Section 1: Introducing kapten plus.
This section introduces kapten plus.
The chapters described in this section are:
1: A brief presentation of kapten plus
2 : The technology used
3 : A technical overview of kapten plus
Chapter 1: A brief presentation of kapten plus.
Kapten plus is a mobile navigation system based on satellite geolocation (GPS). Its operation
is essentially based on voice recognition and through a full voice interface.
Kapten plus is so much more than a "simple GPS sat nav" system. You can take advantage of
its smart features while on the move, in particular location positioning, route guidance,
exploration and map reading functions. With Kapten plus, you can also save your favourite
locations for future reference.
Chapter 2: The technology used
Despite its small size - barely bigger than a credit card - kapten plus contains an impressive
range of advanced technologies:
a GPS navigation system with a map of France;
a speech synthesis system;
a multiparty voice-recognition system;
an MP3 player;
an FM radio receiver;
a USB connection.
The paragraphs below provide a brief description of this technology and how it is applied in
kapten plus.
GPS.
The GPS system is the first satellite geolocation system in the world. The navigation engine
of the kapten plus is based on GPS satellite data and map-based data which guide the user
from a geographical point A to a geographical point B.
Kapten plus' navigation engine applies a certain number of navigation rules, depending on the
user's navigation mode.
Voice recognition and speech synthesis.
Voice recognition allows the user to give commands orally to the system being used, rather
than manually entering them in via a tactile interface.
Use the voice recognition in kapten plus for:
1: selecting a function you wish to activate and navigating through the corresponding voice
menus;
2: entering a destination;
3: choosing from between different music-selection criteria: album title, artist, song.
You can voice instructions directly into the microphone on kapten plus' headset.
Speech synthesis is an IT sound synthesis technique for creating artificial oral pronunciation
of any text.
Kapten plus associates speech synthesis and voice recognition to form a vocal interface
between the device and the user.
