Vista speech recognition wrongly interpreting ordinary dictation as a command

BrianS

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Nov 24, 2008, 9:43:22 PM11/24/08

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Can anyone help with the following?

Vista speech recognition works for me EXCEPT if I repeat a word or
short phrase it jumps back to the first time I used it; often it jumps
to bringing up a set of numbered choices; basically, I NEVER issue
commands (other than "open parentheses" etc) yet it keeps interpreting
what I say as a "go to" type of command.

Many thanks

BrianS

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Nov 24, 2008, 10:02:58 PM11/24/08

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Brian,

> Vista speech recognition works for me EXCEPT if I repeat a word or
> short phrase it jumps back to the first time I used it; often it jumps
> to bringing up a set of numbered choices; basically, I NEVER issue
> commands (other than "open parentheses" etc) yet it keeps interpreting
> what I say as a "go to" type of command.

Some possible causes and cures:
1. A headset microphone element positioned in front of the mouth can
pick up inhales and exhales as words or commands. Position the
microphone element to the corner of your mouth about one half to one
inch and redo the microphone setup.

2. A microphone with poor noise canceling characteristics can pick up
background noises and interpret them as commands. Try creating a
Windows sound recorder recording as found at this link:
http://www.emicrophones.com/faq_answer.asp?contentID=77
Make a short eight or 10 second recording and when playing it back see
if you can hear any background noise.

Finally, try doing some additional training. Right click on the Speech
Bar's microphone, go to configuration and select "Improve voice
recognition."

Martin Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.
See us at: http://www.mymsspeech.com

John Doe

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Nov 24, 2008, 10:11:31 PM11/24/08

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BrianS <bzs.a...@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Can anyone help with the following?

This group is currently almost vacant. I would also ask in one of
the big Vista groups like...

microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

Just keep "speech recognition" in your subject line. It appears to
be a well discussed topic there.

By the way. Dragon NaturallySpeaking is probably still the best
speech recognition available. It's a solid program, and it works. If
your voice is good enough for Vista, I'm sure it's good enough for
Naturally Speaking.

Good luck and have fun.

John Doe

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Nov 24, 2008, 10:16:15 PM11/24/08

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As this group's history makes very clear, the USENET is not for
selling products. Here are some examples of why spam is not
tolerated on USENET, with Maritn Markoe as the main spammer.

See also:
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Martin Markoe <martin emicrophones.com>
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Martin Markoe <mmarkoe optonline.net>
Michael Mendick <michael emicrophones.com>
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mma...@gmail.com

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Nov 25, 2008, 7:31:18 AM11/25/08

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Mark Bender wrote:

> This group is currently almost vacant. I would also ask in one of
> the big Vista groups like...
>
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

The correct link is:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

Martin Markoe (real name and legitimate business person who has never
been arrested, let alone several times nor been sued into oblivion)
See us at: http://www.emicrophones.com