Adding speech recognition support to UML tools

  • Authors:
  • Samuel Lahtinen;Jari Peltonen

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute of Software Systems, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 553, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland;Institute of Software Systems, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 553, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Visual Languages and Computing
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In the Unified Modeling Language (UML) models are constructed graphically, by drawing diagrams. However, it is not always easy to manipulate diagrams using the CASE-tools of today. Typically, functionality and information are hidden behind complex menu or dialog hierarchies, diminishing the usability of the tools. Speech recognition can be used to promote usability of an existing tool as a complementary user interface that allows simultaneous use of other interfaces. In this paper we present an approach to develop speech interfaces to UML tools. We also show that UML is a favorable target to speech recognition and that speech recognition is applicable and mature enough to be used to enhance usage of UML tools. To support our claims, we present a spoken language created for editing UML models, a prototype of a speech control system integrated with Rational Rose, and the results of the early user tests on the system and the language.