IBM Speech Technology

Voice Recognition

Embedded ViaVoice® delivers IBM speech technology to mobile devices and automobile components. With Embedded ViaVoice technology behind today’s small mobile devices and automotive telematics systems, developers can easily provide users with voice access to information.

A single, fully integrated architecture

The modular Embedded ViaVoice architecture provides fully integrated, automatic speech recognition, speech synthesis through text-to-speech (TTS) and other technology engines supporting the full-feature requirements of an application with minimal processor utilization and memory requirements. A single architecture with consistent application interfaces enables Embedded ViaVoice to support solutions from low-resource Personal Navigation Devices to high-performance in-vehicle solutions to Java™ technology. This single-architecture implementation is a particular advantage to applications that need to span a broad range of platform capacities, as well as solutions where significant growth in capacity is a requirement.

• Provides fully integrated, automatic speech-recognition and text-to-speech capabilities for small mobile devices, including automotive telematics systems and hands-free phones
• Helps minimize the skills and time needed to develop advanced voice applications for devices and remote systems
• Includes freeform command support for natural and intuitive command phrases that do not need to be known ahead of time or memorized for future use
• Recognizes vocabulary lists exceeding 200,000 spoken words in real time and across a broad range of languages
• Includes porting, integration, testing and consulting services provided by IBM, along with customized development workshops
• Provides an intuitive, easy-to-use developer toolkit powered by Eclipse technology