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Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance for Second Significant Patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Scottsdale, AZ -- Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. ("AVRS") (OTCBB: AVOI) announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for AVRS’s second patent for its speech recognition and transcription technology. AVRS is engaged in the development of interface and application solutions for speech recognition technology that it believes have significant market potential.
AVRS’ primary patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,960,447; Word Tagging and Editing System for Speech Recognition) was granted in September 1999. This second patent for digital voice recognition and transcription technology is titled "Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols," and discloses a system for facilitating speech recognition and transcription among users employing incompatible protocols for generating, transcribing, and exchanging speech.
President and CEO of AVRS, Walter Geldenhuys, stated, "Historically, we have placed a high priority on research and development, and we plan to conduct further research and development as we evaluate our patented applications and technologies and how the Company can best capitalize and monetize its assets in the rapidly growing voice recognition and transcription marketplace. We believe this second patent will contribute to our licensing and marketing opportunities."
About Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc.
AVRS, a software development company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializes in the research and development of interface and application solutions for speech recognition technology. AVRS’s UHIT™ application utilizes the Company’s patented and proprietary algorithms, software and hardware to provide the end-user with speech recognition or speech-to-text technology.
AVRS also reported today that on Monday, March 30, 2009, AVRS filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which includes updated financial information and other information.
Forward-Looking Statements
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