An apparatus and method for automatic continuous-speech recognition is
disclosed. The recognition function for a speaker-dependent
continuous-speech recognition (CSR) system is performed on a (PCMCIA)
card, which includes a DSP, Codec, and memory. All of the processing
performed by the CPU, DSP, and special DTW chip in prior art systems are
performed in the single DSP on the PCMCIA card. Recognition results
computed on the card are uploaded to the host computer application (for
command interpretation and processing), via the PCMCIA interface. The host
computer may comprise a personal computer, making this invention
particularly well-suited for use in military or other such operations
which require light-weight portable computers.
