SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Technologies International, Ltd, a subsidiary of Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced that Sensory Inc. and
Rubidium Ltd., members of the Qualcomm® eXtension program, are now
offering support for the Alexa wake word on certain Qualcomm®
Bluetooth Audio system-on-chips (SoCs), namely CSR8670 and CSR8675.
Manufacturers will be able to license software from Sensory and
Rubidium, which has been developed using the software development
kit made available through the Qualcomm eXtension program, to
integrate Alexa wake word capabilities into Bluetooth products such
as headphones, speakers, hearables and fitness accessories powered
by the Qualcomm® CSR8670 and CSR8675 Bluetooth Audio SoCs. After
the wake word is detected, manufacturers can pass the user's spoken
request to Alexa through a downloadable app on their mobile phone.
Users can then benefit from the information and services delivered
using Alexa, such as accessing information like news or weather
updates, and services such as transportation or music streaming
from the Internet with their voice. The software offerings from
these eXtension program members are also designed to support
'barge-in' use cases, allowing a Bluetooth device to recognize and
respond to the wake word while music is playing.
With the solutions from Sensory or Rubidium, support for the
Alexa trigger word is expected to be integrated into device
manufacturers' new or existing product lines as an update to the
software that runs on the Qualcomm Bluetooth Audio SoCs (CSR8670
and CSR8675). This feature can help accelerate commercialization of
voice-activated products by combining local voice recognition
algorithms running on the Bluetooth audio platform with cloud
services running on a mobile application.
"Support for the Alexa wake word capabilities, offered by
Qualcomm eXtension program members, can help reduce integration and
development time for device manufacturers, which offers cost
reduction opportunities as well," said Anthony Murray, senior vice president and
general manager, voice and music, Qualcomm Technologies
International, Ltd. "Our eXtension program is designed to assist
program members in integrating these voice service features using
our Bluetooth Audio platforms. This in turn helps manufacturers
meet the emerging demand for audio products integrated with
Alexa."
The eXtension program is designed to extend the capabilities of
our Bluetooth Audio platforms by providing manufacturers with the
opportunity to select from a unique set of software features that
they can license from program members, which in turn can help their
customers deliver new features and differentiate their products.
For more information on Alexa wake word support for CSR8670 SoCs,
please contact Sensory Inc. or Rubidium Ltd.
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