Readme SpeechMagic 6.1 Service Pack 2
Philips SpeechMagic 6.1 SP2, Build 543 (28/04/2008)
All information in this Readme file is "last minute" and overrules information in other SpeechMagic documentation.
This service pack is compatible with SpeechMagic 6.1 and SpeechMagic 6.1 Service Pack 1. It solves a number of problems and issues reported following the release of SpeechMagic 6.1 Service Pack 1. This service pack is cumulative: it contains all fixes made to SpeechMagic 6.1, from the commercial release until 2008-04-28, including fixes previously shipped with SP1 and fix packs.
Please report your feedback to speechmagic@philips.com.
Note: Service Pack 2 replaces the Service Pack 1 version of SpeechMagic 6.1. All new hotfixes and fix packs will be issued based on the SP2 code only.
SpeechMagic 6.1 SP2 consists of the following deliverables:
A full CD image for new installations.
SM610B543_SP02_20080428.exe - This is the installation file for the service pack and should be applied to existing SpeechMagic 6.1 installations (commercial release or Service Pack 1).
SM610B543_SP02_20080428_SDK.exe - This file is intended for integrators and developers and contains the following updated SpeechMagic 6.1 SDKs: SpeechMagic SDK, Recorder SDK, InterActive SDK and Correction SDK.
SM610B543_SP02_20080428_TOOLS.exe - This file is intended for integrators and developers and contains the updated SpeechMagic 6.1 tools.
For new installations, install SpeechMagic 6.1 SP2 directly from the CD.
For existing installations, do the following:
Make sure that all SpeechMagic applications and services are closed on the Workstation you plan to run the .exe on. If you are upgrading from a version lower than SP1 all SpeechMagic applications and services on all PCs must be closed because the program requires exclusive access to SpeechMagic.
Run the SM610B543_SP02_20080428.exe on the selected SpeechMagic Workstation. This file will update your SpeechMagic File Server location for SP2.
If automatic updates are enabled, either restart every SpeechMagic Workstation or stop and re-start the SpeechMagic service on every workstation; the Workstation will be updated automatically. If automatic updates are not enabled, restart Workstation Setup and select Modify.
For detailed instructions on how to install this release, see the SpeechMagic Installation Online Help (sminst.chm).
Uninstalling the service pack
Due to a change in the database design, it is not possible to uninstall this service pack.
SpeechMagic InterActive
To upgrade from SpeechMagic InterActive 6.1 or SpeechMagic InterActive 6.1 SP1 to SpeechMagic InterActive 6.1 SP2, install SpeechMagic InterActive 6.1 SP2 either via SpeechMagic Workstation Setup or automatic workstation update or by installing the stand-alone setup (after the upgrade of the SpeechMagic File Server has been completed).
Note: This SpeechMagic version contains files which allows Philips Speech Recognition Systems to react quickly to reported field issues (*.PDBs).
Upgrading from SpeechMagic 5.1 SR1
Upgrading from SpeechMagic 5.1 SR1 SP4 to SpeechMagic 6.1 SP2 is possible via the SpeechMagic Upgrade tools. These are available in the Tools folder on the SpeechMagic 6.1 CD.
To complete the upgrade, the SpeechMagic ConText Adaptation System task needs to be run.
Numbers in square brackets refer to internal error IDs.
Setup
Upgrading from SpeechMagic 5.1 SR1 via the Upgrade tools
SmUpgrade_Step1_ExportFrom_V5.1SR1_SP4.exe might refuse to start. If this occurs, make sure that there are no active task locks remaining in the SpeechMagic 5.1 SR1 system. If the upgrade application still does not start, check the processes which are running on the workstation using the Task Manager. If smbroker.exe and/or smrcgsrv.exe are running, they must be stopped. [PSP00032878]
Any leftover SpeechMagic registry keys/folders from a previous installation can prevent a SpeechMagic 6.1 installation. Make sure that no SpeechMagic 5.1 Service Release 1 registry keys/folders are left in the system. [PSP00037466]
Microsoft Windows Vista
SpeechMagic Workstation Setup and the automated software update mechanism for SpeechMagic Workstations do not work properly on Microsoft Vista SP1/Server 2008 PCs. MSI-based setups (InterActive SDK, Recorder SDK) work without problems. [PSP00041548]
During setup warning messages will be displayed that the program is not digitally signed or that the publisher is unknown. These can be ignored. [PSP00034436]
Recorder Setup does not prevent Modify/Repair for non-administrator users. [PSP00035240]
SpeechMagic Workstation Setup cannot identify the correct status of the Windows Firewall on Microsoft Vista SP1/Server 2008 PCs. The SpeechMagic IPC Server will not be added to the firewall. [PSP00041819]
SpeechMagic System Tasks
SpeechMagic Service Viewer
The Service Viewer cannot be used to view the activity of a SpeechMagic System Task running on another PC in special circumstances:
The operating system user is missing sufficient rights on either PC.
The SpeechMagic System Task which is on the remote PC is owned by a local user instead of a domain user.
[PSP00034119]
On Microsoft Windows 2000 PCs, the Service Viewer does not show the status of the PC it is run on. Additionally, if the Service Viewer is started using the system SpeechMagic Windows Service user it does not show the status of the SpeechMagic Service on other PCs in the system. [PSP00041913]
Acoustic Adaptation
Acoustic Adaptation of very long dictations (more than 4 hours) might fail on slow recognition PCs.
Workaround: Use the recommended required hardware if users generate long dictations. [PSP00033159]
ConText Adaptation (SmConada.exe)
It is currently possible to add phrases to the ConText Adaptation skip list (assigned the 'ignore always' flag by clicking the Ignore Always button). Phrases that have been added to the skip list can still be seen as individual unknown words on the Handle Unknown Words tab. [PSP00040264]
If you select more than one ConText when opening the ConText Adaptation module it can take some time to initialize the application. [PSP00040225]
General
Drivers
After restarting PCs which have Windows Vista or Windows XP installed, SpeechMike Pro USB might not work. This affects the SpeechMike Pro audio device. This results in nothing happening during playback or when recording sound files.
Solution: Upgrade the firmware of SpeechMike to version 1.18. Contact PSP Dictation Systems support (support@dictation.philips.com) for more information. [PSP00034825]
Citrix environment
If a SpeechMagic Workstation is installed on a Citrix Server, the Audio Wizard will first start the sound system check (smcore) but the function is always returned as FALSE.
Workaround: Disable the sound system check via the registry: browse for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Philips Speech\SpeechMagic\BackEnd\6.1.0\SmCore. Right-click and select New, DWORD value then rename the value to DisableSoundSystemCheck. Right-click the value, select Modify and set the value to 1. [PSP00041841]
SpeechMagic InterActive
For more information on SpeechMagic InterActive, see the 'Known problems' topic in the SpeechMagic SDK Online Help on the CD.
5. Changes from SpeechMagic 6.1 SP1 to SP2
The major changes are:
Similar word feature in ConText Adaptation.
System Check tool is now available.
Extended platform support: Terminal Server, Citrix, Visual Studio versions, .Net Framework, VM Ware.
Performance improvements in several areas.
Extended hardware support with new devices and improved support for existing devices.
Extended use cases in SDK help.
Language Packages for SpeechMagic 6.1 are also constantly being improved; the acoustic models are continually being tuned with field data. Check the PSRS Partner Web regularly to find out if a newer Language Package is available.
SpeechMagic InterActive
For more information on SpeechMagic InterActive, see the 'Changes in SpeechMagic InterActive SDK from SpeechMagic 6.1 Service Pack 1 to Service Pack 2' topic in the SpeechMagic SDK Online Help on the CD.
6. Field issues solved for SP2
Upgrading from SpeechMagic 5.1 SR1 to SpeechMagic 6.1 SP2
When upgrading to earlier versions of SpeechMagic 6.1 a backup folder was automatically created which caused problems for the setup. [PSP00040133]
After successfully completing the first part of the upgrade procedure (SmUpgrade_Step1_ExportFrom_V5.1SR1_SP4.exe), the second part failed (SmUpgrade_Step2_ImportInto_V6.1.exe). [PSP00041039]
SpeechMagic maintenance
An error occurred when running SpeechMagic maintenance because a folder could not be created. All necessary folders are now created. [PSP00041860]
In stand-alone installations an error occurred when running SpeechMagic maintenance if bugslay.dll was located in the BIN folder. bugslay.dll is now delivered together with SMMaintenance.exe. [PSP00037784]
SpeechMagic Backend
If a SpeechMike or Foot Control was included in silent setup the PC automatically restarted. [PSP00036614]
There were problems with training, recognizing and adapting ARFs. [PSP00037540]
A file access problem when a ConText was installed caused an inconsistency between PSPLIC.INI and the database. [PSP00039048]
Headings were corrupt after correction. [PSP00039632]
An exception occurred when dynamically loading/unloading SmApi.dll several times in combination with using other SpeechMagic APIs. [PSP00040208]
When deleting a space between two words, in the Correction Editor, the sound of the first word was also deleted. [PSP00040235]
Some performance values were not reported via the interface driver notification even when they existed in the database. [PSP00040251]
In certain circumstances, the process for importing/exporting SRD files caused the application to stop responding. [PSP00040403]
General
Confidence values were not correct following editing of dictations in Correction SDK. [PSP00039917]
Starting playback when the cursor was at the end of a .wma sound file caused the playback application to stop responding. [PSP00040083]
SpeechMagic InterActive
For more information on SpeechMagic InterActive, see the 'Fixed problems' topic in the SpeechMagic SDK Online Help on the CD.
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