Provides a detailed examination of the global Automatic Speech Recognition market, including historical and projected sales from 1986 through 2006. Market descriptions and revenue projections are segmented by type into six market areas: computer control, consumer data entry, text-to-speech, telephony and voice verification. This 600+ page study also covers:

• Long and short term market trends
• Distribution channels
• Forces behind the market
• Profiles of more than 200 industry participants

Table of Contents:

I. Executive Summary

• Market Forecast
• Forces Behind the Automatic Speech Recognition Market
• Major Industry Trends
• Structure of the Market
• Recent Product Introductions and New Applications
• Current and Future Speech Recognition Technology
• plus 5 figures and 7 tables

II. Introduction

• Potential for Major Growth
• Forces Behind the Current Auto. Speech Recognition Market
• Objectives and Scope
• Background
• Auto. Speech Recognition Research
• Other Voice Processing Technologies

III. Automatic Speech Recognition Technology

• Introduction
• Human Speech Production & Perception
• Speech Sounds
• Speech Analysis
• Methods of Automatic Speech Recognition
• Template Matching
• Hidden Markov Model
• Neural Net Technology
• Linguistics in Speech Recognition
• Practical Speech Recognition Systems
• Future Directions in Technology
• plus 9 figures

IV. Automatic Speech Recognition Market Overview

• Introduction
• Potential benefits of automatic speech recognition (ASR)
• Limitations of Speech Recognition Technology
• Speech Recognition Product Characteristics
• Voice Verification Product Characteristics
• Competing Technologies
• Applications
• Market Structure
• Base Technology Vendors
• Speech Board Vendors
• VARs
• System Integrators
• Vendor Categorization
• Distribution channels
• ASR Users
• Promotion
• plus 3 tables

V. Automatic Speech Recognition Market Segments

• Introduction
• Application of Automatic Speech Recognition in Different Market Segments
• Computer Control Market Segment
• Consumer Market Segment
• Data Entry Market Segment
• Speech-to-Text Market Segment
• Telephone Market Segment
• Voice Verification Market Segment
• Application of Automatic Speech Recognition by large, medium, small business, SOHO & Consumer Segments
• ASR market by Geographic Location
• ASR market by Industry Group
• Applications of Automatic Speech Recognition in Vertical Industry Segments
• plus 14 tables

VI. Trends, New Products and Applications

• Introduction
• Computer Control
• Consumer
• Data Entry
• Speech-to-Text
• Telephone
• Voice Verification

VII. Recent Trends

• Human Factors
• VARs Fully Integrated Suppliers
• Products and Features
• Technology
• Sales Issues
• Trends in Marketing by Segment
• Future Trends in the Use of ASR
• International Trends
• Trends in Utilization by Type of Enterprise
• Trends in Utilization by Vertical Industry Segment Markets

VII. Voice & Speech Recognition Market Size

• Revenue by Automatic Speech Recognition Market Segment
• Unit Shipments in Each Automatic Speech Recognition Market Segment
• Unit Price in Each Automatic Speech Recognition Market Segment
• Supplier Group Ranking
• Distribution
• End User Revenue by Auto. Speech Recognition Market Segment
• plus 44 figures and 27 tables

IX. Speech/Voice Recognition Product/Technology Vendors

• Appendix 1 - Speech/Voice Recognition Base Technology Vendors

Profiles 43 industry vendors.

• Appendix 2 - Speech/Voice Recognition OEMs, VARs, System Integrators

Profiles 300+ industry vendors.

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