Voice recognition software allows users to control their smartphones using voice commands instead of the touchscreen. Popular examples are Siri and Google Now. The document discusses the common functions of Siri and Google Now such as making calls, sending messages, setting reminders and alarms. It then compares the two in areas like voice recognition, speed, searching capabilities, and music identification. Both have advantages like convenience and saving time, as well as disadvantages like inability to always recognize commands accurately. A survey is presented that gauges user experiences with voice recognition software and their views on advantages and disadvantages.

1. INNOVATION IN SMARTPHONES-VOICE
RECOGNITION SOFTWARES
Students:
Fong Yin Yu(14212145)
Wong ChingWa(14220709)
Pan Fu YI (14251973)

2. Mindmap
http://www.mindmeister.com/470574786/voice-recognition-software

3. Introduction
Voice recognition software
 An automated phone system
 Allows users to dictate to their device and
have their words converted to text
 Allows function commands, such as opening
files and accessing menus, with voice
instructions
 Examples: Siri, Google now

4. Common Functions of Siri and
Google now
 Make a Phone Call or FaceTime
“Call my mother on her work phone”
 Send, read and reply to Text Messages (SMS) or Email
“New email to Sean Combs”
 Set a Reminder
"Remind me to [buy toilet paper at Target]."
 Set or change Alarms
“Set an alarm for 7 AM”
 Search for Maps and Directions
“Show my current location”
 Check stock and weather
“What’s the weather like today?”
“How is the stock market doing today?”
 Play music
“Play Jazz music”
 Search the Web
"What time is it in [London]?"

5. Compare features of Siri and
Google now in terms of:
1. Voice recognition
2. Speed
3. Searching facts and figures
4. System setting manipulation
5. Music identification

6. 1. Voice recognition
Google now Siri
Voice recognition 
Google now can fix words they consider
misunderstood successfully while Siri cannot

7. 2. Speed
Google now Siri
Speed 
Google now (4.894 seconds) is a bit faster than
Siri (5.53 seconds) when searching information

8. 3. Searching facts and figures
Siri Google now
Searching figures 
Siri Google now
When searching figures (eg.currency conversion), Siri
provided more additional context than Google now.

9. 4. System setting
Siri Google now
System setting manipulation 
Siri Google now
Siri can manipulate system settings, but Google
now can’t.

10. 5. Music identification
Siri Google now
Music identification 
Siri Google now
 Google now can identify songs while Siri cannot.

11. Advantages of voice recognition
softwares
1. Easy to use and save a lot of time, especially
when sending a text message or an email.
2. Tell you where you are and what can be find
nearby automatically.
3. Do not have to use your hand so it is much safer to use
them while driving.
4. Much easier to send a microblog without open the apps.
5. Automatically find out your favorite songs and play
them.

12. Disadvantages of voice recognition
softwares
1. Cannot always recognize what you are saying.
2. Can only be used when there is an Internet
connection, which costs a lot.
3. May tell you a longer route to where you want to
go.
4. Does not need a password so your personal
information may get stolen.

13. Survey questions

21. Survey result analysis 1
Have you ever used the voice-recognition software
58%
42%
on your smartphone?
Yes, I have.
No, I have not.
The majority of the interviewees said that they have ever used
the voice-recognition software on their smartphone.
It represents that the voice-recognition software is quite common
in Hong Kong.

22. Survey result analysis 2
The functions of voice-recognition
23%
9%
0%
9%
18%
3%
15%
23%
3%
software
Call someone without searching
your contacts.
Send text messages or emails.
Search in the Internet.
Set alarm clocks.
Find the nearest Café or other
location.
Create a calendar or plan.
Shuffle music order or search some
specific songs.
Just for fun when playing jokes on it.
• Many respondents used the functions of calling people without searching contacts and
used the software for fun. It may because it is more convenient to call people just by
using voice instead of hands and people found this software interesting and
entertaining.
• However, few people used the function of creating a calendar or plan, this may because
they usually create plan by written words (Schedule book). Even no one used the
function of finding restaurants as there are other apps providing better information
(eg. Open rice)

23. Survey result analysis 3
The advantages of voice-recognition software They are easy to use and save a lot
21%
21%
3%
29%
7%
11%
4%
4%
of time, especially when sending a
text message or an email.
They will tell you where you are
and what can be find nearby
automatically.
When you are in a restaurant they
can tell you the best dishes there.
You do not have to use your hand
so it is much safer to use them
while driving.
Much easier to send a microblog
without open the apps.
Automatically find out your
favorite songs and play them.
Practice a foreign language
Playing with it is fun.

24. Survey result analysis 3
 Many respondents thought it’s good that they do not have to use
their hand to search information when driving as well as it is easy to
use and save a lot of time, especially when sending a text message
or an email. The reasons may be that people emphasize the safety
and convenience of daily life nowadays because they have a lot of
works. The voice-recognition software can make their works more
efficient.
 However, few respondents thought that searching dishes of the
restaurant or practicing a foreign language are the advantages of
the software. It is because the software doesn’t provide good
services in these aspects.

25. Survey result analysis 4
The disadvantages of voice-recognition software The software(s) cannot always
37%
9% 14%
3%
3%
23%
11%
recognize what you are saying
The softwares can only be used
when there is an Internet
connection, which costs a lot
The softwares cannot always tell
you all the café or others nearby
Sometimes they tell you a longer
route to where you want to go
Sometimes they reply you with
some bad words
They may find something bad and
there exists a lack of regulatory
It does not need a password so your
personal information may get
stolen

26. Survey result analysis 4
 Many respondents thought that the software always
cannot recognize what they are saying. It represents
that the voice-recognition software still has to improve
the part of recognition. It’s better if the software can
fix the words that it misunderstood.
 However, few respondents thought that the software
replies people with some bad words and it tells them a
longer route to somewhere. It represents the software
does quite well in those part.

27. Survey result analysis 5
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
The possibility of the voice-recognition software being
common in any operating systems in the future
1 2 3 4 5
• The majority of the interviewees expressed the voice-recognition software
has low possibility to be common in any operating systems in the
future.
• It may because the voice-recognition software in smartphone is not
perfect enough. It still needs to improve in many aspects like
recognition.

28. Video

29. Websites and Search
strategies
 “siri functions” -- How to Use Siri – Full list of Siri Commands for iPhone, iPad,
Video
 “ siri goolge now” -- 1. Cortana vs. Siri vs. Google Now: An early look at how
Cortana stacks up (hands-on)
-- 2. Google Now vs Siri vs Cortana: showdown
 “google now functions” -- Google Now: Entire List of Voice Commands and
Functions
 “what is voice recognition software”-- How Speech Recognition Works

30. Job division
 Fong Yin Yu:
 Introduction
 The function and comparison of the voice-recognition software
 PowerPoint
 Survey
 Pan Fu YI:
 Mind map
 Survey
 The advantages and disadvantages
 Wong ChingWa:
 Survey
 Video editing
 Survey results analysis
 Mind map

31. Reference
 How Speech Recognition Works - HowStuffWorks. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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htm
 How to Use Siri - Full list of Siri Commands for iPhone, iPad, Video. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://techblog.tv/full-list-of-siri-commands-how-to-use-siri/
 Cortana vs. Siri vs. Google Now: An early look at how Cortana stacks up (hands-on) -
CNET. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cnet.com/news/cortana-vs-siri-vs-google-now/
 Google Now vs Siri vs Cortana: showdown. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Now-vs-Siri-vs-Cortana-showdown_
id59877
 Google Now: Entire List of Voice Commands and Functions. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-now-entire-list-voice-commands-functions-1450757

32. Thank You!