From the PC to the Smartphone:Enabling Speech for On-Demand

Data Applications

Robert P. BovaChief Executive Officer

Vangard Voice Systems, Inc

Who We Are

Vangard Voice Systems enables speech as the natural, most

effective way to enter information into mobile, real time databases, forms and dynamic, interactive applications. We empower PDAs,

desktops, laptops or tablets with critical, patented technology missing from standard voice

offerings.

Evolution of the PC

Desktop

Laptop

Tablets

PDAs

Cellphones

Smartphones

Stand-alone

“Mainframe”

Client-Server

Internet

Wireless/Cellular

WiFi

Satellite

Evolution of Voice

Pattern Matching

Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR)

Dictation

Speech Integration into Applications

Hands Free –Eyes Free

Enterprise Applications

•“Hands-Free” Inventory Management•“Hands Free- Eyes Free” Police/INS•“Hands Free” first responders

-Vehicle Data Input/Access -Facilities Inspection -Nursing Patient Records -Department of Defense “Eyes on Target” -Customer Records Management

The Market Challenge

Most user-facing enterprise applications consist of forms

Why not use speech to fill in forms and capture data for enterprise applications?

Speech is a useful mobile and PC business tool IF the solution is… Robust Reliable Manageable Easy to use!

Vs.

Recent Trends in Voice Technology

Noise Suppression Technologies – Improve Voice Recognition in All Environments

Advancement of Voice Engine quality

Dramatic Reductions in Development Time and

Requisite Custom Code

The Technical Challenge

Speech Recognition (or

Synthesis) Engine

Your Applicati

on

Enterprise Information Database

• Lots of time and code• Extremely tight coupling• Maintenance nightmare• Difficult deployment

Additional Custom Code

(you’ve got to add)

Pre-Existing Alternatives

Developer Tools: proprietary API's offered free or at a nominal charge by Microsoft and IBM to aide in connecting ONLY their respective voice engines - developers still required to write thousands of lines of custom code ( ex. C+, Java, etc.) to complete application connection.

Other – Paper-based systems Customizable phone-based voice portals Bar-code scanner systems Desktop IVR’s Services based custom solutions

Dedicated Speech Middleware Methodology

Your Applicatio

n

Enterprise Information Database

• Very Little Code• Easy to Maintain• Easy to Deploy

MobileClient

Speech Engine

Speech Objects

Development Studio Approach

Speech Enabling an App

1

Open application as

project in Studio

2

Add speech objects to

controls in app

3

Recompile app for target

platforms

HTMLC

C++C# .NETVB .NET

Vangard Voice Customer Demo Here

Vangard Voice Systems

Contact Info:

Bob Bova

CEO, President

(949) 888.5262 ext. 161

bbova@vangardvoice.com

About Vangard Voice Systems

Vangard Voice Systems was founded in August 2001 with the mission:

Make speech easy to integrate for application developers

Some key areas of Vangard’s intellectual property are:

Voice-enabling applications and eForms Automatic generation of annotated and linked grammars

Adaptive control of audio environment to provide best recognition

Dynamic updating and control of distributed grammar lists

Complete development environment for generated specialized grammar, Voice Forms, and workflows