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Sponsored By. The Auto PC Bruce Johnson Development Manager Auto PC Microsoft Corporation. Auto PC Agenda. Auto PC goals and vision Auto PC user interface Auto PC architecture. Auto PC Goals.

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  1. Sponsored By

  2. The Auto PCBruce JohnsonDevelopment ManagerAuto PCMicrosoft Corporation

  3. Auto PC Agenda • Auto PC goals and vision • Auto PC user interface • Auto PC architecture

  4. Auto PC Goals • Create a standard in-car integrated platform for information, communication and entertainment based on Windows CE • Create a large market of third-party hardware and software for Auto PC

  5. Digital audio Auto PC Platform Vision Windows CE APIs/tools Diagnostic info Navigation Wireless communication and CF slot Address Book Sync Speech technology

  6. Targeted Customers • Mass consumer appeal, plus • Specific appeal to “mobile professional” • PC users with cars • Adopters of new technologies such as pagers/cell phones • Initially higher household income

  7. Auto PC Video

  8. Tremendous Market Potential • As of 1996 198 million cars/light trucks registered in US alone!* • New distribution channels: • Car accessory dealers • New car dealerships * source: Automotive News

  9. Auto PC Advantage For ISV/IHV • In-car open platform standard • Common UI standard for car devices • Connectivity/communication • Modular/expandable

  10. In-Car Open Platform • Provide tools • Provide product baseline applications • Enable and promote diverse market of third-party hardware and software • Reduce your time to market

  11. Third Party Auto PC Software AirMedia Cloudscape, Inc Cognitive Technology Datus, Inc Etak Goldmine Software Infowave Infogation Corporation Intrinsyc Software Metrowerks Metricom MicroBurst, Inc. Physix Inc. Puma Technology, Inc. Rational Software Corp. Starfish Software Sound Advice Spyglass, Inc. Socket Communications Teletype Co. Inc. Vetronix Wynd Communications

  12. UI Standard For Car Devices • Promote natural input methods • Create consumer friendly in-car UI • Leverage technology in SDK: • Speech Recognition • Text To Speech • Common controls • Forms manager

  13. Connectivity/Communication • Windows CE peer data sharing • Leverage Windows CE wireless technology/infrastructure/content • Promote new uses of wireless technology specific to car

  14. Modular/Expandable • Adaptable to new conditions and technologies • Freedom of choice • Upgradable • OEM customizable

  15. Schedule • Consumer Electronics Show announcement - Jan ’98 • Preview SDK release - April ’98 • V1.0 code release - Q3 ’98

  16. AutoMaker OEMs Nissan USA PSA/Citroen Volkswagen OEMs Alpine Japan Clarion Daewoo Telecom Ltd. Delphi-Delco Gedas Telematics Hyundai Electronics Infinity Systems JBL, Inc Magneti-Marelli MD-Co. Samsung Electronics United Technologies Automotive Visteon Technology Partners CUE InfoGation Lernout and Hauspie Navtech ORA Qualcomm Vetronix Silicon Partners Hitachi Intel Current Partners

  17. Auto PC User Interface • User interface model • Graphical interface • User input • Faceplate keys • Speech Recognition (SR) and Text To Speech (TTS)

  18. Application Centric Focus Start Menu Default Application Forms … … …

  19. Cockpit Graphical Layout

  20. New Controls • Power ListBox • Tabber

  21. Auto PC Demo

  22. System defined Power Start Menu Volume up Volume down Mute Escape * Help * Application defined Enter Up, down, left, right Numeric keypad (0-9, *, #) Required Faceplate Keys

  23. Speech Recognition Overview • Discrete word recognition • Library of 200 speaker-independent words • Extendable via user trained words • Grammars • Shell maintains master Speech Recognition grammar • Grammars can be associated with a form • Application can control grammar

  24. Speech Menus Global Grammar: • Start • Help • Mute • Volume Global Grammar: • Start • Help • Mute • Volume CD Grammar: • Next • Previous • Review • Delete • Random • Play • Pause Radio Grammar: • Next • Previous • Review • AM • FM • Preset • Stop

  25. Text To Speech Overview • Text converted to wave output • Text To Speech mixed with radio or CD • Text To Speech with other wave output • Output in priority sequential order • Control tags for cadence, intonation

  26. Auto PC Technical Overview • Hardware components • Software architecture • Microsoft supplied applications • Forms manager overview • Windows CE extensions

  27. 256x64x8 color screen 60 MIPS or higher CPU running Windows CE 8MB RAM, 8MB ROM Compact flash slot CD ROM (data and music) Four channel pre-amp music output Microphone Required keys Serial port USB port IR Port AM/FM tuner Hardware Components Baseline

  28. Applications Forms manager and shell Auto PC extensions Drivers Software Architecture

  29. Applications Radio CD player Address book Wireless content Navigation Control panel

  30. Forms Manager Form Manager • Component Object Model • Manages display and input resources • One form visible at a time, no minimize Form • Manages the menu • Speech Recognition grammar associated with a form • Controls placed on a form Forms Manager Object FormObjects Controls

  31. Shell • Manages application focus • Manages system functions • Power • Mute • Volume • Push to talk

  32. Auto PC System Extensions • Auto PC supported Windows API: • Speech API (SAPI) • Position/navigation API (PNAPI) • Wave I/O API • CD file system (CDFS) • New Auto PC API: • Navigation data access (MSDAPI) • Audio manager • Tuner control • Vehicle I/O (VI/O) • Forms manager

  33. Drivers • Source for all APC Reference platform devices included in our Auto PC Adaptation Kit (AAK) • Uses standard Windows CE device driver model

  34. What Next? • Attend the Auto PC developer sessions • Check out our Web site www.microsoft.com/windowsce/autopc • Develop great Auto PC applications!

  35. Other Talks On Auto PC • Alec Barker: • “Writing Your First Auto PC Application”(Forms Manager, forms) • Mark Moeller: • “Auto PC Programming Interfaces”(System extensions) • William Sproule: • “The Auto PC User Interface”(Controls overview)

  36. Questions? • www.microsoft.com/windowsce/autopc

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