Amerigon's voice-activated navigation system a hit at Consumer Electronics Show.MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1995--Amerigon Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ARGNA) Friday announced that its AudioNav, a voice-interactive automobile navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. , received strong interest at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. last week. As previously announced, the AudioNav was showcased by four leading electronics and audio manufacturers to introduce customers to the latest technology and products. The four companies were Alpine, Clarion, Fujitsu Ten's Eclipse and Kenwood. Commenting on the reaction to the AudioNav at this year's show, Ray Windsor Ray Windsor (born August 11, 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the AFL. External links
Kenwood's Bob Law, national marketing manager, agreed: "We received a very positive response from our dealers. We also received an unexpectedly strong response from the media. This technology offers a great opportunity for Kenwood," he stated. The voice-activated navigation system has several advantages over video navigation devices, including lower costs and a more practical operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . The voice-activated navigation system extrapolates all information for the driver, whereas other systems require visual interaction with a map to locate a specific destination. The AudioNav allows a driver to command and receive verbal directions from a computer voice-recognition system which utilizes Amerigon's proprietary IVS ivs - INRIA Videoconferencing System. A video-conferencing tool for the Internet based on the H.261 video compression standard. http://zenon.inria.fr:8003/rodeo/personnel/Thierry.Turletti/ivs.html. technology. Drivers spell out names of streets, cross streets or landmarks related to their destination point, and the AudioNav quickly identifies the fastest route. Step-by-step directions to the desired location are then given through verbal commands. The AudioNav also delivers the total distance to be traveled and the estimated travel time. Founded in 1991, Amerigon designs and manufacturers proprietary, high-margin products for the conventional automotive industry and the emerging electric vehicle market. CONTACT: Amerigon Inc., Monrovia
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