How can I use Speech Recognition in VB.net with voice only triggering commands in the VB.net program I made?

Question

Hello,

I am using system.speech currently.

I want to use speech recognition to make a program. However, while the program is running, I noticed that some of the commands for windows (like saying "run") would trigger other program functions. Thus, while the VB.net program is running I do not want this to happen. Also, when the computer starts up, I speech to start listening right away rather than me having to say "start listening". How can I do this? Can someone help me do this? I am pretty sure that it is simple. THANKS!

This is my code so far:

Imports System.Speech

Public Class Form1

    Dim WithEvents reco As New Recognition.SpeechRecognizer

 

    Private Sub SetColor(ByVal color As System.Drawing.Color)

        Dim synth As New Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer

        synth.SpeakAsync("setting the back color to " + color.ToString)

        Me.BackColor = color

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        Dim gram As New Recognition.SrgsGrammar.SrgsDocument

        Dim colorRule As New Recognition.SrgsGrammar.SrgsRule("color")

        Dim colorsList As New Recognition.SrgsGrammar.SrgsOneOf("red", "green")

        colorRule.Add(colorsList)

        gram.Rules.Add(colorRule)

        gram.Root = colorRule

        reco.LoadGrammar(New Recognition.Grammar(gram))

    End Sub

 

Private Sub reco_SpeechRecognized(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Speech.Recognition.RecognitionEventArgs) Handles reco.SpeechRecognized

        Select Case e.Result.Text

            Case "red"

                SetColor(Color.Red)

            Case "green"

                SetColor(Color.Green)

        End Select

    End Sub

End Class

 

Answer 1

 

Hi There,

Here is an example in VB.NET.

http://www.codeguru.com/csharp/.net/net_general/patterns/article.php/c12941

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Answer 2

Microsoft speech SDK enables a developer to add speech capability in to an application. Speech SDK can be used in either C#, VB.NET language, and applicable to WinForms and WebForms applications.

Here are some tutorial and code samples about Speech Recognition:

1. This document (including demo project) demonstrates how to apply Microsoft Speech 5.1 SDK to Visual Studio .NET.
Text to Speech in VB .NET
http://www.vbdotnetheaven.com/UploadFile/scottlysle/TTSinVB08282006014731AM/TTSinVB.aspx 

Figure: Add the Microsoft Speech Object Library Reference


2. Speech sample in VB.NET
http://blogs.msdn.com/robertbrown/archive/2005/06/14/428967.aspx

 

3. Speech Recognition using C# and Speech SDK 5.1
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/ssrinivas/SpeeechRecognitionusingCSharp11222005054918AM/SpeeechRecognitionusingCSharp.aspx 

4. Using MS Agent to write speech recognition applications in C# and. NET
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/ggaganesh/UsingMSAgentinCSharpPartIISpeechRecognition11232005011052AM/UsingMSAgentinCSharpPartIISpeechRecognition

5. System.Speech.Recognition Namespace
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.speech.recognition.aspx

6. Speech SDK 5.1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5E86EC97-40A7-453F-B0EE-6583171B4530&displaylang=en

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