Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392
After helping out it seems I've been determined a female(wrongly). It was disappointing and I'm considering a visit to the Dr Phil Show to work out my anger From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Asterisk Asterisk Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:11 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Cc: nt_jnew...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392 That's funny. The way I have it phrased, when I called I started talking to it as well! I have some code for short list voice recognition and thought about detecting yes and no in there, but I ran out of time...and the prompts were already recorded. Thank you everyone for helping test the module. There have been 200+ calls from users on the list and they are still coming in. We're getting about 65%-70% success rate. My target is 80%-85% in random sampling and 90%-95% in controlled settings. Update: I'm adjusting the detection ratios tomorrow, so that should improve general detection results based on the received data. I'm implementing filters to remove the background noise. I'd guess that 5% of those testing are trying to fool the system for fun, in one way or another. When the user is unaware of sampling, the results are slightly higher. My greeting suggests a less masculine phrase, but with a male voice. I suspect this throws off both genders' recordings. I probably should have had testers say their own names, since testers rarely divert on that. From: Gondar Monn To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 9:19:20 PM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection module at 575-613-4392 Looks like my provider is not passing dtmf correctly .. Had a serious laugh, system kept asking me if I was ready., ended up finding myself talking to the IVR . - Disclaimer: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information and is for use by the designated addressee(s) named above only. If you are not the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any use or reproduction of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you.___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392
Accuracy should be 10%-15% better on Wed or Thu. From: Jason Aarons (US) To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:48:07 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392 After helping out it seems I’ve been determined a female(wrongly). It was disappointing and I’m considering a visit to the Dr Phil Show to work out my anger…. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392
Thanks for the feedback. I did some research and it looks like you were calling over international lines. It also appears that there was high than average static on the line, which is not normal for my system. It's true that I threw my recordings together quickly and the beep was supposed to be funny - it was actually me saying "beep". However, the static and noise you received was probably not from my system. Nonetheless, I am working on improving the results of detection and will have a new release today or tomorrow. I'll post it up on the test systems for people to test and build additional data for refinement. Most importantly, I'll be adding a background noise filter and fine tuning the male/female results. After I get the gender detection done, I'll also be adding age range detection. Justin --Original Message-- From: Anselm Martin Hoffmeister To: nt_jnew...@yahoo.com Sent: Feb 18, 2009 4:09 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392 Am Montag, den 16.02.2009, 11:45 -0800 schrieb Asterisk Asterisk: > Let me know how it works when you try the test number at 575-613-4392. Hi Justin, I tried your module half an hour ago, and first of all, the bad sound quality immediately came to my attention. The prompts where noisy as if I had called from a mobile (which I did not) - intercontinental lines may be the cause here. The pause after the voice recording is quite long, giving the impression that you somehow missed the (short) voice recording and still wait for the caller's input: After the beep, I spoke as told, then had to wait five or so seconds. Besides, I have been detected as "female", three times in a row. I should probably go to the bathroom and check, but I think you are in error there. BR Anselm ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392
I hadn't even thought of that, but that's a great idea. I wrote some code that does speech recognition based on generated tokens and no learning needed. We could certainly apply the gender detection and that sr to a project like this. I would store only the token in my current model, but we could store voice too. I'll send you another email with my contact info. Maybe we can talk offline and put something together this week? This would be really cool...voice auth and ID. Probably not too much work either. Justin Newman nt_jnewman at yahoo.com -Original Message- From: Jeff LaCoursiere Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:01:15 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Cc: Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection module at 575-613-4392 Hi Justin, How far is your work from being able to do speaker verification? Not *identification* mind you, but being able to tell that a captured voice is the same as another that is stored... Cheers, j On Wed, 18 Feb 2009, Asterisk Asterisk wrote: > Steve, > >> Tried to test and got "call could not be completed as dialed". > > Were you able to connect? If not, please try again. Call volume has been > growing. > >> How about a moving stress variable that could be used as a lie detector > of sorts or >> just to measure how certain parts of a script, or certain > questions may > > This is possible. Do you want to call or e-mail to discuss? > > >> I guess to get a baseline, you would have to ask a few inert questions. > > Yes, I definitely need to do this and will probably add this in for the next > release. > > Justin Newman > nt_jnewman at yahoo.com > > > > > From: Steve Totaro > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:57:47 AM > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection module at > 575-613-4392 > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Steve Totaro > wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Asterisk Asterisk > wrote: > > This module detects gender and approximate age range. I'm working on getting > it's accuracy to 80%+ on a consistent basis, after implementing filters to > remove background noise and other artifacts. > > It's designed for a number of things. To start, I have several clients > (primarily mobile content and servers providers) that want to profile and > generate demographics of their users for selling advertising. They also want > to understand their user base. Plus, some customers have found that male and > female users tend to respond differently to different prompts, flows, etc. > This helps in designing a system that meets needs of many different types of > users. > > Of course, there are many other uses and I'm sure people can generate some > cool ideas. > > Let me know how it works when you try the test number at 575-613-4392. Also, > let me know if you have any interest in the module. > > Justin > > nt_jnewman at yahoo.com > > > > > > From: Ron Joffe > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Cc: Asterisk Asterisk > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 11:05:24 AM > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection module at > 575-613-4392 > > That's an interesting module. > > Care to elaborate on what you designed it for ? > > Thanks, > > Ron > > > > > On Monday 16 February 2009 13:29, Asterisk Asterisk wrote: >> I need your help: please help test the gender detection module at >> 575-613-4392. >> >> I wrote a gender detection module and thought I'd try it out. It only takes >> a second. I've been showing 90%+ accuracy and I want to make sure it's >> working correctly. Rain and significant background noise seems to throw it >> off, so I still have a bit of work to do. >> >> Have your friends and significant others call too. Also, let me know if you >> have any need for the module. >> >> Justin Newman >> nt_jnewman at yahoo.com > > > Tried to test and got "call could not be completed as dialed". > > This sounds very interesting Justin. > > -- > Thanks, > Steve Totaro > > > Justin, how about building some additional functionality. > > How about a moving stress variable that could be used as a lie detector of > sorts or just to measure how certain parts of a script, or certain questions > may prove to be more stressful where simply rewording them may have a less > stressful response? > > I guess to get a baseline, you would have to ask a few inert questions. > > -- > Thanks, > Steve Totaro > +18887771888 (Toll Free) > +12409381212 (Cell) > +12024369784 (Skype) > > > > ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Please help test the gender detection moduleat 575-613-4392
2009/2/18 Asterisk Asterisk > Thanks for the feedback. I did some research and it looks like you were > calling over international lines. It also appears that there was high than > average static on the line, which is not normal for my system. It's true > that I threw my recordings together quickly and the beep was supposed to be > funny - it was actually me saying "beep". However, the static and noise > you received was probably not from my system. > > Nonetheless, I am working on improving the results of detection and will > have a new release today or tomorrow. I'll post it up on the test systems > for people to test and build additional data for refinement. Most > importantly, I'll be adding a background noise filter and fine tuning the > male/female results. After I get the gender detection done, I'll also be > adding age range detection. > > Justin > It was so fun :) I have noticed a bad quality audio, not choppy, but hears like very compressed. Calling from France ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
