This sounds pretty interesting. I hope the manufacturers like it.
Jim
Tuesday September 26, 5:17 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Fonix Announces Universal Voice
Connectivity
SALT LAKE CITY and SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept.
26, 2000--
Demos at Embedded Systems Conference Showcase Fonix Speech
Recognition and Text-to-Speech Technology Solutions Linking Mobile
Devices with Server and Internet Applications
Fonix Corp. (OTC BB: FONX - news), a leading provider of human-user interface technology and voice solutions
Tuesday announced the presentation of a number of speech application demos which demonstrate the linking by voice
of computing and communication systems, including PDAs, smart mobile phones, auto PC systems, and Internet
servers.
The demos, which are currently being shown at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, include the Fonix
Custom Vocabulary TTS TimeTalk application, a speaker independent speech-recognition mobile phone dialer, a
speech-controlled contact manager, and an automobile telematics and navigation simulation all running on Microsoft
PocketPC-based devices.
Many demos are shown on the Compaq iPAQ that is powered by the Intel®Strong ARM 1110 processor.
This set of Fonix concept demos running on mobile systems provides a compelling glimpse into the near future of
voice as the universal interface. The Fonix next generation FAAST(TM) framework allows developers to deliver voice
and audio connectivity between intelligent devices including wireless handhelds, PDAs, servers, desktop computers,
cell phones, consumer appliances, and automobiles.
The technology is distributable and can reside anywhere so that voice applications running on a local device can
interface with the technology on a remote device, and vice versa.
This new Universal Voice Connectivity allows developers and application providers to deploy the voice technology
where it can most efficiently and effectively meet the computing objective. One of the iPAQ PocketPC concept demos
simulates voice commands recognized in an automobile, which activate an Internet server via wireless transmission.
There, the requested data is converted to speech via TTS, and the audio is streamed back to the mobile unit.
Another iPAQ demo shows web-based news, weather, and sports information accessed in a browser on a handheld
device. Using voice commands on the mobile unit, the user can be connected to a server, access information, and then
receive current data via synthesized voice played through an MP3 audio file, instead of an html text or graphics file.
Key to the delivery of the Universal Voice Connection is the Fonix FAAST Framework that includes proprietary tools
that allow developers to rapidly build ASR and TTS applications for interconnectivity. Applications can be built which
provide ASR and TTS resident either on the server, or the mobile unit, or for Internet access.
Included in the FAAST framework are APIs for multiple audio and microphone drivers, multiple operating systems
and microprocessors and support for existing speech interfaces already on the market, such as Microsoft® SAPI.
``One of the strongest market positions of Fonix technology solutions is our scalability -- our ability to place ASR
and TTS on multiple platforms from mobile to server,'' said Thomas A. Murdock, chairman & chief executive officer
of Fonix. ``Universal connectivity to people, processes and information is the next big wave of technology innovation.
``Our Universal Voice Connectivity technology and framework will provide the tools for voice interaction to take place
between devices of all kinds.''
About Fonix Corp.
Fonix Corp. is a leading provider of human-user-interface (HUI) technology and voice solutions for wireless and
mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems, and vehicle telematics. Leading chip manufacturers, independent
software and hardware vendors, and Internet content and service providers incorporate Fonix technology to provide
their customers with an easier and more convenient user experience.
Fonix products, including Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and Handwriting
Recognition (HWR), can be easily implemented on multiple microprocessors and operating systems, and provide the
most natural communication solutions available. For more information visit fonix.com or call
801/553-6600.
Note: The statements released by Fonix Corp. that are not purely historical are forward-looking within the meaning of
the ``Safe Harbor'' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding
the company's expectations, hopes, intentions, and strategies for the future.
Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may affect the company's
business prospects and performance. It is important to note that the company's actual results could differ materially
from those in such forward-looking statements.
Risk factors including general economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors as discussed in the
company's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The Company does not undertake any responsibility
to update the forward-looking statements contained in this release.
iPAQ is a trademark of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
Contact:
Fonix Corp., Salt Lake City
Sales and Product Information
Scott Lindsey, 801/553-6600
Media
Kurt Herrmann, 801/553-6600
Investor Information
Michelle Aamodt, 801/328-0161 |
