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Promptu Spoken Search TM Say it. Find it. Harry Printz CTO and VP of Engineering Promptu Systems Corporation. What is Promptu?. Voice Powered Search for Content and Location-Based Services. “San Jose Airport”. “Coldplay”. Location Based Services for Cellphones. Phone is Always with You
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Promptu Spoken SearchTMSay it. Find it.Harry PrintzCTO and VP of EngineeringPromptu Systems Corporation
What is Promptu? Voice Powered Search for Content and Location-Based Services “San Jose Airport” “Coldplay”
Location Based Services for Cellphones • Phone is Always with You • Natural Part of Usage Model • Seek: get number and address of target • Call: inform and confirm • Travel: directions from here to there • High Utility for Consumer • Respond to impulse or unexpected need • Shop opportunistically • Revenue Generator for Operators • Location-based advertising and recommendations
Promptu Place FinderTM With Promptu • Current Yahoo! and Google LBS • PC origin • Cumbersome keyboard entry • Current Car Navigation • Eyes-free speech-out • Some speech input (TeleNav) • Place Finder Functions • Find a business • Get directions • Map a place • All by voice! “Gas Stations”
More Than Search…Discovery • Search within categories • Search across categories • Search by title • Search by trusted brand • Search by genre • Search for businesses • Search for addresses • Find it all
Roadmap: Voice PortalTM • Promptu Content Finder • + • Promptu Place Finder • + • Voice-driven access to news, weather, sports, stocks, other info • = • Promptu Voice Portal • The One-Screen, One-Click,One-Utterance Way to Find Anything