BXVC (Bill's X10 Voice Commander) (JScript version)

[Puck]

Bill: Now that the wife thinks I completely lost it,    she wants to know if it can recognize 2 voices. Cause right now it doesn't respond to her [but yet it doesn't get in trouble].

[HA Dave]

[but yet it doesn't get in trouble].

LOL

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Bill: Now that the wife thinks I completely lost it,    she wants to know if it can recognize 2 voices. Cause right now it doesn't respond to her [but yet it doesn't get in trouble].

Yeah, and it doesn't yell at you (or worse) if you tell it to "shut up"!   

Funny... it doesn't like my wife's voice much either!  Maybe it's jealous?   

Oddly, other than my own personal experience, I don't remember anyone else reporting this as a problem.   
Since my wife doesn't use my computer, it hasn't been that much of an issue and so got put on my list of "intresting things to look into someday".

My best suggestion at the moment is that since BXVC uses which ever speech profile is set as the default in windows, you could try creating a new speech profile named "BXVC", set it as the default and don't "train" it.

Meanwhile, I guess I (and my wife) will have to experiment some.

[Puck]

Thanks Bill... I will try your suggestion... MAYBE    I like having the PC only listening to me and doing as I say... kinda like having the remote.  
(plus I'm in no hurry to have a male's voice coming from my PC) 

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Thanks Bill... I will try your suggestion... MAYBE    I like having the PC only listening to me and doing as I say... kinda like having the remote.  
(plus I'm in no hurry to have a male's voice coming from my PC) 

See!  It's a er... "feature", not a "bug"... Yeah, that's it... a feature!   

[TakeTheActive]

Bill: I finally...

Thanks Puck!!!

[HA Dave]

OK... after three or more weeks of planning (man-talk for day dreaming) I finally purchased the AHP. The package was here when i got home from work yesterday afternoon.

I changed the house codes on some modules, had to do some moving around with the interface. I read in one of the forum postings (Tuicemen) that I should try to get the interface up high(er) and extent the antenna OUT. I did that (and plugged in my repeater). Blam....range problem gone!

I added the modules (like in the directions) created some macros (all I could think of). downloaded them to the interface (this stuff was all in the directions). Blam....it all works cool.

But I still haven't got my Voice Commander working yet (a small API error thingy). And I still need to order the USB video thing (VA11A).

This is really cool stuff.....   

(why would spell-check question thingy?)

[Tuicemen]

My Wife thought I was losing it when she caught me talking to the PC

She laughed " does it answer you?"

then she heard it respond!

I then made the pc call her on her cell phone and it blew her away!

She still thinks I'm nuts!

[HA Dave]

Just installed and have been playing with BXVC (Bills Voice Commander).

This is without a doubt the coolest piece of software I have ever seen!

To be honest I bought AHP ...just to try BXVC. I was excited about it from the start...and more impressed with it now than I ever imagined I could be. This is truely the ultimate in home automation!

I hope X10 calls Bill and makes his software a plug-in so X10 users everywhere can enjoy this as much as I do.

Thank You Bill!!!!!!!!

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Just installed and have been playing with BXVC (Bills Voice Commander).

This is without a doubt the coolest piece of software I have ever seen!

To be honest I bought AHP ...just to try BXVC. I was excited about it from the start...and more impressed with it now than I ever imagined I could be. This is truely the ultimate in home automation!

I hope X10 calls Bill and makes his software a plug-in so X10 users everywhere can enjoy this as much as I do.

Thank You Bill!!!!!!!!

You're very welcome Dave!  (blush)

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It appears Dave's AHP install didn't correctly install / register the scripting files BXVC needs to interface with AHP.
As a fix, I had him install the AHP SDK which correctly installed / registered the needed scripting files.

Also, Puck had an issue where his video capture software wouldn't work with BXVC running.  We traced this down to a conflict between MS Speech Recognition engine and the video capture software both trying to monopolize the audio input from the same sound card.  FYI he fixed it by installing a second sound card and telling the video capture software to use it while MS Speech Recognition used the old one!  I didn't even know two sound cards under Windows was an option!  Thanks Puck!

[KDR]

Hey Bill just downloaded your newest version had .43  Works great and I like the added features. Now onto my question... Any way of adding Ninja control. Like saying "Camera 1 ON, Pan Left, Stop" Stuff like that. Right now in iWitness or with the Ninja remote you hold the pan tilt buttons down and then release to stop it. My guess would be if you said "tilt up" it would have to send out a stream of commands until you said stop.

Just a thought for a future idea.

[HA Dave]

I just re-programed my VCR commander to my TV (not the VCR), ON for ON, and volume down for OFF. the house code, I set for A2

In BXVC: I set A2, as viewscreen

Computer......viewscreen ON

BXVC makes it so. (Ok I still have to manually pick-up that heavey remote to turn the TV off.... not the point.)

Bill......your the man!

[Puck]

Dave: Did the excitement of BXVC make you avatar dance?    Or did I just not notice that before? 

[HA Dave]

Dave: Did the excitement of BXVC make you avatar dance?    Or did I just not notice that before? 

After I got to know Microsoft Mary.....I couldn't contain the excitement!
P.S I saw that look from the wife today too..... (the has he lost his mind look)

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Dave, I don't have the VCR Commander to play with, but can't you just say "Veiw Screen off" ?

KDR, I knew someone would ask for that eventually   I'll see what I can do, but someone will have to test it for me 'cuz I don't have any of the camera stuff and can't afford to buy more equipment any time soon.   (nee an emoticon for turned out pockets!)

Thanks for the excitement guys, it is inspiring!  I guess now I'll have to get off (back on? ) my a$$ and work harder on this thing!