New HMI (Human Machine Interface) FIO-PAD for mobile devices such as IoT, accessory for tablet/smart phone, IPTV / STB remote controllers, new Car Key command controller, etc. FIO-PAD requires ONLY 35x35mm footprint to achieve full QWERTY keyboard by a single Thumb control.

1. Itsuro Yoshimoto
New Business Strategist
Aug 14 2014
FIO Technology Inc.
Founder, Itsuro Yoshimoto
iyoshi@fiotechnology.com
Phone: 1(408)315-4187
HMI Solution : FIO-PADin IoTera
FIO offers Flexible Indoor and Outdoor New UI/UXexperiencefor small IoTdevices

2. Summary
FIO solves;
partner to make FIO-PAD featured IoTdevices
HMI (UI/UX) issues for small IoTdevices
FIO offers;
FIO-PAD featured fancy HMI accessory device idea
FIO expects;

3. 3
FIO_PAD accessory
Product Concept-01
Fancy pendant type HMI module
How to use it? Attach FIO-PAD to the steering wheel and control with a single thumb without releasing a hand
Secondary commander to support voice input with 100% accuracy
Control in-Car display units
Fancy Car-Key (future)
Wireless communication with smart devices
Controls tablet & smartphone

4. Are you satisfied with the accuracy of the current voice input technology ?
Introduction of FIO-PAD
•Single thumb control without releasing a hand from the steering wheel
•Achieves 100% accurate voice commands with a voice affirmation control while driving
•Achieve full QWERTY keyboard input within 35mm x 35mm limited space while parking
40mmx 40mm
FIO-PAD provides 100% accurate HMI for IVI control
Voice affirmation
Voice affirmation
45Φmm
release
Press
slide

5. 5
FIO_PAD TOP View
How it works (1)
Click-Touch Panel
FIO_PAD active switches
32 physical switches under surface
flick surface & generates command
SIZE {45mm[Φ] round ; 5mm[h]
FIO-PAD Click-Touch Panel
Single Thumb control (Click, Move & Release)
beneath surface

6. 5 Original Area
9 Original Area
Command operations
How it works (2)
Application defines the command area
Single Thumb operation ( MENU selection, 4 or 9 direct commands, flicking operations )
Confirm with voice affirmation application from smartphone, Tablet or car display unit

7. Command (Call)
Name
LIFO Command operations (While driving)
How it works (3)
1. Command { Click & listen…Car/ smart device will talk back to you the LIFO command }
2. Moving around a thumb until you hear your target command & release to activate command
3. Name { Click & scroll to listen the first Alphabet & hold to listen names & release to activate
LIFO
(Last In First Out)

8. 11 unique input / line
How it works (4)
Parking Mode (w/ monitor screen)
SIZE {45mm[Φ] round ; 5mm[h]
6 switches in a row generates 11 unique letters
Both 2nd& 3rdswitches pressed generate “R”
Monitor screen ( Car display device )
R

9. 50-year-old person broke a world record of fast text entry
18-year old student holds world record of 41.4 Sec
160 characters with over 350 multi-taps required = 8~9 times / sec.
FIO-KeyBO required ONLY 4~5 times / secto beat this world record.
CLICK here !
Demo-1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-5CmWSwQx0
Mobile phone version demo

10. SMK introduced FIO-KeyBO featured remote controller for future IPTV at CES & the CableSHOW
New remote controller for Digital STB
IPTV Remote controller version
Quick content search
Combine the benefit of 10 keys & QWERTY keyboard
Y
Demo-2

11. FIO-KeyBO patent has been filed to US, JP, KR, CN, IN & EU
TheinventionofthisapplicationisconcernedwithhowonecanemulatethelayoutofaQWERTYkeyboard,i.e.onewithaconventionalkeyboardlayoutdesignedforusewithtenfingers,usingatelephonekeypadorremotecontrollerhavingthreecolumnsandfourrows.Ithaspreviouslybeenproposedtouseonekeytoselectmorethanonecharacterbutevenifeachkeycanselectthreealphanumericcharacters,thatstillonlyallowsforninecharactersperrow,whereasaQWERTYkeyboardrequireseleven.
Thesolutionofferedbytheinventionistoplacecharactersbetweenkeysandtorequiretwoadjacentkeystobedepressedsimultaneouslyinordertorecordakeystroke.Nowhereinthepriorarthasitbeensuggestedtousethetipofonefingertopresstwokeyssimultaneously.Shift,AltandCtrlkeysonakeyboardareactuatedatthesametimeasotherkeysbutnotusingthetipofthesamefinger,indeednotevenusingtwofingersofthesamehand.
Theinventionoffersforthefirsttime,thepossibilityofonefingertextentryusingakeypadhavingthelayoutofaconventionaltelephonewhileallowingtheoperatortofindallthecharactersintuitivelyinthesamerelativepositionsastheywouldoccupyonaconventionalten-fingerkeyboard. Neitherthisobjective,northemethodbywhichithasbeenachieved,issuggestedbythepriorart..
Patent Application
Comments from European Patent Attorney, Alec Messulam:

12. Other Potential Market
New Remote for (IPTV + STB)… 360 million units / 2013
The global IPTV subscriber base totaled around92.7 millionin the end of 2013, up 23.7% year-on-year. Asia Pacific has become the largest IPTV subscriber market in the world, boasting 45.6 million subscribers, which translates into 49.2% of the global market.
(Researchmoz.US)
266M digital set-top boxes will be shipped in 2013, up 5.8 per cent on the 252M STBs shipped in 2012
(IHS Technology)

13. 1.BT external keyboard for touch-panel devices such as ipad or tabletPC
2.BT PC mouse controll
3.BT Presentation controller with LED pointer and unique realtime text adding feature
4. Remote controller
Single hand operation
Multifunctional accessory device with FIO-PAD
New Accessory keyboard
-Another potential form factor of FIO-PAD -

14. Exit through M&A by Nuance
Licensing business
a). Car accessory market
b). Remote controller at home
Application development & sales
FIO-PAD applications
Hardware development & sales
FIO-PAD click-Touch accessory
< BT HMI device >
Hardware development & IP licensing, and aim exit through M&A
Goal…Make FIO-PAD as a de-facto HMI solution for small IoTdevicesInitially create BT accessory HMI device
Business Model
Licensing to ;
a). Car manufacturers & Tier-1 players
b). Tier-1 remote controller supplier
for IPTV ($0.05~$0.10)/device
Initially, develop 10K units
Revenue... ($79~$99)/device
Step
Jump
$200mil+
Hop

15. ItsuroYoshimotofoundedFIOTechnologyIncin2006,formerlyYoshimotoInc.HefiledFIO- KeyBOrelatedpatentstoPCTand6regions(US,JP,KR,CN,IN,EU).PriortoYoshimotoInc,heledawebandmobilecontentdivisioninUSoperationsatNamco.HeestablishedaprofitablewirelessgamebusinessfoundationinNorthAmericaforNamcobymanagingfiveIndependentSoftwareVendors.Mostrecently,HeworkedatthePioneerAdvancedSolutionInc.asaconsultant&VP,ProductandBusinessPlanning.
YoshimotostartedhiscareeratCASIO.HedesignedsoftwarefortheDigitalAudioTaperecorder(DAT).Hemainlyworkedasanembeddedsoftwareengineerfor11yearsanddevelopedmanynewproducts.Healsoworkedasaproductplannerforanadditional2years.Then, hemovedtoCASIOUSR&DcenterinSanJoseforanadditional5yearstodevelopmulti- applicationCD-ROMsforWindowsCEbasedhandheldPCandPocketPC,andresearchednewtechnologytrends.Heinventedmanypatents..
Yoshimoto majored in acoustic design at Kyusyu Institute of Design, Japan.
MBA from Kenichi Ohmaegraduate school of business.
Founder
About Me

16. TsuyoshiTairaistheCEOofTazanInternationalInc,aVentureCapitalandManagementConsultancyFirm.Mr.TairahasbeeninvolvedwithanumberofSiliconValleystartupcompaniesasfoundinginvestor/directorincludingAtmelSemiconductor(NASDAQ:ATML),PicoPowerTechnologyInc(acquiredbyCirrusLogic),JungleeCorporation(acquiredbyAmazon.com, NASDAQ:AMZN),Armedia(acquiredbyBroadcom,NASDAQ:BRCM),Apptivity(acquiredbyProgressSoftware,NASDAQ:PRGS)andmanyothers.Hehasbeeninstrumentalinprovidingseedstagefinancing,managementandmarketingadvice,especiallyfortheFarEasternmarkettothestartupcompanies.CurrentlyheservesontheboardsofSiliconStorageTechnologyInc. (flashmemorycompany),NaynaNetworks,Inc.(networkingproductsandservices), Ureach.Com(unifiede-mailandvoicemailmessagingcompany),Asia-LinksMedia(Semiconductorcomponentse-commerce)andTeleweb(CallCenterinChina).Inaddition,heisontheadvisoryboardofSiliconMotion(GraphicControllerIC),CLCEO(Polarizer),Reveo(RevolutionaryElectroOpticsTechnologyCompany)andseveralothercompanies.
Previously,Mr.TairawasChairmanofSanyoSemiconductordirectingSanyo’sUSmarketingstrategy.MostofhiscareerwasspentatSanyoCorporationexceptforfiveyearswhenheworkedatFairchildSemiconductor.Mr.TairagraduatedfromTokyoMetropolitanUniversitywithaBSEE.HealsoreceivedanHonoraryDoctorofHumanitiesfromNewportAsiaPacificUniversityinMarch2000.Hehaspublishedanumberofbooksincluding“AudioAmplifier”,“TransistorphysicsAndapplication”asaCo-authorandmostrecentlyabookonentrepreneurship, “Myfellowengineer,let’schallenge”fromNikkeiBP.
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