Text Formatting

Recognition results are normally output in text form, with the numbers written out. Using the text formatting feature, users can configure the ASR to return a text with a more natural formatting for values such as numbers, numerical codes, monetary values, date, time and percentage. For example:

custa doze reais e cinquenta centavos  -> custa R$ 12,50
noventa e cinco pessoas                -> 95 pessoas
quase doze por cento                   -> quase 12%
quero dez maçãs por três reais cada    -> quero 10 maçãs por R$ 3 cada

To use the new feature, simply enable it using the textify.enabled parameter. This can be done globally and statically in the ASR configuration file or sending the ‘textify.enabled = true’ parameter in the API.

The following rules are available:

Table 5 Textify rules

Rules	textify.formatting.rules
Numeric code	<numerical_code>
Numbers	<number>
Monetary value	<money>
Percentage	<percentage>
Time	<timetable>
Date	<date>
Email	<email>
Temperature	<temperature>
Distance	<distance>
URL	<url>