emphasize speech recognition application development, natural language processing, synthetic speech, and the use of speech technology in assistive devices for people with disabilities to further the goal of universal access to information technology for all.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Office of Research, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, USA

    Daryle Gardner-Bonneau

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