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Command Builder Reference / TTS {LastResult} vs OSD {LastResult}

« on: February 18, 2014, 12:12:54 PM »

So I have my command to turn lights on, off, dim, bright etc. and have the OSD set to use {LastResult} so that I can get confirmation of my command but when I add TTS.Speak for {LastResult} I get the last media file played or other last result rather than the lighting command I just issued.  Does the TTS.Speak interpret LastResult differently than OSD?

I realize there are probably a dozen ways I could work around this, just curious to get to the bottom of it.  Should I use a different option than {LastResult} or set it to a Var first then have TTS read the Var back?  Have already tried a VC.Pause in case it was all just happening too quickly.  XML is attached here, any input would be appreciated, and I did rummage the forum first but if I missed a similar post please point me to it.

Thanks!

Sean

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Kodi (XBMC) Frodo / Gotham / Isengard / Jarvis / Re: Command List and Play Artist problem

« on: January 27, 2014, 11:59:45 AM »

Litfo,
Also something that recently got the better of me with Frodo, have you installed the Vox-Tools in XBMC yet?  http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=941.msg7855#msg7855 for the details.

as far as the reading the movie title to you, try using the Connect command after XBMC is open then use the What movie is this command.  Does any of the TTS functions read aloud?

Welcome and good luck on it.

Sean

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Off Topic (not related to VC) / Re: RFID/NFC Room Detection

« on: January 27, 2014, 10:38:10 AM »

Wow, All I can say is thank you everyone for the immense response and support on this!  I swear the Vox Forums are the friendliest most supportive group of any I have been a part of =D

Vangelis, thank you for the details regarding RFID and NCF options.  The distance factors were certainly a concern for me and it's convenient to have my concerns confirmed by another.  The Rasberry pi beacons look really cool and I will bet there will be a lot more capability in programming since it will be open source, but that being said I am looking at the Roximity equipment and waiting on my confirmation from Estimote about theirs as well.  Personally I am looking for the most simple implementation to begin with and evolve it from there.

Kalle,
Thanks for sharing that link I am going to purchase those ASAP as Estimote seems to be back ordered.  From what I can tell with any of these solutions more than one device will be a definite, and most likely will have to build some sort of a "training profile" app for the beacons to know which room I am in.  Essentially record distances (from all three beacons, possible as an X,Y, & Z Axis to allow for multiple floors) as I walk the perimeter of the room and store those for later use.  I have tested out a few Android Beacon apps and they all seem to just point out relative 1D distance, not necessarily distance in 3D space.

Soon as I get the devices in I will certainly update my posting here.  Really excited about this.  Again thanks each of you for the input =)

Sean

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Off Topic (not related to VC) / Re: RFID/NFC Room Detection

« on: January 24, 2014, 04:51:06 PM »

Also meant to share this link: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/apple/apple-ibeacons-explained-smart-home-occupancy-sensing-solved.html

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Off Topic (not related to VC) / Re: RFID/NFC Room Detection

« on: January 24, 2014, 04:49:14 PM »

Kalle,
Thanks for the reply and the link.  Mr. Wolf, Great video, thanks for sharing. 

As I have wasted my workday at the office I moved from NFC over to SmartBluetooth as it allows a heck of a lot more control and capability.  I actually just placed my pre-order with Estimote.com hoping they are legit and ship soon.  Not exactly sure how this will all work yet, but hoping with three devices I can actually triangulate my position in the house and control via that, if not at very least use each beacon to set my room based on distance from beacon (sticking beacon in middle of the room of course.

I may be pushing the threshold here but can't resist tinkering.

Sean

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Off Topic (not related to VC) / RFID/NFC Room Detection

« on: January 24, 2014, 03:18:03 PM »

Group,
So I have been considering ways to do room and personal level detection in order to have VC commands "auto switch" upon movement between rooms.  Simple enough if I walk one room to another and say "Turn On Lights" the system can know what room I am in and what lights to enable.  I understand that I could use voice commands to announce my room, or even motion sensors to detect movement but each has their flaws ( yes I refer to my dogs motion as a flaw).
What I am considering is setting up internal geo-fencing with RFID Tags spread throughout the house and actually tying these tags to the NCF on my Galaxy 3 smartphone to detect where I am in the house by the last registered tag reading.  So in theory I enter a room through doorway and one of several RFID Tags will be read by my phone and the Tasker app in phone could then issue a TCP command to VOX that that tag was just read.  As I move room to room the tags could change the zone I am in and run macros changing the default audio output for VC, the Lighting Commands, and others.  As well by using phones the commands could be unique so profiles could be detected allowing preferred lighting levels to be set or used.

I have not done anything with RFID in the past but do understand the basics of the technology.  Couple of questions I have for the group would be
1.  If anyone has done something like this in the past please share your experience
2.  Active RFID tags seem to put out too large of range to be effective (could pick me up from wrong room)  and passive tags of course need to be within a few inches from what I understand.  Does anyone know of a golden zone RFID tag with about 1 meter range?
3.  Assuming I the guinea pig on this concept, anyone have a RFID Tag vendor they recommend over another?

Please forgive if this is a duplicate post, I dug through the forums and while I see RFID using the reader tied to the PC to detect general arrival I didn't see anything reversing the model to have a cell as the reader and the tags for location.  Same on Googles and Youtubes but if I missed something please point me to that =)

As always thanks for reading my crazy ideas.

Sean

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General Discussion / Re: Face Detection

« on: January 17, 2014, 02:55:32 PM »

Jitter,
My Dell Studio XPS came with Fast Access and while it worked in good lighting obviously at night it was pointless.  The web based ones are nice because they eat the processing power for you but you sacrifice that for image upload time.  My company is a reseller for Talon DVR systems and I asked our rep about it and his response was that the only implementations they do with this is for security offices in which they can put the user in front of perfect lighting and "Green Screen" type backgrounds.

Nametag (http://www.nametag.ws/) is doing some pretty cool stuff with Facial recognition, but they have not yet launched.  I sincerely doubt they get an accurate system off the ground...

Sean

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General Discussion / Re: Face Detection

« on: January 17, 2014, 01:58:10 PM »

Ryz4Eva,
interesting idea, I once looked into something similar with WansView Cameras and iSpy software also.  It should be possible but obvious factors like lighting and camera quality will have an effect.  I used the free test at http://www.skybiometry.com/Demo to test with snapshot from Wansview and my "calibration image" and was getting very low results/success.  My problem was in getting/training wansview in capturing a good image to use as the upload (what you get for a $50 IP camera I suppose).  The theory is sound and it would be possible but I think you would need to write out a whole program to detect the motion, wait for good lighting then capture the image, run recognition with the API, and then send TCP command to VC... definitely beyond my skill =)

Sean

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Re: Google Glass Mic Interface

« on: December 31, 2013, 04:24:01 PM »

Jitter,
No Play store for glass users yet   I would need APK file, e-mail REMOVED@gmail.com in order to install through ADB.  Please send and I will gladly try again.  Apologize for not post build in my first post but I believe I was using VoxWav 1.4 downloaded from forum.

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Re: VoxWav on a smartwatch

« on: December 31, 2013, 02:31:18 PM »

I failed... but learned a hell of a lot while trying!  Thanks Jitter and Kalle for the idea!  Video of attempt here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmqfay0co9p3qbh/glass.mov

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Re: Google Glass Mic Interface

« on: December 31, 2013, 02:29:10 PM »

Well after spending the morning getting ADB Driver to work, then side loaded PocketAudio and VoxWav Free, installed Launcher so I could access them, Install settings so that I could enable bluetooth keyboard... was oh so close to having it working but at the last moment went bust.  Neither App will work with Glass unfortunately due to interface issues.  Pocket Audio requires one time setup of server IP address which was the reason for my bluetooth keyboard but the interface doesn't actually show where I can type and click save (as it would on cell).

And Jitter, was much closer with VoxWav Free but somewhat of the same problem, I could see the app and run it, but I could not see the "Radio" icon to pick my host IP    have shared a video of glass screen here so you can see what I mean. https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmqfay0co9p3qbh/glass.mov

For either app to be useful a true Glassware app would have to be built as launching these through "launchy" is a bit clunky.  I will explore creating a glassware app that communicates with VC, love the "tilt to activate" idea since glass is already built in for tilt head to turn on.

was worth a try, for now I will stick with Velcro Strapping my Phone to my wrist (Loved the Youtube Video!).

Sean

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Re: VoxWav on a smartwatch

« on: December 31, 2013, 11:32:29 AM »

Kalle,
Thanks for the information about audio settings, I may need to try that as the mic actually pics up a lot of ambient noise (can give Glass voice commands from across the room).  The Glass has a touch pad interface but does not use a "cursor" or anything making input very limited.  Initially I just want to side load VoxWav with debug on and cursor on my pc to configure settings and test it.  Assuming the mic and recognition work ok may hire a developer to create an VoxWav/XMBC Glassware app.  I will certainly keep the thread posted as progress is made =)

Sean

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Re: Google Glass Mic Interface

« on: December 31, 2013, 11:26:37 AM »

Thanks As Always Jitter,
Was certainly planning on testing Voxwav as well but wanted to start with Pocket Audio because I already have the APK in hand and once launched it requires no interaction, is just an always on mic.  Still working on the side loading part,for whatever reason my ADB recognizes my Galaxy S3 fine but doesn't recognize the Glass, trying alternative on installing Launchy on the glass and going from there.  Soon as I have either loaded and tested for audio functionality will update the thread.

The event triggers and interaction would be a pipe dream for down the road, would definitely require some actually development, and I know my limitations =D

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Re: VoxWav on a smartwatch

« on: December 30, 2013, 04:42:29 PM »

Kalle,
That looks awesome, I am going to try side loading VoxWav on my Google Glass tonight!

Sean

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Google Glass Mic Interface

« on: December 30, 2013, 04:36:52 PM »

So I am a Google Glass Explorer and the Glasses are amazing but certainly "light" on useful glassware apps at this point.  I currently use PocketAudio on my Galaxy S3 to control VC and it works well, but want to take it a step further and turn my Google Glass into the remote Mic.  I know I can sideload the PocketAudio app into the glasses, but would like to push the boundries by creating event triggers such as connect to wifi and VC does a greeting, presents options of common voice commands like "play music, turn on lights, turn on television, etc" on the glass display.

Question is a simple one, has anyone on here already tested Glass with VC?  If the mic is too low quality or something I would rather know before I look for and hire an android developer.

Thanks in advance and best holidays to everyone!

Sean