Investment and Strategic Alliance

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Investment and Strategic Alliance

• Speech Enabling User Access in High Noise and
  Mobile Environments

Ben Tirabassi, President
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Mission

• Develop, Integrate, and Support Robust Speech
  Portals
• Commercial and Defense Markets
• High Noise and Mobile Environments
• Guaranteed System Performance

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Management Team

• Ben Tirabassi, President
• Develops and Matures Advanced Signal Technologies
• Manages all Defense Advanced Concept Projects
• Brenda Sofield, CFO
• Ben J. Tirabassi, CIO
• Specialist in Human Computer Interface (HCI)
• Emphasis in Robotics, Aircraft and Vehicular
  HCI
• Responsible for Consumer Market Expansion

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Speech Portal Products

• Natural Language Speech (NLS)
• Dialogue and Dictation
• Automatic Speech Control (ASC)
• Command, Control, and Synthesis
• Voice Speech Detection (VSD)
• Separates Speech from Background Audio
• Product Support Services
• Integration and Customer Satisfaction

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Natural Language Speech

• No Predefined Grammar
• Initial Corpora of 60,000 Words
• Acronym Understanding
• Dialogue for Clarification of Intent

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Automatic Speech Control (ASC)

• Command and Control Activities
• Application Domain Specific
• Immune to User Accent, Stress and Style
• Robotics Control

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Voice Speech Detection (VSD)

• Separates Speech from Background Audio
• Eliminates Need for User Training
  (Push-To-Talk)
• Reduces False Triggering of Speech Recognizer

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Product Support Services

• Integration and Customer Satisfaction
• Help Hot-Line
• Product Upgrade Tracking

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An Intuitive Approach
Application Synch
Speech Recognizer
Dialogue Manager
High Noise Abatement Algorithms
Text Generator
Text -to- Speech Engine
3-D Engine
Natural Language Knowledge
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Noisy and Mobile Environments

• Natural Spoken Interface
• Intuitive Control
• Automated Vending
• Transaction Processing

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Success Ingredients

• Customer Requirement and Procurement Knowledge
• Products Ready to Go
• Intellectual Property
• Market Leading Edge Technology
• Management and Financial Stability

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Defense Markets

• A Speech Portal for High Noise Operations
• Enhance Crew Performance
• Proactive Decisions

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Whats Needed for Defense?

• Prime Contractor Strategic Partners
• Funding for Continued Development and
  Application Tailoring

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Commercial Business Environment

• Robust Speech Portal Demand
• Customer Acceptance
• User Expectations
• Huge Potential Transaction Processing Cost
  Savings

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Initial Commercial Market

• Kiosk Manufacturers
• ATM
• E-Ticket
• Fast Food
• Retail
• Locations
• Airports, Train Stations
• Hotels, Malls
• Corporate Headquarters

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Other Important Customers

• Production Facilities, Distribution Warehouses

• Mobile Communications, Personal Data Assistant,
  Computer Manufacturers