by Daryle Gardner - Bonneau (Editor), HarryE.Blanchard (Editor)
The second edition of Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems, in addition to updating chapters from the first edition, adds in-depth information on current topics of major interest to speech application developers. These topics include use of speech technologies in automobiles, speech in mobile phones, natural language dialogue issues in speech application design, and the human factors design, testing, and evaluation of interactive voice response (IVR) applications.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 495
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 14 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 038725482X
ISBN 13: 9780387254821
From the reviews of the second edition:
This book highlights the importance of human factors in speech technologies, mainly speech-enabled applications. ... The publication of this second edition shows the success of the former volume. ... the book contains unique chapters showing different topics in the field of human factors in speech research and technology. ... Hopefully, the contributions in this second edition will convince the readers that human factors in speech technology are of continued importance in building more effective and natural solutions for human-machine interaction. (Gabor Olaszy, The Phonetician, Vol. 96, 2007)