- Dictation
Dictation is the most common use for ASR systems today. This
includes medical transcriptions, legal and business dictation, as
well as general word processing. In some cases special vocabularies
are used to increase the accuracy of the system.
- Command and Control
ASR systems that are designed to perform functions and actions on the
system are defined as Command and Control systems. Utterances like
"Open Netscape" and "Start a new xterm" will do just that.
- Telephony
Some PBX/Voice Mail systems allow callers to speak commands instead of
pressing buttons to send specific tones.
- Wearables
Because inputs are limited for wearable devices, speaking is a
natural possibility.
- Medical/Disabilities
Many people have difficulty typing due to physical limitations such
as repetitive strain injuries (RSI), muscular dystrophy, and
many others. For example, people with difficulty hearing could use
a system connected to their telephone to convert the caller's speech
to text.
- Embedded Applications
Some newer cellular phones include C&C speech recognition that allow
utterances such as "Call Home". This could be a major factor in the
future of ASR and Linux. Why can't I talk to my television yet?