Vocal zoom company presentation pp 97 2003 290413

Company Presentation

Feb-131 VocalZoom Presentation

Company profile• Mission:

• Enable Voice Communication/Operation in any environment• Unleash the potential of voice as a Natural User Interface (NUI)

• Means: Speech enhancement microphone, operating in any noise environment

• Technology, Product & Business Status: • Operational prototype, validating the core technology• Commercialization verified for consumer electronics (cost & size)• Joint Development Agreement signed with Top Automotive OEM• Investment and collaboration agreement Signed with 3M corp


Yechiel Kurtz,Active Chairman &President (MBA, BScEE):23 yrs of operational and investment experience as an executive with Apax Partners and MRV Communications (Nasdaq MRVC). Involved as an Angel in several startups, from inception to exit.

Tal Bakish, Founder & CEO (B.Sc Physics): 11 yrs experience in VLSI engineering with Cisco Systems, IBM, Modu-mobile, Intel, Connect-One, Transwitch & Compass-EOS; Founder in several startups.

Gabi Horovitz, VP R&D (MsCEE, BsCEE): 24 yrs of R&D practice, with unique multidisciplinary experience in optics, electronics and signal processing algorithms. Proven success in developing a product from concept to commercial product …

Jaron Peleg, Director of NPI & Operations (BSc Mechanical engineering): Over 23 years of experience in system engineering and operations with companies such as Elbit Systems, NexTec and ChipExpress.

Thierry, Physics expert (Ph.D. Chemical Physics): Extensive experience in a wide variety of technological fields: chemistry, physics, optics and lasers, electronics, and material processing. Worked in V-Gen, Arkema, bTendo and Mempile.

Mark Raipel, DSP expert (MsCEE , BsCEE): 24 years of experience in voice DSP algorithms for commercial products in companies such as DSPG and AudioCodes.

Dr. Yekutiel Avargel and Prof. Israel Cohen, Signal Processing: Prof. Cohen is one of the leading authorities on signal processing for speech enhancement; Dr. Avargel has collaborated with Prof. Cohen for several years

Stas Tiomkin, Voice recognition Advisor: Vast experience with VR engines , Consultant in many companies such as IBM, AudioCodes and RadLive.

Team


Need & Opportunity

Main problem: Noise (including other speaker’s voice)limits usage only to quiet environments

Opportunity: enable widespread use of voice in significant markets•Personal & Commercial communications (Notebooks, Automotive, conferencing, cellphones, etc.)•Speech Operation (Automotive, Notebooks, Gaming, dictation, etc.)

Automotive Cellphones Calls

Home EntertainmentCall Centers

Conferencing


VocalZoom’s innovation

Combination of two independent sensors, optical and acoustic, provides an unparalleled improvement in Speech Enhancement

Noisy Audio Signal is received by Acoustic Microphone

Digital filters are applied to the Noisy Audio Signal based on the Optical Signal

Optical sensor, immune to acoustic noise, measures vibrations from throat/face of speaker and converts data into Audio Signal

The result: Noise Free audio signal


Original recording:Original recording:-5: -10 dB Voice vs. Noise (very hgh noise)-5: -10 dB Voice vs. Noise (very hgh noise)

Google voice result: Google voice result: 0%0% ((ZEROZERO) Word Recognition rate) Word Recognition rate

With VZ technology: With VZ technology: > 20dB Voice vs. Noise> 20dB Voice vs. Noise

Google voice result: Google voice result: 100% Word Recognition rate100% Word Recognition rate

Very strong background noise


Click to listen to original recording Click to listen to processed signal using VZ technology

Original recording: Original recording: 3dB Voice vs. Noise (mid-high noise)3dB Voice vs. Noise (mid-high noise)

With VZ technology: With VZ technology: 17dB Voice vs. Noise (very good SNR)17dB Voice vs. Noise (very good SNR)

Cocktail Party Noise



Original recording:Original recording:2dB Voice vs. Noise (mid-high noise)2dB Voice vs. Noise (mid-high noise)

Google voice result: Google voice result: 0%0% ((ZEROZERO) Word Recognition rate) Word Recognition rate

With VZ technology: With VZ technology: 20dB Voice vs. Noise (very good SNR)20dB Voice vs. Noise (very good SNR)

Google voice result: Google voice result: 100% (perfect) Word Recognition rate100% (perfect) Word Recognition rate

Restaurant Noise



Competitive TestingNoise scenario: Car driving at 100 KMH, Passenger talking, Driver issuing commands


Automotive OEM - Testing Summary• In-car testing on female and male subjects,

driving at 100 KMH (60 MPH)

• Car tests noise scenarios: open/closed windows; with/without background speaker

• Without VZ: Recognition rate dropped to 0-40%

• With VZ: VR engine maintained 60%-95% recognition rate


• US Patent 7,775,113 for direct sampling on active speaker

• US Patent 8,286,493 for dual Acoustic/Optical sensors

• Patent (pending) for unique speech enhancement algorithm

• Patent (pending) for advanced improvement of Voice Recognition rates

• Patent (pending) for Optical Sensor implementation

• Patent (pending) for application-related IP

Intellectual Property


Product Offering• Integrated Speech Enhancement microphone:

• 1st gen size target 10x10 mm; • Integrated Speech Enhancement microphone:

• 2nd gen size target 6x6 mm; • Timeline:

20142013

2015

2012

JulFully Functional demonstration unit, including tracking real-time (PC) processing

Q1-Q2Eng Samples with 1st Gen ASIC

Q3-Q41st generation sales units

JanPOC demo unit

OctFully Functional Dev. Kit with embedded processing

Q1-Q2Eng Samples with 2nd Gen ASIC


ASIC + DSP

ASIC + DSP

Laser diodeLaser diode

photo diodephoto diode

Integration options• Simple analog microphone replacement

(with power)

• Simple digital microphone (I2S interface)

• Feature-rich digital microphone, providing parameters such as Pitch, VAD and Speaker location, in addition to Audio


Competition• Several “noise cancelation” technologies exist (Directional Mics, Mic Arrays, and Bone

Conduction mics), but they all have major disadvantages:• Mainly address stationary noise (wind, machinery, etc.)

• Can’t eliminate other voices (except bone conduction)

• Bone Conduction requires physical contact, and therefore can’t be integrated into end-user devices

• VocalZoom’s Competitive Advantage • The only remote sensing technology able to isolate a target voice from any other noise

• Test results indicate a profound affect on Voice Recognition accuracy


Market potentialApplication VZ value add VZ

TAM ($m)

Long term assumptions

Automotive OEM Improve voice quality and enable handsfree operation 300 50% of will include interactive multimedia

Automotive aftermarket Improve voice quality and enable SR operation 150

Notebooks/ Tablets Enable conferencing and SR operation 625 50% will include SR capabilities

Home Entertainment systems

Enable handsfree operation 430 25% will have interactive multimedia

Wired /Wireless headsets Improve voice quality and VR with superior ease of use

200 Addresses the > $50 product market (33%)

Smartphones Improve voice quality and VR operation 250 Addresses the mid-high market (25%)


Notebook/TabletUse case, Value add and Competition: • Speech recognition for dictation and search

• Enabler for a huge market increase in VR usage, for already large markets (Google Search, Siri, etc.)

• No direct competition• Personal Audio and Video communications

• Enabler for conducting personal A/V communications anywhere

• Main competition from mic-array, which has inferior performance


Notebook NUI Comparable• The market for touch screens, the latest

NUI addition, has grown significantly since introduced

• At launch, a Touch Screen for iphone 4S cost apple $14 in 2011 (isuppli teardown)

• People are willing to pay for a better UI

• Much more information can be expressed by Voice, giving it the potential to be the ultimate NUI


Home EntertainmentUse case, Value add and Competition: • Speech recognition for voice operation, as well as superior quality for conferencing

• Enabler for robust handsfree operation in an inherently noisy environment• No direct competition (under noisy conditions)

• Market validation:• Companies such as Samsung have announced a voice-operated TV…• But performance is less than adequate

• CNET review: “when speaking to the TV's mic from the couch

I often had to repeat commands, and any extra noise in the room was liable to interfere. ”


Personal & Commercial headsetsUse case, Value add and Competition:

• Usage as pickup sensor, positioned at close proximity to the earpiece (very small boom)

• Superior voice quality and Speech Recognition compared to acoustic mic

• Similar performance to Bone Conduction (e.g. Jawbone), but with no physical contact


Summary• Clear value proposition:

Addresses the needs of large and fast-growing markets such as Speech Recognition and Communications

• Highly differentiated and unique product offering: No other solution is known to offer the combination of remote operation, near-zero noise and speaker isolation

• High quality team: The Company’s staff includes individuals with highly relevant experience in all required technologies


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