{"product_id":"9781783285303","title":"Voice Application Development for Android: A practical guide to develop advanced and exciting voice applications for Android using open source software","description":"\u003cb\u003eA practical guide to develop advanced and exciting voice applications for Android using open source software\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA comprehensive guide containing all the best practices for voice application development for Android\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgress quickly from basic apps to more advanced topics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten in an easy-to-follow style with detailed descriptions of the included code examples to help you learn quickly and efficiently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can download the updated code here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeech technology has been around for some time now. However, it has only more recently captured the imagination of the general public with the advent of personal assistants on mobile devices that you can talk to in your own language. The potential of voice apps is huge as a novel and natural way to use mobile devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoice Application Development for Android is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a series of clear, step-by-step examples which will help you to build on the basic technologies and create more advanced and more engaging applications. With this book, you will learn how to create useful voice apps that you can deploy on your own Android device in no time at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces you to the technologies behind voice application development in a clear and intuitive way. You will learn how to use open source software to develop apps that talk and that recognize your speech. Building on this, you will progress to developing more complex apps that can perform useful tasks, and you will learn how to develop a simple voice-based personal assistant that you can customize to suit your own needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more interesting information about the book, visit http:\/\/lsi.ugr.es\/zoraida\/androidspeechbook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you will learn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse text-to-speech synthesis so that your device can talk to you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnable your device to recognize your speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate simple voice interactions to get information and carry out commands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop a voice app that engages in a dialogue with you to collect the information required to perform a transaction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse grammars to enable your app to understand the meaning behind your words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake use of different languages in your apps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd multimodal interaction to your apps as an alternative to speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a voice-based personal assistant using an open source development platform for chatbots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoice Application Development for Android is for all those who are interested in speech technology and for those who, as owners of Android devices, are keen to experiment with developing voice apps for their devices. It will also be useful as a starting point for professionals who are experienced in Android application development but who are not familiar with speech technologies and the development of voice user interfaces. Some background in programming in general, particularly in Java, is assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46296050696433,"sku":"9781783285303","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781783285303_p0.jpg?v=1779803432","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783285303","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}