JVOX DAVID G. SMITH 1323 Genesee Extension Rochester, NY 14611 9JOEYK. TUTTLE P.0.Box 60961 Pallo Alto, CA 94306 JVOX A VERBAL USER INTERFACE FOR J JVOX is an experimental verbal user interface for learning and working with J. Not long ago, one of us was flipping through the Dictionary of J trying to find out how to spell some already familiar concepts. A question arose, Couldn t one just say J out loud and have the computer provide the correct spelling? The answer is a resounding yes, LEVELS OF VERBAL INTERACTION When thinking about speaking to a computer a few models of interaction seem to dominate. The simplest one is to vocally select commands. This is analogous to selecting items from menus, and many commonly used applications use this kind of interactive interface. The next thing that seems very logical to do is to have the machine take dictation and create documents to be used in word processing. This is sort of the inverse of synthesized voice response. It is exactly this generalized ability to recognize sounds and translate them into specific words that has been a very difficult goal to achieve. Nevertheless, it appears that
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