Who are we?
Who are we?
We are Royall Enterprises, a startup company that
currently concentrates on developing a text-to-speech software package called Xpress-It to help the disabled to express themselves clearly when physical
conditions deny them verbal communication. Mr. Royall developed and has been
using this wonderful product for years, finding it better than anything
currently available. That is the innovation this wonderful software brings to market
to help more people lead productive lives
What is Xpress-It?
Xpress-It is an application program for reading text aloud. The actual conversion from text to speech is
carried out by a program called ETI-Eloquence. Xpress-It sends a stream of text to ETI-Eloquence, and receives a stream of
acoustic parameters in return. These are
fed to a software speech synthesizer which computes the sound waveform you
hear. In short, any text entered is spoken with remarkable clarity.
Who will care?
Anyone who can function at normal levels mentally but is
physically unable to verbally communicate. Like it or not, we are all measured
in part by our ability to effectively express ourselves verbally.
Why will they care?
We found no peer products with the voice quality and
text-to-speech flexibility to really enable the disabled to communicate
effectively with other people. Xpress-It is
capable of any sound found in language. Moreover, it learns the word choices
most often employed by the user, enabling it to assist the communication
process by offering predictive choices for the next word or phrase. The
capability to save the user’s time and effort by only typing partial words helps
even more. The database within the package has been trained for many years and
will give you the inun-comparable
convenience from the very beginning.
What does Xpress-It look like?
Notice how simple the interface is. No strange icons to
understand or program. Xpress-It reads
a line of text aloud when the Enter key is pressed.
What is required to install Xpress-It?
Since Xpress-It is
entirely software, people can use it on any machine installed with Windows
98/Me/2000/XP, sound card, and speakers.
What is our advantage over our direct competitors?
There are a handful of small companies in the assisted
augmented communication market. Their offerings are mostly aimed at users with
low mental function. The user selects from a menu of pictures or icons, and a
message (e.g., “I am hungry”) is spoken. The few products that do the more
versatile text-to-speech have serious shortcomings. Their audio quality and the
user interface are quite cumbersome and these products also tend to make it
difficult to use the same computer for other tasks, unacceptable for any
disabled person hoping to be useful in a business environment. These drawbacks
had been fully considered and hence became the design idea and concentration of
Xpress It. Our goal is to
enable the needing people to express their minds freely and conveniently with
least effort.
What are the features of Xpress-It?
·
Practically
unlimited vocabulary (max. database size: 2GB)
·
Automatic entry of
new words into vocabulary
·
Programmable
pronunciations
·
Word prediction
based on the user's previous history
·
Customizable voices
·
Built-in voice
control language
·
Complete
compatibility with Windows 98 or higher
·
Modest system
performance impact
·
No additional
hardware needed, just sound support and speakers
How to contact us?
You are welcome to ask for more information about Xpress-It by using the following email addresses:
We are waiting to hear from you!