| Handheld and Mobile Technology |
| What is Mobile Technology? |
The ubiquity of inexpensive handheld devices such as PDA's and cell phones make it an attractive target for always-on application delivery. We view these
devices not as application platforms, but as application delivery endpoints that serve information from sources too large for a PDA to handle alone. In
this case, the network is the computer, and the PDA is simply the input and output device.
However, handheld devices have their distinct disadvantages. Entering information via stylus and tiny keypad is tedious and error prone. Displaying and
navigating through vast amounts of information is slow and frustrating because of the limited viewing area. At the Intellection Group, we turn these apparent
downsides into advantages by applying new techniques and approaches to gathering date and receiving information. We can apply server-based voice recognition,
coupled with natural language understanding to remove keyboard and stylus from the equation; you simply speak to the device and it transfers your request to
powerful servers that then render and deliver the result back to the handheld; no hands! The results can be delivered via voice, too, so you've now created
a hands-free, eyes-free experience, a wearable computer!
We also can apply multimodality technologies to seamlessly combine graphics, text, audio and avatar output with speech, text, ink, body attitude, gaze,
RFID, GPS and touch input to enable a greatly enhanced user experience. It is enabled by the convergence of voice, data and content and is enabled by multimedia, IP, speech and wireless
technologies hosted on a diversity of devices and device combinations. When compared to single-mode voice and visual applications, multimodal applications
are easier and more intuitive to use. The user can pick how best to interact with an application, which is especially helpful with newer, small-form-factor
devices. When modalities are used contemporaneously, the resulting decrease in Mutual Disambiguation (MD) input error rates improves accuracy, performance
and robustness.
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| We Can Help |
The Intellection Group has developed, as part of our core framework, the ability to apply multimodal technologies (voice, RFID, GPS, touch, etc.) to mobile
application development to create systems that are easier and more intuitive to use. The user can pick how best to interact with an application, which is
especially helpful with newer, small-form-factor devices. When modalities are used contemporaneously, the resulting decrease in Mutual Disambiguation (MD)
input error rates improves accuracy, performance
and robustness.
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