VoiceSignal Provides Multiple Language Speech-Activation for Samsung A790 from Verizon Wireless

WOBURN , Mass. — VoiceSignal, has implemented its new speech application supporting English and Spanish speakers on Verizon Wireless' Samsung SCH-A790 wireless enterprise phone. The SCH-A790 global phone works on both GSM and CDMA networks, enabling Verizon Wireless enterprise customers to stay connected and access data from a single device throughout the world. By incorporating VoiceSignal Voice-Activated Phonebook and other voice features into the SCH-A790, Verizon Wireless is meeting the growing needs of business users for interfaces that make wireless devices more usable and their features more accessible in any environment.

 

The Samsung SCH-A790 features the following enhancements to VoiceSignal's suite of voice features:

 

• Improved interface - The SCH-A790 embodies a new speech user interface that incorporates animated cues that indicate to the user when to speak and what they can say.
• Embedded User Guide - The SCH-A790 contains VoiceSignal's user guide, which is available by pressing a soft key labeled "Help" from various parts of the application. The embedded context-specific user guide answers common questions about the application and its features.
• New Personalization Options - With the SCH-A790, users can customize the voice interface to satisfy their personal preferences. In the Voice Settings menu, users can adjust:
• Voice prompts - Users can turn voice prompts on and off. With voice prompts turned on, the system employs VoiceSignal's voice prompts to guide the user through a task. By turning voice prompts off, expert users can bypass the prompts while issuing commands for a faster dialing experience.
• Recognition results - Users can determine whether or not they would like to confirm recognition results prior to dialing as well as set the application to either display or not display choice lists.
• Recognition matching - Users can set the recognizer "sensitivity" to adjust recognition matching to optimize the user experience. 

Other VoiceSignal features on the SCH-A790 include:

 

• Digit Dialing - allows users to dial any number, including those not in the contact list, by speaking the numbers, with no speech training required.
• Voice-Activated Phonebook - users can look up or dial any name in their device's phonebook, regardless of the number of names. 
• Text-to-Speech Output - by combining speech recognition and text-to-speech output, the application enables users to control dialing features without having to use their hands or look at the display, making it easier and more enjoyable for consumers to use the a610.
• Command and Control - enables the user to launch applications on the handset by speaking a single command such as "Launch Browser" which opens the browser on the phone or "Launch Voice Memo" which allows the user to leave a memo.

 

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