[Term of the Day]: Voice Search
Term of the Day
“Voice Search”
Definition — What is Voice Search?
Voice Search has been in the market for more than a decade, the technology is majorly used in smartphone and smart device industries. Voice search is a technology that allows users to perform a search on the internet by verbally asking a question on a smartphone, smart device, or a computer. Voice Search uses speech recognition technology to understand what users are saying with high accuracy. It then gives results orally to the user. If you have ever worked with a program that has the speech-to-text feature or the voice dialing feature, you have already used the voice search technology. Even programs like Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri, and Cortana use the voice search technology, to carry out voice searches.
How does Voice Search work?
Usually, voice search software programs work by analyzing sounds and performing tasks based on the information that is given to them via voice. The input analog audio needs to be converted into digital signals, known as analog-to-digital conversion. The voice software to decipher a signal, it must have a digital database, or vocabulary, of words or syllables, as well as a speedy means for comparing this data to signals. Today the voice-assisted Apple’s Siri, Google’s Home, and Amazon’s Alexa use Artificial Intelligence(AI) to process the input data. They work by linking speech recognition to complex natural language processing (NLP) systems, so whenever you ask a question to your voice assistant, it gets you an answer. They are capable of refining user inputs, so they can figure out not just what you say, but what you mean.
A Few popular web statics say approximately 2 in 5 adults use voice search at least once daily. The future of voice search is bright, as is proven by the increased usage of voice assistant devices.