ART and Acer Peripherals Sign Licensing Deal; ART Provides Voice and Handwriting Recognition as User Interface on API's Future Cellular Phones.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1999-- Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) and Acer Peripherals Inc. (API) today announced that API has licensed ART's award-winning voice and handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive intelligible handwritten input. The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical scanning (optical character recognition). technologies. These technologies will serve as the user interfaces for API's future cellular phone platforms. ART's voice recognition technology will provide a hands-free user experience when operating API's cellular phones, which is directly in line with recent laws passed in many countries, most recently in Japan and Germany, requiring hands-free operation of cell phones while driving. Amongst the features will be continuous speech name and digit dialing and voice navigation Using voice recognition to select options from a menu. through menu options. For example, saying "8055813999" or "Call John Lee at office" without pausing between numbers or commands, will automatically connect the call hands-free. ART's voice recognition technology is speaker-dependent, supporting any language and accent, providing API with technology that can be consistent across global product lines. A patented noise-filtering algorithm refines the voice input while in noisy environments such as automobiles, airports and train stations. ART's handwriting recognition technology will provide users with easy text input, supporting Western European and Asian languages. Users will be able to enter contact information, update calendars, and compose e-mail and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. using their own handwriting on a touchpad A stationary pointing device that provides a small, flat surface that you slide your finger over using the same movements as you would a mouse. You can tap on the pad's surface as an alternate to pressing one of the touchpad keys. See mouse, trackball and pointing stick. or touch screen, rather than trying to decipher the keypad code. ART's handwriting recognition technology supports unlimited macro and application launching -- a user-defined symbol can be programmed to dial a number, connecting the call instantly. It also has the capability to perform "fingertip fin·ger·tip n. The extreme end or tip of a finger. dialing": writing the digits of a telephone number on a touchpad with your fingertip to make a call. "ART has been leading this industry with their voice and handwriting recognition since the first voice-activated phone came to the market. This technology expertise strongly encouraged the cooperation of API and ART," commented Victor Chen, API's product manager. "We are pleased with API's overall commitment to technology and, we feel that this agreement will continue to reshape the wireless industry to add convenience and safety for consumers worldwide," stated David King David King may refer to:
For more information on ART and ART's family of products, visit the company's Web site at www.artrecognition.com or e-mail sales@artcomp.com About ART Advanced Recognition Technologies was founded in 1990 and develops and markets innovative, technologically superior products for the control of cellular phones, computer applications and electronic devices in response to the spoken human voice or naturally handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. letters or symbols. ART holds six patents with 21 additional patents pending, protecting its voice and handwriting recognition technologies. ART is based in Southern California, with an R&D subsidiary in Tel Aviv, Israel, and sales offices in the United States, Israel, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. ART licenses its voice and handwriting recognition technologies to industry leaders such as Philips, Casio, LGIC LGIC Ligand Gated Ion Channels (cell signalling) LGIC Line Group ISDN Controller , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Samsung, Lucent/Optimay, Harris Corp., NeoPoint Inc. and API. Over 10 million wireless phones with ART's smARTspeak Voice-Activated Dialing feature have been shipped worldwide. The company was recently recognized by Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 500 program. This program ranks ART as the 99th fastest-growing technology company in the United States; rankings are listed in the Nov. 29 edition of Forbes ASAP (chat) asap - As soon as possible. . The company has been awarded many other technology and product awards such as the 1998 Developer of the Year from the Southern California Software Council and PC Magazine's Golden Gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority award. The company can be reached at www.artrecognition.com About Acer Peripherals Acer Peripherals was established in 1984, as a member of the Acer Group, developing and manufacturing products including color monitors, CD-ROM drives, computer keyboards, scanners, multimedia solutions and GSM digitized cellular phones. With headquarters in Taiwan and more than 7,000 employees around the world, the company maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, mainland China and Mexico, with a global support network of service centers in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan and other countries. |
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