Abstract: A system and a method for generating a speech recognition dictionary that can be used in a telephone system having speech recognition capabilities, in particular capabilities to effect a connection when the calling party utters the name of a subscriber (called party). The method generates transcriptions associated to respective vocabulary items in the speech recognition dictionary from audio greetings recorded by the telephone system subscribers. Normally such audio greetings are used in voice messaging applications. Typically, the greetings are played before allowing callers to leave messages in a voice mailbox of subscribers. An individual greeting is audio information that contains the name of the subscriber. This audio information is processed to generate a transcription associated to a vocabulary item in the speech recognition dictionary, representative of the subscriber name.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for improving the responsiveness and accuracy of speech recognition systems with tightly integrated Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and voice resources, more particularly to a system and method for providing an improved speech recognition enhanced user interface through a reduction in the effective talk-over period. The speech recognition system comprises a host server, managing and arbitrating between a voice resource and an ASR resource, among other resources, through the exchange of run-time controls. The novel method provides for a daisy chain architecture within the speech recognition system, whereby the voice data, or prompt, output by the voice resource is passed directly to the ASR resource, where it is output to the system user. Upon detection of speech from the user, the ASR resource stops transmitting the prompt to the system user, transparent to both the voice resource and the server, followed by a "speech detected" message sent to the server.

Abstract: An automatic optical inspection system, for inspecting printed circuit boards and the like, employs so-called dimensional verification and pattern recognition techniques simultaneously. The printed circuit board is scanned by means of a CCD camera to produce a binarized image of the board. The image is stored and access provided to a set of picture elements arranged in a generally circular configuration and which are spaced apart by a dimension to be monitored by dimensional verification (DV) means. Access is also provided to a second set of picture elements arranged in a generally rectangular array of picture elements for the pattern recognition (PR) means, which uses template matching to determine their validity. The DV and PR outputs are weighted and clustered before a fault is signalled.