Communications & test systems
COMMUNICATION / TESTINGModem testers and communications firmware: developing equipment that tests communications behavior, along with the software that runs the devices.
DEVELOPMENT ARCHIVE / LMR
Engineering connections.
Building what’s next.
Telephone voices on the web. Mobile video on PCs.
Device locations turned into useful field information.
We build practical systems where different technologies meet.
OUR ENGINEERING DNA1991 → NOW
FOUNDATIONWorking with signals. Communications, measurement and control
2000 — 2002Connecting devices. Voice, telephony and video
NOW & NEXTMaking ideas tangible. Location, AI and prototyping
Our development archive, explained through fresh descriptions and diagrams.
ROOTS / SIGNAL & CONTROLOUR ENGINEERING ROOTS
Beyond the screen.
Making equipment work.
Since our founding in 1991, we have developed communications equipment and measurement and control systems. Through R&D projects with businesses and universities, we have built expertise connecting signal processing with data processing, and software with hardware.
Measurement & equipment control
MEASUREMENT / CONTROLMeasurement and control software, including control technology for laser stabilization equipment. Connecting physical signals with computer-side processing.
Voice, fax & telephony integration
VOICE / FAX / CTIVoice and fax systems and computer telephony integration (CTI). Using telephone lines as an entry point for services that deliver information.
The projects below show how we brought these technologies into products and services.
SELECTED DEVELOPMENTS
What we built.
What we connected.
The ideas and engineering behind the product names.
CASE 01 / MOBILE WEB × VOICEANNOUNCED IN 2000
VRecordFrom the mobile web
to services with a voice.
A system connecting mobile websites, including i-mode services, with telephone-based voice services. The idea was simple: choose on screen, then listen to the information.
- The challenge
- The mobile web was largely text-based. Telephone voice menus often required repeated keypad input before callers reached the information they wanted.
- What we developed
- We moved voice-service selection to the web, with integration and migration from existing websites and voice systems in mind. We also launched Postalk, a website using VRecord.
- Proposed applications
- Ringtone previews, new music introductions, product information and reservation guidance. These were proposed applications at the time, rather than claims of individual deployments.
HOW IT WORKEDCONCEPT DIAGRAM
CONTENTSChoose music Choose a guide WEB MENU
Select on web Connect to voice
VRecordVoice content
ENGINEERING IDEA
A familiar device. A new way to deliver information.
CASE 02 / TELEPHONE × INTERNETANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER 2001
Zoot Phone AdapterA familiar telephone.
A new internet connection.
An adapter connecting a standard telephone to a PC for internet calls with familiar phone controls. Developed jointly with Interlink and Net2Com.
- The challenge
- Replace the mouse and keyboard operations required for PC calls with the familiar controls of an everyday telephone.
- What we developed
- The adapter supported ringing, redial and cordless phones. We developed a configuration using Zoot Phone Explorer, an H.323 video-calling application.
- Service integration
- We also introduced a service-center feature that stored video messages when the user’s PC was switched off or disconnected.
FROM THE ARCHIVEORIGINAL PRODUCT PHOTO / 2001
- 01Telephone
- 02Adapter
- 03PC / Internet
ENGINEERING IDEA
Turn new technology into something easy to use.
CASE 03 / MOBILE VIDEO × NETWORKANNOUNCED IN JULY 2002
MRecordCapture on a phone.
Make it viewable on a PC.
A network service that converted video from video-call-capable mobile devices, such as FOMA and Lookwalk, into streaming files.
- The goal
- Make footage captured on mobile devices available as files that could be viewed and distributed on computers.
- What we developed
- Incoming video was recorded, converted and stored on a server. An optional service automatically transferred files to the customer’s video delivery server.
- Technical approach
- RealMedia was the primary format. Automatic transfers used FTP and included metadata such as recording duration. Web publication and delivery took place on the customer’s own server.
CAPTURE → CONVERT → DELIVERCONCEPT DIAGRAM
● MOBILE VIDEOVideo-call-capable mobile device
MRecord SERVERRecord & convert
STOREStore on server
TRANSFER / FTPTransfer to customer
ENGINEERING IDEA
Turn the data you can capture into data you can use.
CASE 04 / LOCATION × PLATFORMAN ONGOING DEVELOPMENT
G-RECORDMultiple GPS devices.
One management interface.
A platform for centralized management of GPS device locations. It extends our development into connecting devices, communications and the interfaces people use to review information.
- The information
- Location information from multiple GPS devices, including each device’s route and current position, brought together in one place.
- How it works
- View multiple devices on a single screen, then inspect an individual device’s route and location. Connecting equipment in the field with the information needed to manage it.
- Applications
- Location management for vehicles and other moving assets, along with monitoring applications. The development considers how information is used in daily operations, beyond simply plotting a position.
MULTIPLE DEVICES / ONE VIEWCONCEPT DIAGRAM
POSITION / ROUTE / STATUS
Multiple devices →One location platform
ENGINEERING IDEA
Turn device information into a system people can use in the field.
THE NEXT CHAPTERBUILDING ON OUR EXPERIENCE
LET’S BUILD THE NEXT ONE.
What could we make possible next?
Let’s talk, even before your idea becomes a specification.
This archive is based on our development records, original product announcements and service descriptions, and G-RECORD information. Historical product descriptions do not imply current availability. Diagrams are simplified to explain how the systems work.