Kapsys Kapten mobility User manual

KAPTEN MOBILITY

USER’S GUIDE

Revision 5

Introduction to Kapten Mobility

1.1 Introduction

Kapten Mobilit is primaril a navigation device designed for visuall impaired people using

GPS satellite-positioning s stem. Kapten Mobilit is full accessible thanks to its accessible

interface, which implements speech recognition and voice s nthesizer.

Kapten Mobilit is more than a simple GPS navigator. It will make our journe easier and

will facilitate our mobilit thanks to its content rich features, such as geo localization,

navigation, and map discover .

Moreover, Kapten will allow ou to memorize our preferred points of interest in order to

guide ou there whenever ou want. These points of interest are called K-Tag's.

In addition, Kapten Mobilit incorporates two multimedia functions: An MP3 music pla er and

a Dais format audio book reader.

1.2 Disclaimer

Please listen carefull to this message.

The Kapten Mobilit , using GPS s stem, is dedicated for pedestrians, but can also be used in

the car.

During a navigation session with Kapten Mobilit , please respect the warnings described

herein.

Whatever our travel mode, navigation instructions given b Kapten should not exempt ou

from respecting rules and regulations and behave responsibl .

Your attention should be focused primaril on our path. Sta alert and attentive during our

trip and respect other users, which ma be pedestrians, c clists, motorc clists and motorists.

Finall , use common sense before obe ing a navigation instruction from Kapten Mobilit .

Carefull observe the signals and the geometr of the sidewalks and streets. If ou are

unable to take the path indicated b Kapten Mobilit , it will automaticall recalculate our

route with our new position.

Please note that Kapten Mobilit embeds GPS technolog . The accurac of our position is

determined b the qualit of the GPS signal, which depends heavil on our environment,

where ou are, how ou carr our device, and on digital mapping. Thus we cannot

guarantee the accurac of the navigation instructions.

Thank ou for respecting these guidelines.

1.3 Various technologies used in Kapten Mobility

It includes several advanced technologies:

Geo localized digital map,

Speaker independent speech recognition,

Voice s nthesizer with text to speech capabilit ,

Multi-transport navigation engine including pedestrian, public transport and car navigation,

Geo localized public transport database,

MP3 pla er,

And, Audio book reader.

The following paragraphs describe the wa the above technologies are used in Kapten

Mobilit .

GPS

GPS, which stands for Global Positioning S stem, is the most commonl used positioning

s stem.

Kapten Mobilit ’s navigation engine combines GPS satellite information and digital map data

in order to guide ou between two geographical points or addresses.

Depending on navigation mode, Kapten Mobilit ’s navigation engine applies different

algorithms and generates appropriate navigation announcements for guidance.

Voice recognition

Speech recognition allows user to dictate b voice commands to Kapten Mobilit . Such

commands are used for:

Selecting a function,

Navigating user interface menus,

Entering a destination address,

Interacting with Kapten Mobilit .

User shall dictate such entries b using either Kapten Mobilit ’s microphone or microphone of

headphones.

Voice s nthesizer

Voice s nthesis is a technique to create human voice from an text. It is also called TEXT TO

SPEECH technolog .

The combination of speech recognition and voice s nthesis creates a new level of user

friendl interaction with Kapten Mobilit ’s interface.

1.4 MP3 Player

MP3 is an audio format for storing sound or music, without audible loss of qualit to the

human ear.

Kapten Mobilit uses an MP3 pla er to pla music files stored in its storage space.

Audio book reader

Kapten Mobilit uses an audio book reader compatible with Dais standards using HTML

format or MP3 stored in Kapten Mobilit ’s memor space.

1.5 ox content

The Kapten Mobilit box consists of:

The Kapten Mobilit

A USB cable that allows ou to connect Kapten Mobilit to a computer in order to download

multimedia content and update its firmware

A wall charger that allows ou to charge the batter

A necklace that allows ou to attach and carr our Kapten Mobilit . Attach it either at the top

or at bottom of the product

A headset with two headphones, a microphone and a push-to-talk button

1.6 Getting started

Charging the batter

Before using Kapten for the first time, ou need to charge Kapten Mobilit ’s batter .

To do this, connect the USB cable to our product and plug the other end to the wall charger

contained in the box.

Charge our Kapten Mobilit for 7 hours before ou start using the product.

Start Kapten Mobilit

To start Kapten Mobilit , press the on button, located at the top right corner of the front panel,

for 3 seconds.. An audible sound will indicate that the product is starting. . The product will be

operational after about 30 seconds.

GPS signal acquisition

The Kapten Mobilit uses GPS technolog as a positioning s stem. Therefore it must be

used outdoors in an open area with good visibilit of the sk . Avoid covering the device for

best GPS signal reception. Note that the preferred (but not limited to) wa of carr ing the

product is around our neck using the necklace.

At first use, Kapten Mobilit can take 5 to 15 minutes to find its position. Once the position is

found ou should hear the following message: "GPS signal OK”

1.7 Embedded User Help

The current document is made available to ou through the audio book reader.

Moreover, at an time, ou can use the contextual help of Kapten Mobilit b performing a

long press the pla button, or using the voice command "I need help."

Interact with Kapten Mobility

This part explains how to interact with Kapten Mobilit through its interfaces using either the

ke pad or speech recognition technolog .

It introduces the voice menu concept and explains different possibilities when using Kapten

Mobilit .

1.8 Keypad

For the rest of this document, "ke pad" refers to a set of buttons on the front panel of the

Kapten Mobilit . All the buttons have tactile s mbols. The ke pad buttons trigger different

actions depending on whether pressing a button is short or long. A long press means at least

holding the button for 3 seconds. These actions will be explained later in this document.

The ke pad is divided into three zones.

"On Off" button

Navigation buttons

Function buttons

« On off » Button

The “On Off” button is located at the top right of the front panel, and is s mbolized b a small

circle.

A long press on this button will turn Kapten Mobilit on or off.

A short press allows ou to access the setup menu of Kapten Mobilit .

Navigation buttons

5 navigation buttons are located at the upper part of the front panel. There is one central

button and four surrounding buttons. The central button is marked with a raised circle.

These buttons are dedicated to menu navigation for Kapten Mobilit . The buttons ma have

different actions depending on the feature being used. These differences will be underlined

for each feature in the following paragraphs.

The "K" button or validation button, located in the center of navigation buttons, is s mbolized

b the Kaps s logo,

The “Pla , Pause" button, positioned at 12 o’clock, is s mbolized b a triangle and a vertical

bar,

The "Stop" button, positioned at 6 o’clock, is s mbolized b a square,

The "Previous" button, positioned at 9 o’clock, is s mbolized b a left arrow s mbol,

The "Next" button, positioned at 3 o’clock, is s mbolized b a right arrow s mbol.

Note: A long press on the “K” button lists all Point of Interest around our current location.

Function buttons

The function ke pad includes five dedicated buttons at the lower part of the front panel. The

are spread over two rows separated b a horizontal bar. Above the bar, is a row of three

buttons, and below, a row of two buttons.

These five buttons activate various features of Kapten Mobilit .

The "Navigation" button is located at the left of the top row and is s mbolized b a diamond.

This button allows ou to access the navigation function of Kapten Mobilit

The "Where am I?" or "Free navigation" button, is located at the center of the top row and is

s mbolized b a triangle. A short press on this button gives ou our current position. A long

press will activate the free navigation function.

The "K Tag" button is located at the right of the top row and is s mbolized b a cross. This

button allows ou to manage our K Tag’s.

The "MP3" button is located at the left of the bottom row and is s mbolized b a circle. This

button allows ou to access the MP3 pla er.

The "Audio Book" button is Located at the right of the bottom row and is s mbolized b a

star. This button allows ou to access the audio book pla er.

1.9 Other buttons

Volume control buttons

Located on the left edge of the device, both up and down buttons allow ou respectivel

increase or decrease the volume of Kapten Mobilit .

A long press on volume up and down buttons (3 seconds) allows ou respectivel increase or

decrease the speech speed. You can also set the speech speed into Kapten Mobilit

Parameters (see section 7).

Voice control button

Located on the right edge, the push-to-talk button, also called Automatic Speech Recognition

button or ASR, allows ou to activate the voice recognition of Kapten Mobilit and interact b

voice.

Reset button

Located on the lower edge, this little button allows ou to reset Kapten Mobilit in case of

problems.

1.10 Connections

Kapten Mobilit has three connectors:

The Mini USB connector, located on the bottom edge: The USB connector allows ou to

recharge the batter and also connect our device to a computer.

The Micro SD connector for memor cards, located on the right edge: The additional micro

SD card can increase the memor capacit of Kapten Mobilit for multimedia content.

The Audio jack connector, located on the top edge of Kapten Mobilit : This allows ou to

connect the headphones as an accessor .

1.11 Headphones

The headphones provided with Kapten Mobilit features an integrated microphone and a

push-to-talk button. When the headphones are connected, the replace the microphone, the

loudspeaker and push-to-talk button on the Kapten Mobilit unit.

1.12 Interaction through menus

To activate one of the Kapten Mobilit ’s features, ou start b pressing one of the function

buttons such as Navigation, K-Tag, MP3 or Audio Book. The corresponding is then activated.

Each menu is composed of a list of items. When activated, Kapten Mobilit will announce the

menu title and the first item of the menu b speech.

There are two different wa s to navigate menus; either through the navigation buttons or b

automatic voice recognition..

Interact with navigation buttons

Each menu is a list of voice s nthesized items ou can select with the “K” button while

browsing b using the “Next” and “Previous” buttons as described herein after.

In a menu, ou can use an of the following buttons:

Voice Control or ASR button Allows to enter a command b voice

corresponding to one of the menu items

Short press on « Next » button Goes to the next item on the list

Short press on « Previous » button Goes to the previous item on the list

Short press on « K » Button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous » button Returns to the previous menu

Short press on « Stop » button Exits the current function

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the menu title and current item on the

list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates contextual help

Interact b voice

You can activate each menu item using speech recognition through a set number of voice

commands.

A voice command is a command entered b the using the microphone in response to the

voice menu as described above. It also sa s that user 'dictates his/her choice'.

Before entering our command, press the ASR button, wait for the beep and then speak our

choice such as an item from the active menu.

A voice command is pronounced aloud from the integrated microphone or microphone of

our headphones.

To increase the efficienc of the speech recognition b Kapten Mobilit , we recommend that

ou:

Speak into the microphone with a clear voice,

Keep the microphone about 10 centimeters or four inches from our mouth,

Speak after the beep,

And preferabl in a quiet environment.

1.13 Interacting with Kapten Mobility using keywords

The ke words are phrases or simple words ou can dictate to Kapten Mobilit . The allow

ou to inquire about things like batter status or ask Kapten Mobilit to perform certain

actions such as change the navigation mode.

Certain ke words, as given in the following paragraph, can be entered an time

independentl whether or not a function is activated, others can be used onl within the

active function. Such ke words will be discussed within dedicated paragraph for functions.

To interact with Kapten Mobilit through ke words:

Short press on the ASR ke either on the Kapten Mobilit or on the headphones

Speak the ke word after the beep

Generic ke words

The following ke words can be used an time regardless of the current active function.

I need help! Activates the contextual help.

Ke word Indicates available ke words.

GPS Activates navigation menu.

Activate free navigation Activates free navigation.

Stop free navigation Stops the free navigation mode.

MP3 Activates MP3 menu.

Audio book Activates audio book menu.

Parameters Activates the parameters menu.

K TAG Activates the K Tag menu.

Where am I? Indicates our current position.

POI around Indicates Point of interests of an categor around our

current position.

Repeat Repeats the last message announced.

GPS Signal Indicates the qualit of GPS signal.

Batter level? Indicates the batter level in percentages.

What time is it? Indicates time of the da .

Volume down Decrease the audio level.

Volume up Increase the audio level.

Current position Indicates latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes and

seconds and the altitude.

Speed limit Indicates the speed limit of the road on which ou are.

Current speed Indicates the speed at which ou are traveling.

« Navigation » related ke words

The following ke words are onl valid when Kapten is in Navigation mode.

Next Instruction Indicates the next navigation instruction.

Last Instruction Repeats the last navigation instruction.

Current destination Indicates the current destination.

Switch to public transport Activates public transport road book in pedestrian mode.

Resume navigation Exits from road book mode and resumes navigation to

destination.

Current Navigation mode Indicates the current navigation mode.

Switch to Pedestrian mode Switches to pedestrian navigation mode without re-

entering the destination address.

Switch to Car mode Switches to car navigation mode without re-entering the

destination address.

Remaining distance Indicates the remaining distance until destination point

Arrival time Indicates the remaining time until destination point

Roadbook Activates road book during a navigation

Stop navigation Stops the current navigation

« MP3 » related ke words

The following ke words are onl valid when using the MP3 Pla er.

What am I listening to? Indicates information about the current track

Next title Advances to the next track

Previous title Returns to the previous track

Pla all tracks Pla s all tracks of our music stored in Kapten Mobilit

Start random mode Starts pla ing tracks randoml

Stop random mode Stops pla ing tracks randoml

Stop music Stops MP3 pla er

« Audio book» related ke words

The following ke words are onl valid when using the audio book reader.

What am I listening to? Indicates the title of the current audio book

Book information Indicates information about the current audio book

Next Section Advances to the next section

Previous Section Returns to the previous section

Book duration Indicates the remaining time until the end of the book

Stop reading Stops audio book

1.14 Alphanumerical character entry or virtual keypad

Description

Kapten Mobilit implements an alphanumeric input mode available onl for entering a cit

name, a street name, a street number, a public transport station name, a postal code, ZIP

code or geographical coordinates for K-Tag. This input method is useful when speech

recognition is not satisfactor .

To select a cit for example, simpl enter the first letters of the cit using the virtual ke pad

then exit the entr mode with long press on the “K” button. Kapten Mobilit then provides ou

a list of cit names containing these characters. Please note, more characters ou enter,

shorter the list will be.

How to use virtual ke pad

The following buttons are used to enter alphanumerical words:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter an alphanumerical

character b voice

Long press on « K » button Enters or exits from alphanumerical entr

mode

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next character

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous character

Long press on « Next» button Toggles between letters and numbers

Short press on « K » button Select the current character

Long press on « Previous» button Discard the last entered character

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Spells the entered characters

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

1.15 Features activation

A feature can be activated

Either b using voice command to activate the function ou want (GPS, MP3, KTAG or Audio

Book)

Or b pressing a feature button.

To activate feature, the following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allow ou to enter our choice b voice

Short press on « K » button Repeats the last message pla ed

Long press on “K” button Searches all Points of interest around our

location

Short press on “Navigation” button Activates navigation menu

Long press on “Navigation” button Activates the navigation menu with default

navigation mode (pedestrian or car)

Short press on “Free Nav” button Indicates our current location

Long Press on “Free Nav” button Enables or disables free navigation mode

Short Press on “K-Tag” button Activates K-Tag menu

Long press on “K-Tag” button Create a K-Tag with our current location

Short press on “MP3” button Activate MP3 menu

Long press on “MP3” button Start MP3 pla er and resumes last pla ed

song

Short press on “Audio Book” button Activates audio book menu

Long press on “Audio Book” button Starts the Audio book and resumes last pla ed

book

Long press on “Pla , Pause” button Activates contextual help

Long press on “Volume up” Increases the speech speed

Long press on “Volume down” Decreases the speech speed

Navigation function

1.16 efore you start navigation with Kapten Mobility

Please listen carefull to this message.

The Kapten Mobilit navigation device, using GPS s stem, is dedicated for pedestrians, but

can also be used in the car.

During a navigation session with Kapten Mobilit , we invite ou to respect carefull warnings

described herein.

Whatever our travel mode, navigation instructions given b Kapten Mobilit should not

exempt ou from respecting strictl the rules and regulations and adapt a responsible

behavior.

Your attention should be focused primaril on our path. Sta alert and attentive during our

trip and respect others, whether the be pedestrians, c clists, motorc clists or motorists.

Finall , use common sense before obe ing a navigation instruction from Kapten Mobilit .

Carefull observe the signals and the geometr of the sidewalks and streets. If ou are

unable to take the path indicated b Kapten Mobilit , it will automaticall recalculate our

route with our new position.

Please note that Kapten Mobilit embeds GPS technolog . The accurac of our position is

determined b the qualit of the GPS signal, which depends heavil on our environment,

where ou are, how ou carr our device, and on digital mapping. Thus we cannot

guarantee the accurac of the navigation instructions.

Thank ou for respecting these guidelines.

1.17 Launching GPS navigation

The GPS navigation function can be activated:

B pressing the "Navigation" button located at the left of the top row on the function ke pad.

It is s mbolized b a diamond.

Or b speaking the « GPS » ke word using the ASR button.

Note that a long press on the "Navigation" button is a shortcut allowing ou to directl enter a

destination in the default navigation mode as defined per the settings.

1.18 Different navigation modes

You can select our navigation mode from the following list:

« Pedestrian Navigation »: navigation suitable for pedestrian use. It includes public

transportation when available;

« Car Navigation »: navigation suitable for in-car use;

« Map Discover »: allow ou to read our Kapten Mobilit ’s digital map and virtuall move-

cross intersections, while giving ou a description of each of the intersections;

« Public Transport »: allow ou to list the road book between two public stations such as

subwa , tramwa or train;

« Track »: allow ou to record a route, name it, and then pla later.

« Direct Guidance »: gives ou direct guidance to our destination regardless of our

navigation mode b announcing distance and directions. To control the navigation mode, the

following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter our choice b voice

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list

Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item

on the list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

1.19 Pedestrian navigation

In pedestrian navigation mode our journe to our destination will be optimized accordingl .

You can modif certain parameters of route calculations in the paragraph called « Pedestrian

Navigation Parameters » at the end of this document.

If an public transportation network can be used during our journe , Kapten Mobilit will

prompt ou. If ou accept to use public transport then the route calculation will include public

transportation if available.

1.20 Car navigation

In car navigation mode our journe to destination is optimized for in-car use onl .

You can modif certain parameters of route calculations in the paragraph called « Car

Navigation Parameters » at the end of this document.

1.21 Selecting the destination

Either enter our destination b voice, or select an item from the following list using the

ke pad:

« New address»: Defines a destination address,

« New address b ZIP code»: Defines a destination point b entering a ZIP code,

« Last destinations»: Allows ou to select one of our last recorded destinations,

« Favorites »: Allows ou to select one of our favorite destinations from our favorites list

(Please note that all KTAG created with “Favorite” attribute can be retrieved from Favorites

list),

« Contacts »: Allows ou to select our destination from our Contact list;

« KTAG »: Allows ou to select our destination from our KTAG list;

« Point of Interests»: Allows ou to select our destination from our Point of Interest list

provided b Map Provider;

« Itinerar »: Calculates and allows ou to brows the Road book between starting and

destination points;

To enter a destination, the following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter our choice from the list b

voice

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list

Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item

on the list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

Navigate to « New Address »

The various stages of entering a new address are as follow:

Select countr map (available onl with multiple countr configuration)

Select state or region (if needed. Depends on countr )

Select cit name.

Select street name.

And select street number, or a cross road.

Countr Map selection

Enter the countr of our destination b voice, or select from the list of maps available in our

Kapten Mobilit using the ke pad.

To choose a countr map, the following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter the countr name b voice

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list

Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item

on the list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

State or Region name selection

Either enter the state or region name of our destination b voice or select the state or region

name from the list using the ke pad.

To choose the state or region, the following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter the state or region name

b voice

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list

Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu. Or returns to

the countr map selection in case of multiple

countr configuration.

Long press on « Next» button Automaticall selects the state or region

corresponding to our current position.

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item

on the list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

Cit name selection

Either enter the cit name of our destination b voice, or select cit name from the list using

the ke pad.

B default, the proposed list of cities consists of the cit of our current position and the last

selected cities.

To choose the cit name, the following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter the cit name b voice

Long press on « K » button Switches to alphanumerical entr mode

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list

Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu. Or returns to

countr map selection in case of multiple

countr configuration.

Long press on « Next» button Selects the cit corresponding to our current

position.

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item

on the list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

Street name selection

Either enter the street name of our destination b voice, or select street name from the list

using the ke pad.

B default, the proposed list of street names consists of last street name selected in the cit

and « cit center » item.

To improve voice recognition of street names, it is necessar to pronounce the street name

as a whole. Example: pronounce « Broadwa Avenue » and not just « Broadwa ».

To choose the street name, the following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter the street name b voice

Long press on « K » button Switches to alphanumerical entr mode

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list

Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu.

Long press on « Next» button Selects the cit center as our destination.

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item

on the list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

Street number selection

Either enter the street number into the proposed range of available number of our

destination b voice, or switch to alphanumerical mode using the ke pad.

If ou do not want to enter a specific street number, ou can select « An Number » item

from the list or use “Crossroad” item to enter a contiguous street name as destination point.

Note: if the selected street has no available number into the map data, ou have to select

either “An number” either “Crossroad” item.

To choose the street number, the following buttons can be used:

Push to talk button Allows ou to enter the street number b voice

Long press on « K » button Switches to alphanumerical entr mode

Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list

Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list

Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list

Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu.

Long press on « Next» button Selects “An Number” of the street as

destination point.

Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu

Short press on « Pla , Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item

on the list

Long press on « Pla , Pause » button Activates the contextual help

Crossroad selection

Either enter the crossroad name of our destination b voice, or select crossroad name from

the list proposed using the ke pad.