On the long drive home Monday, I had plenty of time to think. I happened to come up with a very interesting idea for an extension to the PhraseServer element of my media infrastructure.
The question I pose to you is: What kind of things would you want to do using the voice interface for a smarthome? Ask when the next bus is, set the thermostat, what? Specifically, I'm trying to get a feel for what kind of content it would be conveying, and what the range of structures of the generated phrases would be like.
The question I pose to you is: What kind of things would you want to do using the voice interface for a smarthome? Ask when the next bus is, set the thermostat, what? Specifically, I'm trying to get a feel for what kind of content it would be conveying, and what the range of structures of the generated phrases would be like.
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Turn oven on/off
Set a timer with either audible or visible alarm for a specific time, or for a specific offset from now
Set/defuse a security alarm
Check/read email
Record TV programs
Check bus/movie/theatre/plane schedules
Enter and confirm appointments
Obtain phone numbers, place calls
Play movies or music from library
Screen visitors
Call 911
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;-)