Title
Tlk or txt? Using voice input for SMS composition
Abstract
This paper reports a series of investigations, which aim to test the appropriateness of voice recognition as an interaction method for mobile phone use. First, a KLM model was used in order to compare the speed of using voice recognition against using multi-tap and predictive text (the two most common methods of text entry) to interact with the phone menus and compose a text message. The results showed that speech is faster than the other two methods and that a combination of input methods provides the quickest task completion times. The first experiment used a controlled message creation task to validate the KLM predictions. This experiment also confirmed that the result was not due to a speed/accuracy trade off and that participants preferred to use the combination of input methods rather than a single method for menu interaction and text composition. The second experiment investigated the effect of limited visual feedback (when walking down the road or driving a car for example) on interaction, providing further evidence in support of speech as a useful input method. These experiments not only indicate the usefulness of voice in SMS input but also that users could also be satisfied with voice input in hands-busy, eyes-busy situations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1007/s00779-007-0178-8
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
input method,text message,predictive text,voice input,voice recognition,text composition,text entry,sms composition,voice-entrykeypresssms � klm gomshands-busyeyes-busy,useful input method,sms input,common method,sms,satisfiability
Text message,Predictive text,Computer science,Input method,Direct voice input,Speech recognition,Human–computer interaction,Phone,Mobile phone,Task completion,Multimedia,Text entry
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
12
8
1617-4917
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
0.55
33
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Anna L. Cox194878.98
Paul A. Cairns225931.54
Alison Walton337318.47
Sasha Lee490.55