ProNotes Voice Tools

• Platform: Windows
• Description: ProNotes Voice Tools are designed to bring the speech recognition capabilities of the IBM VoiceTypeTM Dictation System for Windows into any program without the need for the programmer to directly interface with the speech engine at the API level. There are five tools, as described below, which are all available in three forms: Visual Basic(TM) Custom Controls (known as VBXs), 16-bit OLE Custom Controls, and 32-bit OLE Custom Controls. The tools are intended for use by Windows(TM) developers working with Windows 3.1(TM), Windows for Workgroups 3.11(TM), Windows NT 3.51 Workstation(TM), and Windows 95(TM). The custom controls can be utilized with any application development environment which supports the use of such controls (e.g. Visual Basic and Visual C++).

  Playback and Record

  An object which allows developers to use the IBM Speech Engine to record and play back sound files. Can be used to add voice prompts and to allow end users to record and playback sound files.

  Voice Button

  An object having standard button properties and behavior, which can additionally be controlled by voice. The button can also be used as a label or a 3D panel.

  Dictation Window

  A text box that allows free dictation, voice macro utilization, and correction by voice. Each Dictation Window has access to global and context sensitive vocabularies for both command and dictation. There are three correction modes.

  Voice List Box

  Has standard list box properties and behavior, but can additionally be controlled by voice. A user can select items by pronouncing the entry's text or the entries can be numbered and selected accordingly.

  Voice Navigator

  Provides navigation by voice within an application developed with the Voice Tools, between voice-enabled objects described above, as well as some standard objects found within the application.

• Requirements: Hardware: 80486/33 DX or higher, 60MB hard disk space for IBM VoiceType Dictation software, 10MB hard disk space for ProNotes Voice Tools, 3.5" floppy, VGA (or compatible), 16MB RAM, IBM VoiceType Dictation adapter, microphone, and speakers.
  Software: DOS version 6.0 or later, with SHARE.EXE running, Windows 3.1 or later, IBM VoiceType Dictation software, any programming environment or system compatible with Visual Basic or OLE Custom Controls.
• Price: Unknown
• Contact: Pronotes, Inc.
  1546 Magee Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149, USA
  Ph: 800-70-NOTES or +1-215-533-8569, Fax: +1-215-533-1276
  Email: proinfo@pronotes.com
  WWW: http://www.pronotes.com/

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