Abstract: The present invention permits a speech application design tool to dynamically acquire information for runtime components, such as Reusable Dialog Components (RDCs). More specifically, a user can identify a library available to the runtime environment that includes runtime speech components. Runtime components can be imported into an integrated development environment (IDE) that includes the software design tool. The tool can discover configuration grammars, audio, and data models associated with the imported components. When previously developed application code has been loaded into the tool, versions of components associated with the previously developed application will be compared and synchronized with the library components. Differences can be flagged by the tool, which facilitates a component upgrading process. Otherwise, a palette within the tool will be populated with the imparted components, which can be used when authoring a new application.

Abstract: A visual toolkit for prioritizing speech transcription is provided. The toolkit can include a logger (102) for capturing information from a speech recognition system, a processor (104) for determining an accuracy rating of the information, and a visual display (106) for categorizing the information and prioritizing a transcription of the information based on the accuracy rating. The prioritizing identifies spoken utterances having a transcription priority in view of the recognized result. The visual display can include a transcription category (156) having a modifiable textbox entry with a text entry initially corresponding to a text of the recognized result, and an accept button (157) for validating a transcription of the recognized result. The categories can be automatically ranked by the accuracy rating in an ordered priority for increasing an efficiency of transcription.

Abstract: A system (102) for previewing changes to a structured flow diagram is provided. The system includes a user interface (110) that displays a structured flow diagram according to a predetermined visual format. The system (100) further includes a preview module (112) for generating a modified display of a portion of the structured flow diagram displayable with the user interface (110). The modified display shows a user-directed modification to the structured flow diagram by displaying the user-directed modification in a different visual format juxtaposed with portions of the structured flow diagram that remain unchanged by the user-directed modification. The modification to the structured flow diagram can thus be previewed prior determining whether to incorporate the modification into the structured flow diagram if the system user elects to do so.

Abstract: A method of verifying a speech input can include determining pronunciation data for a received user spoken utterance specifying a word and speech recognizing further user spoken utterances specifying individual characters of the word. An N-best list can be generated for each character. Word candidates can be generated using the N-best list for each character. The pronunciation data can be compared with the word candidates to determine at least one match.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for graphically managing the development of a dynamic call router. In this regard, a graphical tool for creating a dynamic call router can include a language model engine such as a natural language understanding language model engine, a call routing object coupled to the language model engine and referencing a call route termination object in a canvas, and a call flow palette having one or more call flow elements configured for arrangement in the canvas. The graphical tool further can include at least one statement represented graphically in the canvas.

Abstract: The present system and method improves the way of forwarding a reference from an importing module to an exporting module. The present system and method allow forwarding of a reference(s) through a forwarder exporting module for a specified export(s) when an explicit entrypoint(s) does/do not exist for the specified export(s) in the forwarder exporting module and still allow correlation from the importing module to the exporting module when the loader is loading the importing module during a load time. One or more implicit forwarder record(s) is stored in the exporting module by a linker. Each implicit forwarder record designates a respective target module. The loader determines whether an explicit entrypoint exists in the exporting module for the reference of the specified export. The loader resolves the reference by using the explicit entrypoint to determine a location of the specified export if the explicit entrypoint exists.