tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956125688153616426.post1037504132074971414..comments2023-07-24T10:43:56.923+01:00Comments on Adam Bird - Where the Internet and Telecoms meet: Spinvox - Automatic or Not?Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13098632147123897588noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956125688153616426.post-3064011326445337462008-11-19T11:11:00.000+00:002008-11-19T11:11:00.000+00:00Quoting alfredogarcia at http://www.stephenfry.com...Quoting alfredogarcia at http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=49<BR/><BR/>The answer of course lies in Spinvox’s patent (freepatentsonline.com). “…it seems impossible to achieve high enough speech recognition accuracy for fully automatic conversion for more than a tiny fraction of utterances.” Their solution is “… using speech technology to support the agent.” The bulk of their patent discusses how various technologies can make it easier for human agents to transcribe your messages.<BR/>That said, Spinvox is still a great product: Doulton and his chums at Spinvox should be applauded for their lateral thinking, entrepreneurialism, and PR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com