Embarcadero Technologies announces methods for integrating voice recognition and text-to-speech functions into Android applications, particularly for Google Glass. The document outlines the process for adding voice triggers, modifying the Android manifest, and implementing voice functionalities such as prompts and speech recognition. Additional resources and future sessions are also mentioned for developers interested in enhancing their applications.

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Add
Voice
to
All
Your
Android
Apps
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McKeeth
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Wide
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Evangelist
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Agenda
• Voice
Launching
Google
Glass
Apps
– Standard
Triggers
– Unlisted
Triggers
• AddiUonal
Prompts
on
Google
Glass
• Voice
RecogniUon
on
Android
• Text-­‐To-­‐Speech
on
Android

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Voice
Launching
Google
Glass
Apps
• Add
a
Voice
Trigger
XML
file:
– Choose
a
Standard
Voice
command
hLp://embt.co/glass-­‐voice-­‐triggers
– Deploy
to
resxml
folder.
• Modify
the
Android
Manifest
Template:
– Add
an
Intent
Filter
• <action
android:name="com.google.android.glass.action.VOICE_TRIGGER"/>
– Add
Meta
Data
for
Filter
• <meta-­‐data
android:name="com.google.android.glass.VoiceTrigger”
android:resource="@xml/my_voice_trigger"
/>

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Custom
Glass
Voice
Trigger
• Change
XML
to
from
Command
to
Keyword.
• Use
arbitrary
text
for
voice
trigger.
• Use
the
Development
permission:
– <uses-­‐permission
android:name="com.google.android.glass.permission.DEVELOPMENT"/>
– Added
to
android
manifest
template
• Not
allowed
for
distribuUon
– Usable
for
in-­‐house
use

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AddiConal
Prompts
on
Google
Glass
• Collect
addiUonal
Voice
recogniUon
input
when
app
is
launched.
– Add
an
Input
Prompt
to
the
Voice
Trigger
XML
<?xml
version="1.0"
encoding="UTF-­‐8"?>
<trigger
command="TAKE_A_NOTE">
<input
prompt="What
shall
I
say?"
/>
</trigger>
• In
FormCreate
get
speech
guesses
from
Intent
Extras
– SharedActivity.getIntent.getExtras.
getStringArrayList(TJRecognizerIntent.JavaClass.EXTRA_RESULTS);

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Voice
RecogniCon
on
Android
• Prompts
user
for
voice
input
• Returns
up
to
5
“guesses”
• Works
offline
too
– (only
returns
1
guess)
• Reusable
component
for
download.

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Text-­‐To-­‐Speech
on
Android
• Converts
Text
to
spoken
word.
• Reusable
component
based
on
Jeff
Overcash’s
translaUon.
• Example
of
handling
Java
Listener
events.

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DEMONSTRATION
Add
Voice
to
All
Your
Android
Apps

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Android
Voice
Summary
• Using
Voice
to
Launch
on
Google
Glass
• Google
Glass
Prompts
for
Voice
Input
• Voice
RecogniUon
on
Android
• Text-­‐To-­‐Speech
on
Android

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Android
JNI
Resources
• Samples
– C:UsersPublicDocumentsEmbarcaderoStudio14.0SamplesObject
PascalMobile
SamplesGoogle
Glass
• DocWiki
– hLp://docwiki.embarcadero.com/CodeExamples/XE6/en/FMX.Mobile.GoogleGlass_Sample_(Delphi)
• Glass
Launch
Commands
– hLp://embt.co/glass-­‐voice-­‐triggers
• Blog
Post
– Slides
&
New
Samples
– hLp://delphi.org/2014/07/android-­‐voice/
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