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vicCONTROL industrial - offline voice control for ARM and X86 platforms

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Offline Voice Control for ARM and X86 Platforms

vicCONTROL industrial is the most powerful member within our vicCONTROL voice control family. It's available for ARM- and X86-based platforms under Linux, Windows, Android and iOS.. Due to the increased computing power of embedded processors and their widespread use in device and machine control, vicCONTROL industrial can be used directly without additional processor hardware.

vicCONTROL industrial works without an Internet connection, since the voice control is implemented locally on the processor. It is therefore particularly suitable for applications that must function without Internet access or have special data protection requirements (privacy by design).

vicCONTROL industrial recognizes natural speech, comparable to cloud-based speech recognizers such as Amazon's Alexa or Google Speech-to-Text Services. Additionally it is available in 30 national languages and enables semantic understanding of what is being said using the latest machine-learning / artificial intelligence technologies.

Development kits are available forARM- and x86-compatible platforms. In addition, you get access to our easy-to-use web tool vicSDC, which allows you to create your personal speech dialogs.

An interface based on the IoT or web standards MQTT / JSON is available for communication between voice control and your application.

Product Features

Voice Control software for ARM- / x86-compatible platforms under Linux, Windows, Android and iOS
Industry-proven quality in 30 national languages
NLU-capable voice control
Creation of statistical and semantical models for offline operation via state-of-the-art ML and AI technologies
Convenient connection to applications using MQTT and JSON APIs
Semantically evaluated commands are passed on in a structured manner
Freely selectable wake words
Development kits for ARMv7 and x86-compatible platforms available
Delivery of a development kit includes an access to our web tool vicSDC for comfortable and easy speech dialog creation

Further Functionalities

All voice commands are available at the same time
Extraction of multiple semantic parameters from a single command, regardless of their sequence
Qualitative evaluation and prioritisation of recognition results
Acoustic feedback through freely definable audio prompts
Multiple activation modes by voice or external trigger

Application Areas

Extension of GUIs with voice control
Control of machines and appliances
Operating and monitoring of medical systems
Intuitive input in rehabilitation technology
Natural collaboration with robots and in AR applications
Self-explanatory user interfaces

Technical Data

Runtime: from 6 MByte
Speech model: max. 6.3 MByte per language
Application-specific language resources:
- approx. 10 kByte simple command control with 10 words
- approx. 500 kByte extensive control with 1000 words
RAM: from 16 MByte (depending on application)
Computing requirements: from 400 MIPS fo real-time processing

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Since 2001, voice INTER connect GmbH has been successfully active in the fields of signal processing and voice communication. As development partner and technology supplier for customers from all over Europe we offer solutions for voice control, beamforming with microphone arrays, intercom products and Voice-over-IP (VoIP)-based communication devices. Our products and services cover a wide range of applications:

Local (embedded) and cloud-based speech control, speech dialog systems
Hands-free communication and mulitmedia in private and commercial vehicles
Communication systems for industrial communication, emergency telephones, elevators, hospitals based on various transmission media (analogue, VoIP, GSM, radio)
Nuance speech synthesis solutions

The most important topics in which we can support you are:

Embedded software development: audio processing, development of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateways based on embedded Linux, integration of SIP/RTP/RTCP protocol stack, development and integration of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, VoIP), system integration, firmware and driver development for RTOS (VDK, micrium, Linux), BSP adaptation and deployment, platforms: iMX6 and generally various ARM derivatives, Analog Devices SHARC and Blackfin, TI OMAP, x86
Intercom solutions: robust, full-duplex software solutions for the intercom sector (2-wire, 4-wire or IP), in particular for industrial intercom systems, call systems and door communication, BUS-based intercom systems
Speech processing (voice control, speech synthesis, speech dialog development): Integration of NUANCE Vocon and Vocalizer, integration of Amazon Alexa or Google Home Voice Services, analysis of audio streams and automatic classification, semantic processing and evaluation, speech synthesis / Text-to-Speech (TTS) for public transport and ELA systems, Automatic Noise Reduction (ANR) or Noise Cancelling, fully VDA-compliant echo cancellation (AEC, G. 167 - Acoustic echo cancellation), robust beamforming and microphone arrays for speech acquisition in reverberated or particularly disturbed environments, far-field /distant voice acquisition, voice activity detection (VAD)
Audio measurements / acoustic measurements: for hands-free kits and communication systems, acoustic evaluation and optimisation of communication products, acoustics laboratory and mobile measurement systems, speech intelligibility measurements (RASTI / STIPA)
Development of electronics: analog and mixed-signal circuit design, layout design (altium), prototyping – DSP modules (Blackfin, SHARC)
Development of signal processing solutions and machine learning solutions based on deep neural networks and AI-based signal classifiers using standardized frameworks such as Tensorflow or Caffe

In addition, we offer the following products for our industrial customers:

vicCOM product family: intercom modules and system kits for hands-free communication and noise reduction in devices
vicCONTROL product family: voice control for technical devices, as extension board (vicCONTROL go stamp) for devices or as embedded voice control for industrial applications (vicCONTROL industrial), development kit "vicCONTROL go kit" allows the individual configuration of dialogs using a designer tool
vicMEDIA: VoIP / SIP framework for voice and media communication
vicMSES: algorithms for beamforming and noise localization
vicHSES: algorithms for speech enhancement, acoustic echo cancellation and noise reduction
vicDIVA: far field / distand voice acquisition for robust speech signal capturing in the room

We are also a distribution partner of Nuance and offer comprehensive services for the integration and adaptation of „Vocalizer Expressive“ speech synthesis, in particular for automatic announcement and information systems as high-quality and flexible audio output for the reproduction of information.