SpeechFX, Inc., (formerly Fonix Corporation) offers voice technology for mobile phone and wireless devices, interactive
video game
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s,
toys,
home appliance
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s,
computer telephony
Telephony ( ) is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of telecommunication services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties. The history of telephony is i ...
systems and vehicle telematics. SpeechFX speech solutions are based on the firm’s proprietary neural network-based
automatic speech recognition (ASR) and Fonix
DECtalk, a text-to-speech
speech synthesis system (TTS). Fonix speech technology is user-independent, meaning no voice training is involved.
Product applications
SpeechFX works with application developers and equipment manufacturers to speech enable devices and systems, resulting in voice-based user interfaces that increase convenience and simplify functionality. SpeechFX technology supports multiple
operating system
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s and hardware platforms and excels on embedded systems, where memory and operating power are at a premium. SpeechFX technology is optimized for noisy environments and is available in more than a dozen highly intelligible TTS languages and more than 10 speaker-independent ASR languages.
Product implementation
SpeechFX speech recognition technologies are currently available for many major products and systems, including
Microsoft
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Xbox
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and
Xbox 360
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,
Sony
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PlayStation 2,
PlayStation 3
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, PC,
Seiko Epson semiconductor chips,
Pocket PC
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and
smartphone
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devices, and others.
Casio and other Asian manufacturers currently offer several handheld electronic dictionaries featuring SpeechFX text-to-speech. Many mid-sized businesses use SpeechFX’s telephony product as a 24-hour speech recognition telephone attendant.
Company information
Founded in 1994, SpeechFX, Inc. is headquartered in
Lindon, Utah. Before 2011, the company was named Fonix Corporation.
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