Frequently Asked Questions:
1.) What are the minimum hardware requirements that will
allow me to use L&H Voice Xpress for Medicine 4.0?
L&H Voice Xpress™ for Medicine
Version 4 has the following system requirements:
Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT®:
- Intel® Pentium® processor with MMX
technology (Pentium II 266 MHz or greater recommended)
- Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 with
Service Pack 3 or later installed
- 16-bit soundboard from Creative® Labs
or other Windows-compatible 16-bit sound board*
- 190 MB hard disk space (plus an
additional 50 MB for each additional vocabulary purchased)
- 96 MB RAM or greater; 128 MB RAM for
Windows NT
- CD-ROM drive
- Deluxe noise-canceling headset
microphone (included)
*Some sound cards and notebook computers
may require an auxiliary power supply. Consult the microphone
information for purchase details and requirements. Some sound cards and
notebook computers may have internal noise that can adversely affect
recognition.
2.) Will people who purchased Kurzweil VoicePad,
Kurzweil VoicePlus, Kurzweil VoicePro, or Kurzweil VoiceCommands™ be
able to upgrade to L&H Voice Xpress for Medicine?
No. L&H Voice Xpress for Medicine is a distinct product from
any other Kurzweil Voice product.
3.) Will L&H Voice Xpress for Medicine recognize
people who speak with an accent?
Speakers with strong accents are strongly encouraged to
complete the enrollment procedure to boost the accuracy of
the software. L&H Voice for Medicine products will continue to
learn the user's voice over time as the user trains individual
words and adds their own vocabulary words. Ongoing
accuracy can reach up to 95% or higher.
4.) What is the difference between systems having
continuous and discrete speech technology?
Continuous speech technology allows the user to speak to the
software in a conversational manner. Users can achieve
dictation rates of over 100 wpm when dictating to software
using discrete speech technology. Discrete speech
technology requires users to pause between each word or
command phrase when t
Users can achieve dictation rates of 40-60 words per minute
when dictating to software using discrete speech technology.
The advantage of discrete dictation software is that it can run
effectively on computers with lower system requirements than
continuous dictation software.
Natural Language Technology™ (NLT) – Dictate, format, and
edit using Natural Language Technology. NLT determines whether you are
issuing a formatting command or trying to create text, and then does the
right thing. L&H Voice Xpress Professional has a flexible command
language based on NLT so you can issue commands in a variety of forms
and still accomplish what you want. Commands are easy to learn and
remember. With L&H Voice Xpress Professional you just "Say It
Your Way™" to create professionally formatted documents quickly
and accurately.
All speech recognition software takes dictation. Only L&H's
Natural Language Technology (NLT) lets you dictate, edit, and format
your text naturally. Issue commands to the computer in your own style
without the need to memorize hundreds of complex commands.
You're in control. If you want to make the font larger, just say so.
Tell L&H VoiceXpress to:
- "Make it larger."
- "Increase the font size by one point."
- "Make it bigger."
- "Make the font of this paragraph fourteen points."
- "Change font to Arial."
... and it will. No more need to conquer a technical vocabulary. Just
speak naturally and watch your computer perform!
Commands are easy to learn and remember. With NLT you just say it
your way to create professionally formatted documents quickly and
accurately.
Continuous speech dictation to aid typing is only one step in
making speech the dominant interface for PCs and other
consumer devices. With Natural Language Technology, L&H
can make the PC easier to use by making the menu structure
of software applications and the hierarchy of the Windows
operating system obsolete. In addition, the accuracy of the
dictation software will continue to improve and new
technologies will be added that make it easier to dictate and
to complete documents. L&H was the first to introduce this
technology in a consumer software product with Kurzweil
VoiceCommands for Microsoft Word. This technology is also
already evident in the natural command language of L&H
Voice Xpress for Medicine.
