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CSR expands software enhancements for BlueCore5-Multimedia platform

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CAMBRIDGE, UK: CSR has expanded its portfolio of software enhancements for the BlueCore5-Multimedia platform with the addition of Sensory's award winning speech recognition software to CSR's eXtension Partner Programme. The FluentSoft Bluetooth Suite from Sensory will allow CSR's customers to integrate speech control and command functions to Bluetooth mono and stereo headsets and handsfree car kits.

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Sensory's FluentSoft is the first speech recognition software to be integrated into CSR's BlueCore5-Multimedia silicon and represents a Bluetooth industry first as well as being a big step towards a fully hands-free approach to communication. Manufacturers of Bluetooth headsets and hands-free kits can now implement a vast array of voice-activated operations, many not practical or user friendly with button pushes, including call control and dialing, battery level and connection checks, pairing, audio settings adjustment, and playback and control of music.

To further enhance device user friendliness, Sensory's SX speech synthesis is included, enabling professional high quality real time voice prompts and confirmations, answers to status queries such as battery check, and to provide useful help guidance on device operations such as pairing. FluentSoft is speaker independent with no end user training necessary, supports all primary world languages, and enables OEMs to easily customise the user interface, command vocabulary, and voice prompts to create a unique, differentiated experience for their customers.

CSR's eXtension Programme is the only initiative of its kind in the industry and is built on the capability afforded via CSR's proprietary Kalimba DSP platform that is built into BlueCore5-Multimedia. Working withthe world's leading third-party software vendors, CSR has delivered a wide range of software plug-ins for the on-chip DSP, further reducing design cycle time whilst allowing enough power to support future software enhancements.

BlueCore5-Multimedia offers superior sound quality for headset applications with a best-in-class signal to noise ratio of -95dB. BlueCore5-Multimedia also leads the industry for power consumption and radio design. The radio transmits at +8dBm and receives at -90dBm which eliminates interference when listening to music or taking a call. When used in stereo headset applications, BlueCore5-Multimedia enables industry leading battery life of more than 12 hours of music playback.

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