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Add Speech to Text Feature

Add Speech to Text Feature

Aug 26, 2019

Speech to text feature to be used for control of the prototype. 

 

Potential Tools: 

  1. Google Speech API 

  2. Web Speech Recognition API

 

Google Speech API

      - https://cloud.google.com/speech-to-text/

Pros:

  • Cross-Platform API

  • Better in recognizing words

  • Covers 120 languages

Cons:

  • Not free to use

  • End users need some technical knowledges

 

Web Speech Recognition API

      - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API

Pros:

  • Free to use

  • Calling browser property as it is, so no additional modules are required

  • Easier to use than Google Speech API

Cons:

  • Only supported on Web Chrome, Android Webview, and Chrome for Android

  • Users need to be able to pronounce words correctly

 

Example of Web Speech Recognition API