Abstract: A speech recognition system provides a user with graphical and textual feedback. The textual feedback is displayed in windows but occupies little of the available display space and are displayed only for a short period of time. The graphical feedback is displayed in a designated notification area and does not obscure any other displayed items. The feedback provided by the speech recognition system may indicate a current mode of operation of the speech recognition system as well as a state of processing of audio input by the speech recognition system.

Abstract: A method and system for creating voice commands for inserting previously entered information is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a command to create a new voice command is received after a user has selected information to be inserted by the new voice command. In response, the selected information is retrieved and a new voice command name is received from the user. A new voice command is then created that, when invoked by speaking the new voice command name while a document is being edited, inserts the selected information into the document being edited.

Abstract: A method and system for creating voice commands using an automatically maintained log of interactions by a user is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a voice command creation facility maintains a log containing indications of interactions performed by the user. When the facility receives an instruction from the user to create a command, the facility displays at least a portion of the log. The facility then receives user input identifying interactions whose indications are displayed in the log that are to be automatically repeated when the created command is invoked, and creates a command that automatically repeats the identified interactions when invoked.

Abstract: A speech recognition test system comprising a single host processing system having a host processor and a memory device, wherein the memory device contains a plurality of audio files accessible by the host processor. The test system also includes a speech recognition application having a vocabulary, an independent test application, a means for concurrently executing the speech recognition application and the independent test application on the host processor, a means for queuing the audio files as input to the speech recognition application by way of the test application, a means for programming the test application at configuration time to expand the vocabulary of the application being tested and/or other voice gender, volume, and speed playback parameters, and a means for capturing and evaluating test results from the speech recognition application by way of the test application.