Voice+Actions+for+Android

= Voice Actions for Android toc= Google released Voice Actions for Android in 2010 to function with Android 2.2, Froyo. Voice Actions for Android utili zes the cloud to add voice to command to many of the features within Android. The app uses a controlled vocabulary of 12 commands to search, dictate text messages, and play songs. The service can utilize a large gamut of languages including pig Latin. The Technology breaks down the users voice into manageable sections and then uploads the chunks to goggles servers to decipher the query. Voice Actions’s defined vocabulary increases the accuracy of service minimizing any frustration on the user’s end. The user can adjust the settings of Voice Actions to make it a more accurate tool. The user can upload a sample of their voice to Google’s servers so that Voice Actions can adapt to each users voice patterns. One thing to consider is that this voice sample is held on the severs and if privacy is a concern the user should remove the samples if the user switches platforms. Google’s approach to voice command is that Voice Actions will always be subsidiary to touch commands. This philosophy is the framework that makes Voice Actions for Android a useful alternative to traditional touch interface.

Voice Actions for Android 12 Functions
 ==[[http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/|

Voice Actions for Android vs Siri vs Zypr
The current crop of voice command apps are very similar pieces of technology. In the end neither is superior to the other and the choice is depends on the users preferences. Both platforms performer the same functions. Voice Actions has turn- by-turn navigation natively instead of Siri that does not have this ability. Siri can use Google maps but can not do turn-by-turn dictation. This may change as Apple is reportedly and when Siri is opened up to third part applications. Apple is working on a map service but has yet to implement the service. Voice actions also can call any number from the web where Siri is limited to contacts in the phone’s phonebook. With the launch of Android Ice Cream Sandwich users can now active Voice Actions just by through voice command instead of having to use a physical button to launch the service. Siri advantage is lies in its artificial intelligence and natural language recognition. Apples implementation allows the user to interact with phone naturally and positions it as a an intelligent assistant. Not having to use a control vocabulary really opens up the usability of the program. Zypr can be seen as a combination of both Siri and Voice Actions for Android. It offers the openness of android with the conversational voice command of Siri. On the other hand, Siri offers an experience that has a personality backed by artificial intelligence and is in many ways simulates the feeling of having an “intelligent assistant”. The simulated personality could provide the impetus to use the service. No matter which voice command UI the user chooses it seem that new side of UI has been opened up to an exciting future.

Voice Command in Information Centers
Voice command is likely to be further implemented beyond smartphones and It is good for information professional to be aware of technology trends. This allows the information professionals to know how to best implement the technology in their intuitions. It could be building apps to integrate with smartphone’s voice command to locate books or even librarians in the information carter. To extend the idea to the extreme libraries could see automated systems that answer patrons quarries through voice command structure first developed for smart phones. Zypr can be seen as a potential way to implement natural language voice command on a large scale and potential inside of information centers.

Examples
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**References**
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