Direct Voice Control - Speech data entry and database query models

Speech as a result of natural language processing provides a natural, efficient and flexible means of user interaction with computers in a messaging and communication environment. In discussing several spoken language data entry and database query prototype models, this report discusses examples from two very different domains: 1) Sophisticated applications such as Direct Voice Input/Direct Voice Control (DVI/DVC), the personalized speech piloting system in Europe's newest military aircraft, the Eurofighter/Typhoon by EADS and 2) Business-To-Business Electronic Commerce (B2B EC). Whether B2B EC or combat aircraft control, both applications feature prominently when it comes to AI-solutions of natural language data processing. The paper focusses on specific problems such as multilinguality, speech recognition, natural language data processing (e.g. type-token related semantic approaches vs. syntactic generation [1]) that still need further research in order to secure efficient natural language speech control or business data management.