gil--WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT? THE ECLIPSE COMMANDER IS AN AFTERMARKET ITEM!!! TENDERLOIN IS CORRECT. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, HARMAN'S PRODUCTS ARE GOING IN THE FACTORY BUILT NEW CARS. JUST B/C TOYOTA OWNS A % OF F10 DOES NOT MEAN TOYOTA IS PUTTING THE ECLIPSE PRODUCT INTO ITS NEW ASSEMBLY LINE CARS. THE ECLIPSE PRODUCT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1999/2000 AND TOYOTA HAS NOT DEIGNED TO PUT IT INTO ITS NEW CARS AS OF YET.
Pronounced Technologies and Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten Team Up to Launch New In-Vehicle Voice-Interactive Control Systems
Patented Voice-Interactive Technology Enables Hands-Free Control of Radio, Phone, Etc.
RESEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 1999-- Pronounced Technologies has entered into an agreement with Eclipse(TM) by Fujitsu Ten(TM) to supply the voice-interactive operating software for new versions of the Eclipse Commander in-vehicle voice-interactive computers.
These Eclipse Commander computers will consist of a command module connected to an Eclipse CD player and will allow for voice command of audio controls, cellular phone operation and several in-vehicle electronics, with the flexibility for further expansion.
Pronounced Technologies' voice-interactive software will communicate directly with the Eclipse Commander model 9002. This command module connects to E-COM (Eclipse Commander)-ready CD players (models 5506, 5504 and 5443) and interacts with the task-specific software, equipping each system with speaker-independent voice command of the following: audio system controls; cell phone integration; and on-board vehicle electronics such as window operation and alarm setting.
These interfaces make the Commander models the first audio systems with complete voice control of audio and phone functions. Optional voice-interactive navigation system software is available at an additional cost.
The voice-recognition chip used is a high-quality engine that features a complex spell-checking system, rejection of out-of-vocabulary words, and high-noise robustness. It also enables the in-vehicle systems to respond to different voices (speaker independent), regardless of variable speech patterns, dialects, etc. Pronounced Technologies' chip reacts to voice commands in virtually real time, responding at a rate of 250 milliseconds.
``Our agreement with Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten marks a significant achievement in the consumer electronics market by applying speech recognition technology to audio systems and transforming them into fully functional in-vehicle computers,'' said Zaya Younan, president and CEO of Pronounced Technologies.
``Pronounced Technologies has refined its voice-interactive chip and software to control almost any in-car function through the stereo or CD player. Now car audio manufacturers are able to make the next generation upgrade to their existing audio systems by simply integrating our voice-interactive operating software for added features at a minimal cost,'' Younan added.
``The new Eclipse Commander models will be an extension of our existing navigation-ready Commander models,'' said Ray Windsor, vice president of marketing for Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten. ``By integrating Pronounced Technologies' voice-interactive chip and software into our products, we're able to respond to consumers who wish to control their radio, phone and other electronics through voice commands, but don't necessarily need a navigation system.''
All Eclipse Commander voice-interactive systems will be available late April at car audio and consumer electronics specialty retailers.
Pronounced Technologies is a leading developer and manufacturer of speaker-independent voice-interactive products and software, designing the world's first easy-to-use and low-cost voice-interactive mobile navigation system, enhancing the safety and convenience of consumers. The company's management and engineering team focuses on the development of consumer applications for their patented voice-interactive technology.
Pronounced Technologies is located in Reseda.
Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten is a manufacturer of mobile audio components for OEMs and aftermarket applications and motoronics for OEMs. Eclipse, the aftermarket brand of Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten, is a full line of award-winning high-performance mobile audio products including CD players, cassette decks, amplifiers and speakers. Eclipse products are distributed exclusively through the specialty retail channel of distribution.
Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten is based in Torrance, Calif.
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I would be glad to have you prove me wrong; please point to anything that indicates the eclipse commander will be put into new off the assembly Toyota products other than you're wishful speculation.
