Speech Based Command and Control System for Mobile Phones: Issues and Challenges

Speech provides a natural way of communication. Communicating with a device by talking to it provides a very comfortable interface, provided it understands your instructions well and performs action in time. But there are various challenges in doing so like memory, processing power, accuracy, timeliness, energy consumption, speaker dependency and many more. These challenges need to be considered before developing speech applications for mobile phones. PocketSphinx, Sphinx, Google API can be used for developing speech applications. Dragon Naturally speaking is a proprietary product which provides software for various speech applications.