I proposed a new Car-Key concept to the Auto Industry at the AutoTech Council event in Jan/18/2013. http://bit.ly/13IxT9p I feel the current car key is something like the old PDA before the iPhone was released. Why the car-key is cheap and only black colour? People might spend additional $500 ~ $1,000 if the Car-Key is fancy jewelry. Ladies might want to carry the car-key as a part of neckless. (Page-3). It shows some concept of the new Car-key as a de-touchable pendant. What kind of additional feature would be ideal? ~~~~~~~~~~~ Curret smartphone navi users (150 ~ 250mil [ww]) are already exceeding PND users. There is no safe HMI solution for existing smartphone as an IVI device user. How to control the smartphone without releasing your hand from a steering wheel? Yes, voice input is one solution. However, do you satisfy its quality? It is very distractive when voice controll does not work, and it happens all the time under the noisy environment and especially for people who has some accents. Is there any secondary better solution to make this command control with 100% accuracy? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, there is a solution named FIO-PAD. (Page-4) There is no keys on a surface, however there are many switches under the surface. (Page-6) Large portion of our human brain is allocated for thumb control ( Penfield's brain map). Thumb control is the most accurate and stable input method. By combining with a voice affirmation from the smartphone, we can achieve 100% accurate command input. There is no need to look at this pendant to control. Attach this pendant key to near the cruise control area, and simply start clicking any part of this pendant. Press > confirm (automated voice from a smartphone) > ( move a thumb if necessary > confirm again ) >...> release a thumb when you confirmed your intended command with your ear. The order of the voice affirmation list must be designed as LIFO ( Last In First Out ). Memorize the order of command inputs and playback from the most recent command. (Page-7) When a car is not moving, a driver is allowed to monitor the screen. QWERTY keyboard will be displayed on a screen, and a driver can directly input on the pendant. FIO-PAD enables a full PC keyboard input within 45mm diameter small space. ( The best pitch between switches is 5mm. ) ~~ Another application. ~~ (Page-12) FIO-PAD SmartTV controller w/(BT keyboard, presentation controller, PC mouse ) It works like Wii remote controller, but controlled by a thumb movement instead of a hand movement. FIO-PAD achieve the similar functionality like motion sensor solutions, but faster, more accurate and less expensive manner. For a quick content search, FIO-PAD is a ideal solution for the SmartTV including remote controller for Apple TV & Google TV. It requires only 35mm x 35mm space and can utilize the existing 10 key area. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Please contact "contact@fiotechnology.com" if you want to know more in detail. Best, yi.

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FIO Technology Inc.
Contact: Itsuro Yoshimoto
iyoshi@fiotechnology.com
Phone: 408-315-4187
Our Mission: To provide compelling, universal HMI
(Human Machine interface) designs with creative
ideas and innovation.
Product: FIO-KeyBO, FIO-PAD
Flexible Indoor and Outdoor HMI solutions
for mobile smart devices & in-car vehicle
communication

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Summary…SummarySummary……
 FIO solves; FIO solves;
$1.5mil investment and manufacturing partner company$1.5mil investment and manufacturing partner company
Ambiguous voice input with 100% accurate HMI approach as a
secondary input method for the car command control.
Ambiguous voice input with 100% accurate HMI approach as a
secondary input method for the car command control.
 FIO makes; FIO makes;
FIO-PAD featured fancy HMI accessory device such as car keyFIO-PAD featured fancy HMI accessory device such as car key
 FIO expects; FIO expects;

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FIO_PAD accessoryFIO_PAD accessory
Product ConceptProduct Concept
Fancy pendant type HMI moduleFancy 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)
 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)
Bluetooth
communication
with smart devices
Bluetooth
communication
with smart devices
Controls tablet & smartphoneControls tablet & smartphone

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

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5 Original Area5 Original Area 9 Original Area9 Original Area
Command operationsCommand operations
How it works (2)How it works (2)
Application defines the command areaApplication defines the command area
 Single Thumb operation ( MENU selection, 4 or 9 direct commands, flicking operations
 Combines with voice affirmation system by a receiving device or a car
 Single Thumb operation ( MENU selection, 4 or 9 direct commands, flicking operations
 Combines with voice affirmation system by a receiving device or a car

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Command (Call)Command (Call) NameName
LIFO Command operationsLIFO Command operations
How it works (3)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
 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)

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11 unique input / line11 unique input / line
How it works (4)How it works (4)
Parking Mode (w/ monitor screen)Parking Mode (w/ monitor screen)
SIZE {45mm[Φ] round ; 5mm[h]SIZE {45mm[Φ] round ; 5mm[h]
 6 switches in a row generates 11 unique letters
 Both 2nd & 3rd switches pressed generate “R”
 6 switches in a row generates 11 unique letters
 Both 2nd & 3rd switches pressed generate “R”
Monitor screen ( Car display device )Monitor screen ( Car display device )
R

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50-year-old person broke a world record of fast text entry
18-year old student holds world record of 41.4 Sec18-year old student holds world record of 41.4 Sec
160 characters with over
350 multi-taps required =
8~9 times / sec.
160 characters with over
350 multi-taps required =
8~9 times / sec.
FIO-KeyBO required
ONLY 4~5 times / sec to
beat this world record.
CLICK here !CLICK here !
Demo-1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-5CmWSwQx0
Mobile phone version demo

9. 9
SMK introduced FIO-KeyBO featured remote controller for future IPTV at CES & the CableSHOW
New remote controller for Digital STBNew remote controller for Digital STB
IPTV Remote controller version
Quick content search
Combine the benefit of 10 keys & QWERTY keyboardCombine the benefit of 10 keys & QWERTY keyboard
Y
Demo-2

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FIO-KeyBO patent has been filed to US, JP, KR, CN, IN & EU
The invention of this application is concerned with how one can emulate the
layout of a QWERTY keyboard, i.e. one with a conventional keyboard layout
designed for use with ten fingers, using a telephone keypad or remote
controller having three columns and four rows. It has previously been
proposed to use one key to select more than one character but even if each key
can select three alphanumeric characters, that still only allows for nine
characters per row, whereas a QWERTY keyboard requires eleven.
The solution offered by the invention is to place characters between keys and to
require two adjacent keys to be depressed simultaneously in order to record a
keystroke. Nowhere in the prior art has it been suggested to use the tip of one
finger to press two keys simultaneously. Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys on a keyboard
are actuated at the same time as other keys but not using the tip of the same
finger, indeed not even using two fingers of the same hand.
The invention offers for the first time, the possibility of one finger text entry using
a keypad having the layout of a conventional telephone while allowing the
operator to find all the characters intuitively in the same relative positions as
they would occupy on a conventional ten-finger keyboard. Neither this
objective, nor the method by which it has been achieved, is suggested by the
prior art. .
Patent Application
Comments from European Patent Attorney, Alec Messulam:

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Car accessory Market
Potential market of “quick content search”
• Global Set-Top Box Shipment Growth to Exceed 15% and
Total 250 Million in 2012(source: Global Information Inc.)
• Global IPTV subscriber market totaled around 65.7
million by the end of the first quarter of 2012, growing
34.5% year-on-year (source: Researchmoz.US)
New Remote for (IPTV + STB)… 300 million units / 2012
New Accessory FIO-PAD control Car-Navi & smart devices,
and potentially work as a car key / ID card in near future
Voice input featured all new car
Another Potential Market

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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
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 operationSingle hand operation
Multifunctional accessory device with FIO-PADMultifunctional accessory device with FIO-PAD
New Accessory
keyboard
- Another potential form factor of FIO-PAD -

13. 13 Exit through M&A by Nuance Exit through M&A by Nuance
 Licensing business
a). Car accessory market
b). IPTV remote controller market
 Application development & sales
FIO-PAD applications for
smart devices
 Licensing business
a). Car accessory market
b). IPTV remote controller market
 Application development & sales
FIO-PAD applications for
smart devices
 Hardware development & sales
FIO-PAD click-Touch Panel
< BT HMI device >
 Hardware development & sales
FIO-PAD click-Touch Panel
< BT HMI device >
Hardware development & IP licensing, and aim exit through M&A
Goal…Explore the ultimate IP licensing business !
Initially make BT accessory HMI device as the catalyst to open users’ mind
Business Model
Licensing to ;
a). Car manufacturers & Tier-1 players
b). Tier-1 remote controller supplier
for IPTV ($0.05~$0.10)/device
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
Initially, develop 10K units
Revenue... ($79~$99)/device
Step
Jump
Initially, develop 10K units
Revenue... ($79~$99)/device
Initially, develop 10K units
Revenue... ($79~$99)/device
$200mil+ in 2017$200mil+ in 2017
Hop

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Itsuro Yoshimoto founded FIO Technology Inc in 2006, formerly Yoshimoto Inc. He filed FIO-
KeyBO related patents to PCT and 6 regions (US, JP, KR, CN, IN, EU). Prior to Yoshimoto
Inc, he led a web and mobile content division in US operations at Namco. He established a
profitable wireless game business foundation in North America for Namco by managing five
Independent Software Vendors. Most recently, He worked at the Pioneer Advanced Solution
Inc. as a consultant & VP, Product and Business Planning .
Yoshimoto started his career at CASIO. He designed software for the Digital Audio Tape
recorder (DAT). He mainly worked as an embedded software engineer for 11 years and
developed many new products. He also worked as a product planner for an additional 2
years. Then, he moved to CASIO US R&D center in San Jose for an additional 5 years to
develop multi-application CD-ROMs for Windows CE based handheld PC and Pocket PC,
and researched new technology trends. He invented many patents. .
Yoshimoto majored in acoustic design at Kyusyu Institute of Design, Japan.
MBA from Kenichi Ohmae graduate school of business.
FounderAbout Me

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Tsuyoshi Taira is the CEO of Tazan International Inc, a Venture Capital and Management
Consultancy Firm. Mr. Taira has been involved with a number of Silicon Valley startup
companies as founding investor/director including Atmel Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ATML), Pico
Power Technology Inc (acquired by Cirrus Logic), Junglee Corporation (acquired by
Amazon.com, NASDAQ: AMZN), Armedia (acquired by Broadcom, NASDAQ: BRCM), Apptivity
(acquired by Progress Software, NASDAQ: PRGS) and many others. He has been instrumental
in providing seed stage financing, management and marketing advice, especially f or the Far
Eastern market to the startup companies. Currently he serves on the boards of Silicon Storage
Technology Inc. (flash memory company), Nayna Networks, Inc. (networking products and
services), Ureach.Com (unified e-mail and voice mail messaging company), Asia-Links Media
(Semiconductor components e-commerce) and Teleweb (Call Center in China). In addition, he is
on the advisory board of Silicon Motion (Graphic Controller IC), CLCEO (Polarizer), Reveo
(Revolutionary Electro Optics Technology Company) and several other companies.
Previously, Mr. Taira was Chairman of Sanyo Semiconductor directing
Sanyo’s US marketing strategy. Most of his career was spent at Sanyo
Corporation except for five years when he worked at Fairchild
Semiconductor. Mr. Taira graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University
with a BSEE. He also received an Honorary Doctor of Humanities from
Newport Asia Pacific University in March 2000. He has published a
number of books including “Audio Amplifier”, “Transistor physics And
application” as a Co-author and most recently a book on entrepreneurship,
“My fellow engineer, let’s challenge” from Nikkei BP .
BoardAbout US