A practical guide to develop advanced and exciting voice applications for Android using open source software Overview * A comprehensive guide containing all the best practices for voice application development for Android* Progress quickly from basic apps to more advanced topics* Written in an easy-to-follow style with detailed descriptions of the included code examples to help you learn quickly and efficiently* You can download the updated code here In Detail Speech technology has been around for some time now. However, it has only more recently captured the imagination of the general...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the conversational interface, which is becoming the main mode of interaction with virtual personal assistants, smart devices, various types of wearable, and social robots. The book consists of four parts. Part I presents the background to conversational interfaces, examining past and present work on spoken language interaction with computers. Part II covers the various technologies that are required to build a conversational interface along with practical chapters and exercises using open source tools. Part III looks at interactions with...