july 1998 headquarters san diego ca founder s dean weber industry artificial intelligence website onev.com one voice technologies was an artificial intelligence ai based natural language processing nlp company founded in 1998 and based in san diego ca . one voice was the developer of ivan intelligent voice animated navigator an intelligent personal assistant which commercially launched in 1999 see forbes article november 1999 . 1 some of the customers for one voice technologies are telefonos de mexico s.a.b. de c.v. telmex intel corporation the government of india fry s electronics inland cellular and nex tec wireless . 2 one voice launched several intelligent voice based solutions for the pc telecom embedded and home control sectors . one voice s patent portfolio for natural language processing has been referenced by google 3 4 microsoft 5 and ibm 6 among others . in 2010 one voice s patent portfolio was acquired by apple inc. contents 1 intelligent personal assistant 2 voice commerce vcommerce 3 voice gaming 4 timeline 5 references intelligent personal assistant edit one voice is credited for launching the software industry s first intelligent personal assistant ipa in 1999 when they officially released ivan . ivan was an ai based personal assistant that allowed users to use conversational voice to find information on the internet including weather news sports scores financial information and to purchase items from online retailers . ivan was the predecessor to several of today s ipa s including siri amazon echo google now and cortana . one voice s patent portfolio which powered ivan was acquired by apple in 2010 prior to apple s launch of siri and is referenced in patents ranging from google microsoft ibm nuance and stanford university . in november 1999 one voice launched ivan at startup alley in comdex 99 . imagine the possibilities of taking visual web content and creating a talking interactive experience for millions of internet users worldwide . the possibilities for enhancing e commerce and the web experience are tremendous explained dean weber one voice s chairman and chief executive officer at the company s booth at the opening of comdex fall 99 . ivan and voicesite will humanize the entire computer and internet experience . november 15 1999 . voice commerce vcommerce edit one voice was an early pioneer in the field of voice commerce launching services with major online retail brands including autobytel.com ftd.com and monster.com utilizing one voice s platform retailers can create dynamic voice conversations with users to help find products easier with conversational voice input . by browsing to a site users can engage in a voice conversation and ask questions such as i want to order flowers for mother s day or i m looking to buy a used mustang convertible . one voice launched voicesite it s voice commerce platform in 2001 . voice gaming edit in 2002 one voice was selected by warner home video to create the movie industry s first voice interactive dvd special features for worldwide distribution on all harry potter and the sorcerer s stone . 7 subsequently in one voice is a groundbreaking technology that gives viewers the chance to have an interactive experience with harry potter and the sorcerer s stone said thomas f. lesinski warner bros. home video executive vice president and general manager united states . this outstanding special feature in which viewers can use their own voices to navigate through the dvd rom activities is truly representative of the unparalleled home video experience that is dvd . april 1 2002 . timeline edit 1999 launched the first intelligent personal assistant called ivan 2001 launched voice commerce solutions with autobytel.com ftd.com and monster.com 2002 us patents issued covering speech recognition and natural language processing 6 434 524 and 6 499 013 2002 launched voice interactive dvd special features with warner home video for all harry potter and the sorcerer s stone dvds sold worldwide 2003 us patent issued covering speech recognition and natural language processing 6 532 444 2003 selected by t mobile and royal philips electronics to showcase mobile voice solutions in the european markets 2004 launched mobilevoice telecom services with golden state cellular west central wireless and inland cellular 2004 awarded speech recognition and natural language processing patents in china and europe 2004 launched connected home control by voice with media center communicator 2005 launched industry s first voice controlled tv remote control for voice search control and phone calling 2006 awarded telecom contract for voice services with tel fonos de m xico s.a. de c.v. telmex to millions of subscribers throughout latin america 2007 awarded telecom contract for voice solutions by the government of india 2008 launched say2play voice controlled gaming for world of warcraft unreal tournament iii command & conquer call of duty and warhammer 2008 selected by disney to showcase voice controlled connected home at epcot s house of innoventions 2008 launched mobilevoice telecom services with mohave wireless 2009 launched voice services with mahangar telephone nigam ltd. mtnl to millions of subscribers in india 2010 sold patent portfolio to apple for ai based intelligent personal assistant technology references edit speak for yourself . forbes . retrieved 15 november 1999 . check date values in access date help one voice technologies inc . google finance . google . retrieved 23 december 2014 . voice interface for a search engine . google . retrieved feb 7 2001 . voice interface for a search engine . google . retrieved feb 3 2006 . localization of prompts . microsoft . retrieved sep 29 2005 . explicitly registering markup based on verbal commands and exploiting audio context . ibm . retrieved sep 27 2000 . check date values in access date help warner home video s harry potter and the sorcerer s stone offers the first ever voice interactive dvd rom and 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