Wireless headset and speech recognition technologies

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I have a Tablet PC, a desktop PC, and the Planktonic Voyager 510
headset. I selected this headset to avoid using a corded mic with the
speech recognition software. Has anyone made something like this
work? If so, please tell me how to do the same.

Thank you.
 
Unfortunately Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) does not support the hands
free or headset Bluetooth profile on Vista. WSR requires high fidelity (16
kHz) audio input and these Bluetooth profiles only provide low fidelity (8
kHz) audio.

Fil Alleva [Microsoft]

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Quietssstorm said:
Isn't there anyone who can help?
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The unit is listed as $199, which is kinda expensive.
http://www.plantronics.com/media/media_resources/literature/office_callcenter/voyager510usb_en.pdf

"USB adapter supports Bluetooth headset profile."

That means two things. The unit comes with a USB to Bluetooth adapter.
And they are claiming it supports the HSP profile. Bluetooth devices
require a Bluetooth stack on the computer, and support for a set
of profiles that the expected hardware will be using.

Apparently, you can buy just the headset on Newegg. There
are reviews here. While it sounds like a winner for use with
a phone, it may not be perfect for voice recognition.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?item=N82E16826265001

One reviewer mentioned he used the headset with this USB to Bluetooth
adapter. Note how the adapter lists a set of supported profiles.
HSP is one of them, meaning the included software would work with
a Bluetooth headset that claims a HSP profile.

http://www.trendnet.com/products/TBW-104UB.htm

Install the software on the provided CDROM, follow the pairing
instructions that come with the Plantronics, and you should
have audio. This posting mentions a step where you select
between the new Bluetooth audio device and your old sound
card - since the computer now has more than one audio I/O,
you need to select one at some point (maybe inside the
voice recognition package?).

http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/bb/ftopic39492.html

And I must say, if I relied on the bluetooth.com or bluetooth.org
sites to understand any of this stuff, I'd be lost. Even a simple
"Howto" for computers would have helped.

http://developers.sun.com/techtopics/mobility/midp/articles/bluetooth1/

There is more than one Bluetooth stack available. People have
their favorites. Microsoft is not the only option. Toshiba
makes a stack as well.

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?p=1272357

Just some guesses (no Bluetooth here :-))
Paul
 
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