iATROS: A SPEECH AND HANDWRITING RECOGNITION SYSTEM

Speech technologies have developed in the last twenty years and now allow the implementation of real-world speech applications. Furthermore, handwriting recognition has gained attention in the last years due to their multiple applications and the opportunity of reusing the consolidated speech technology for that problem. In this work we present the implementation of the modules of a flexible recognition system, the iATROS system, which allows speech and handwriting input. The iATROS system is developed in a modular manner, with a core recognition engine and several utility functions that can be used in the construction of speech and handwriting-based applications, including multimodal and interactive applications. We show the capabilities and features of the modules and present a few schemes on how the modules can be used to build applications.