Face-Tracking enhanced Speech-Recognition

This demonstration shows an innovative solution to a classic problem: how computer speech recognition can determine whether the user is talking to the computer, or to someone else. Face-tracking software processes video from a camera atop the PC screen to determine whether the user is facing the PC, or looking away. While facing the PC, audio-input and speech-recognition is enabled; while looking away, it’s muted. This technique also helps provide coarse end-pointing in a noisy environment. …

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