1. A method for recognizing speech, the method comprising the steps of: analyzing speech input with an apparatus using at least one hardware-implemented processor to generate a hypothesis and a confidence factor associated with the hypothesis; comparing said confidence factor to an acceptance threshold for accepting or rejecting the hypothesis; and comparing the hypothesis to an expected response, and if the comparison is favorable, adjusting the acceptance threshold in order to affect the acceptance of the hypothesis.
1. A method for recognizing speech, the method comprising the steps of: analyzing speech input with an apparatus using at least one hardware-implemented processor to generate a hypothesis and a confidence factor associated with the hypothesis; comparing said confidence factor to an acceptance threshold for accepting or rejecting the hypothesis; and comparing the hypothesis to an expected response, and if the comparison is favorable, adjusting the acceptance threshold in order to affect the acceptance of the hypothesis. 4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of increasing the acceptance threshold based on the favorable comparison of the hypothesis to the expected response.