 DSP solutions from third parties SASL adds V.34 data modem to software line Postal sorting application uses LSI Linescan Module Active noise control silences aircraft cabins IAT bases high-definition video on 'C80 Aircraft starter/generator control uses Pentek boards Open DSP telephony platform arrives Affordable computer telephony for small businesses Portescap provides DSP motion control solution |
Open DSP telephony platform arrivesAntares ™, an open DSP telephony platform developed by Dialogic Corporation, is now shipping. The platform, which uses four TMS320C31 DSPs combined with Dialogic 's core software, comprises the most popular open-DSP platform in the rapidly expanding computer telephony marketplace.Dialogic has assembled a wide selection of automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) vendors who have ported their algorithm products to Antares. These vendors include VCS, VPC, PureSpeech, L&H, Centigram, Dragon Systems, ALtech, SpeakEasy, CNET, CSELT, Telefonica and others. Dialogic selected the 'C31 because of its flexibility and extensive base of application software. The telephony applications for the Antares platform and its ASR and TTS software are virtually endless in number; however, Acorn Communication 's MailTalk™product is highlighted here as an example of the kind of leading-edge application enabled by Dialogic and TI DSPs. Using the Antares 'C31 board as the text-to-speech engine, Acorn 's product enables system subscribers to check and act on their e-mail over the telephone, without access to a personal computer. A very sophisticated TTS algorithm provided by Centigram interprets the e-mail text, stripping away useless header information, correctly pronouncing street names and addresses, and managing the unusual grammar and punctuation found in many e-mail messages. MailTalk also allows subscribers to act on e-mail messages using DTMF, or eventually ASR commands, by faxing copies of critical e-mails to hotels or sending them to other e-mail addresses as needed, all from a telephone and without a computer. |