WholeWord Recognition

Natural Language Speech Recognition

Word-based

Depends on external vendor NLSR engine

Requires data collection in model building for vocabulary words other than digits 0 through 9, "oh", and the words "yes" and "no"

Depends on external vendor NLSR engine

Single or connected digits

Single or connected digits, single word or phrase

Standard and custom grammars

Custom or standard external vendor NLSR grammars

Barge-in supported

Depends on external vendor NLSR engine

Phrase screening supported

Phrase screening supported

Limited vocabulary

Vocabulary limited by external vendor NLSR engine

Word spotting supported

Depends on external vendor NLSR engine, but word spotting usually supported