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Tips and Suggestions
When defining the expression for your command, include at least one word
that is required; that is, avoid supplying only optional words.
Make sure that the word includes only pronounceable words and letters. For numbers, it
is better to spell out the word than use an ambiguous representation. For example,
“345” is not a good grammar form. Similarly, instead of “IEEE”, use “I triple E”.
Omit any punctuation or symbols. For example, instead of “the #1 $10 pizza!” use “the
number one ten dollar pizza”. Including non-pronounceable characters or symbols for
one command may cause the speech engine to fail to compile the grammar for all your
commands.
Make your voice parameter as distinct as reasonably possible from other voice
commands you define. The greater the similarity between the voice grammars for
commands, the more likely the speech engine will make a recognition error. You can
also use the confidence scores to better distinguish between two commands that may
have similar or similar-sounding grammar.
HomeSeer Phone
HomeSeer Phone is an add-on application to the RFTCP that adds telephone control. With
this application you can:
Control the RFTCP with voice commands or touch-tones from any phone from outside
or inside your home (if the Way2Call Hi-Phone or Hi-Phone Lite voice interface is
installed).
Create events in the RFTCP that are triggered by phone events, such as:
o When the phone first rings
o On each phone ring
o When a caller leaves a voice message
o When a voice message is read
o When caller ID information is available
o When a phone goes off hook
Caller ID can be used to play special greetings to callers or hang-up on the caller.
Caller ID information can be announced by the Speaker Client or displayed on the
screen.
A complete scripting interface is available, so you can create your own scripts to
handle calls.
Two built-in answering systems are available to allow a user to leave a message
in a mailbox, or just simply leave a message in the default mailbox.
NOTE: Be careful when using this technique as voice settings with ellipses may increase the potential
of unwanted matches.
