Blockchain May Represent the Future of Voice Based Internet

Blockchain May Represent the Future of Voice Based Internet
Voice-based Internet usage is very much on the rise. According to research published by Rain Agency Research, 47.3 million people in the United States (approximately 1 in 5 Americans) now own a smart speaker such as Google Home or Amazon Echo.

The top level finding is that 19.7% of U.S. adults reported having a smart speaker and that translates into about 47.3 million people. Based on comments from people who do not own smart speakers, consumer adoption is likely to grow nearly 50% in 2018. Smart speakers are revolutionizing the way that “things”are connected and controlled。75 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be connected by 2020, with most have no screen or keyboard requiring a conversational user interface (CUI)

Of course, it’s not just the United States. The adoption of voice-enabled smart devices is steadily rising in Europe too, with the numbers only delayed by staggered release of Google Home and Amazon Echo in the region.

here the highlights means : the using is relatively slower in numbers because of Google Home and Amazon Echo didn’t launch together in the European market ?

The voice-based Internet market, represents a prime area for expansion for software developers. However, the popularity of the connected devices is not without its problems. Namely, the fierce competition between Google, Amazon, and yet unnamed challengers means that developers have to get the hang of different development protocols and app stores.

Developing for different protocols and app stores requires time, effort, and ability in order to get voice apps and services on the range of smart devices out there. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have created proprietary interfaces, but there are no interoperability standards for a Voice-controlled Internet of Things
And with that, you get division that could hinder that potential growth.

Building The Voice Web

Overcoming the great voice Internet divide is the mission of Jianwen Zhao, the visionary inventor of the world’s first instant messaging (IM) app based on imported phone contacts. Zhao sold the applied core patent for the technology to Tencent (WeChat). Similar technology has been widely used in mobile applications such as Telegram, Whatsapp, KIK Messenger, Facebook Messenger, and line.

Zhao understands that communication is key and says that “Voice Internet users are already divided by language. Different smart devices use different voice commands and this can be frustrating. Users do not want to have to learn new voice commands every time they use a new smart device.”

Each smart device currently also has different protocols and rules that developers must follow in order to release their voice apps on that device’s app store. The difference is great enough that developers could have to make different versions of their services in order to work with different devices. And the variety of protocols that developers will need to follow will only grow larger as the list of available smart devices grows too.

This lack of a common standard means that users of different smart devices could have access to a wildly different set of voice apps and services.

Voiceweb provides a conversational interface to control and connect billions of IoT devices, and connect with all voice based services. It is the bridge between chatbots and IoT, the user experience of the post-mobile world.

In fact, we are seeing this great platform divide already. Apple’s Siri is not available through Google Home and Amazon Echo. Yahoo also has several other chatbots that are exclusive to different app stores and, since they are not voice-enabled, they are therefore inaccessible and incompatible with voice interfaces on smart devices. In order to make their apps compatible with smart devices and release them on the app store, Yahoo and Apple would have to create several different versions for each smart device brand.

China’s Voice Internet Begins With Smart Devices

China is another example of how this incompatibility could be limiting to the voice Internet industry’s success. China has an emerging smart device market and local companies including Baidu, JD.com, and Alibaba will launch their own smart devices.

However, the smart devices from these three Chinese companies will have their own protocols and app stores too — entirely different from that of Google Home and Amazon Echo — potentially causing even more work for developers who want to get their products out to the widest market possible.

Breakthroughs With Blockchain

Voiceweb’s Voice Enabled World Wide Web (Voiceweb) could offer a unified solution, posits its founder, Zhao. Voice Domains will be registered on a public blockchain that would be connected through the Voiceweb and would give all users access to a product without developers needing to follow different protocols for each device. The service or product will have a name that anyone, from anywhere, can magically command with the sound of their voice.

With Voiceweb every company, person and service will have a unique voice ID, like a URL. You don’t need a pc browser, credit card or smartphone — surf the VoiceWeb with the power of your own voice.

Any command a developer can think of related to the product can be built into Voiceweb’s Voice Domain Registry. For example:
“Uber — Reserve me a ride to the airport”
“Yelp — What’s the best steakhouse nearby?”
“Tesla — I need to schedule a car maintenance.”
“BBC — What’s the trending news today?”
“Radio — Play trending Japanese Music.”

Zhao, who is also the Founder of Voiceweb Foundation, believes that without this, developers could potentially be locked out of the voice Internet industry. “App stores and smart device manufacturers are locking smaller development teams out of the industry. Developers cannot afford to create and submit their voice apps to each platform and store, it takes too much time. These manufacturers also exclude voice apps released on the blockchain, meaning that users miss out.”

Under Zhao’s vision, developers would not have to worry about conforming to each set of protocols for each kind of smart device (e.g a car speaker, a smart speaker, or a smartphone) and users would have access to the full range of voice apps, thus forming a global voice chatbot economy.

After introducing voice domains, Voiceweb will then focus on establishing a decentralized, blockchain-based voice app store that would not be controlled by some centralized companies. It would instead be controlled by consensus rules of the community. This would ensure that the marketplace would stay open and accessible for users and developers alike.

“A global voice app economy is necessary for the future of the voice Internet industry. The industry needs a decentralized solution in order to let developers and users take full advantage of smart devices and voice technology,” says Zhao.

Without this decentralized plan, much of the next decade will be spent with users scratching their heads, wondering why their favorite voice app isn’t compatible with their favorite smart device.

Smart speakers are one popular way for people to access voice-based Internet. Voicebot collaborated with PullString and RAIN to conduct an in-depth national survey of 1,057 U.S. adults to find out more about who owns smart speakers, which products they prefer, and what they do with them. The result is the Voicebot Smart Speaker Consumer Adoption Report 2018, sponsored by PullString and RAIN.

The top level finding is that 19.7% of U.S. adults reported having a smart speaker and that translates into about 47.3 million people. Based on comments from people who do not own smart speakers, consumer adoption is likely to grow nearly 50% in 2018. Smart speakers are revolutionizing the way that “things”are connected and controlled。75 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be connected by 2020, with most have no screen or keyboard requiring a conversational user interface (CUI)

Of course, it’s not just the United States. The adoption of voice-enabled smart devices is steadily rising in Europe too, with the numbers only delayed by staggered release of Google Home and Amazon Echo in the region.

here the highlights means : the using is relatively slower in numbers because of Google Home and Amazon Echo didn’t launch together in the European market ?

The voice-based Internet market, represents a prime area for expansion for software developers. However, the popularity of the connected devices is not without its problems. Namely, the fierce competition between Google, Amazon, and yet unnamed challengers means that developers have to get the hang of different development protocols and app stores.

Developing for different protocols and app stores requires time, effort, and ability in order to get voice apps and services on the range of smart devices out there. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have created proprietary interfaces, but there are no interoperability standards for a Voice-controlled Internet of Things
And with that, you get division that could hinder that potential growth.

Building The Voice Web

Overcoming the great voice Internet divide is the mission of Jianwen Zhao, the visionary inventor of the world’s first instant messaging (IM) app based on imported phone contacts. Zhao sold the applied core patent for the technology to Tencent (WeChat). Similar technology has been widely used in mobile applications such as Telegram, Whatsapp, KIK Messenger, Facebook Messenger, and line.

Zhao understands that communication is key and says that “Voice Internet users are already divided by language. Different smart devices use different voice commands and this can be frustrating. Users do not want to have to learn new voice commands every time they use a new smart device.”

Each smart device currently also has different protocols and rules that developers must follow in order to release their voice apps on that device’s app store. The difference is great enough that developers could have to make different versions of their services in order to work with different devices. And the variety of protocols that developers will need to follow will only grow larger as the list of available smart devices grows too.

This lack of a common standard means that users of different smart devices could have access to a wildly different set of voice apps and services.

Voiceweb provides a conversational interface to control and connect billions of IoT devices, and connect with all voice based services. It is the bridge between chatbots and IoT, the user experience of the post-mobile world.

In fact, we are seeing this great platform divide already. Apple’s Siri is not available through Google Home and Amazon Echo. Yahoo also has several other chatbots that are exclusive to different app stores and, since they are not voice-enabled, they are therefore inaccessible and incompatible with voice interfaces on smart devices. In order to make their apps compatible with smart devices and release them on the app store, Yahoo and Apple would have to create several different versions for each smart device brand.

China’s Voice Internet Begins With Smart Devices

China is another example of how this incompatibility could be limiting to the voice Internet industry’s success. China has an emerging smart device market and local companies including Baidu, JD.com, and Alibaba will launch their own smart devices.

However, the smart devices from these three Chinese companies will have their own protocols and app stores too — entirely different from that of Google Home and Amazon Echo — potentially causing even more work for developers who want to get their products out to the widest market possible.

Breakthroughs With Blockchain

Voiceweb’s Voice Enabled World Wide Web (Voiceweb) could offer a unified solution, posits its founder, Zhao. Voice Domains will be registered on a public blockchain that would be connected through the Voiceweb and would give all users access to a product without developers needing to follow different protocols for each device. The service or product will have a name that anyone, from anywhere, can magically command with the sound of their voice.

With Voiceweb

every company, person and service will have a unique voice ID, like a URL. You don’t need a pc browser, credit card or smartphone — surf the VoiceWeb with the power of your own voice.

Any command a developer can think of related to the product can be built into Voiceweb’s Voice Domain Registry. For example:
“Uber — Reserve me a ride to the airport”
“Yelp — What’s the best steakhouse nearby?”
“Tesla — I need to schedule a car maintenance.”
“BBC — What’s the trending news today?”
“Radio — Play trending Japanese Music.”

Zhao, who is also the Founder of Voiceweb Foundation, believes that without this, developers could potentially be locked out of the voice Internet industry. “App stores and smart device manufacturers are locking smaller development teams out of the industry. Developers cannot afford to create and submit their voice apps to each platform and store, it takes too much time. These manufacturers also exclude voice apps released on the blockchain, meaning that users miss out.”

Under Zhao’s vision, developers would not have to worry about conforming to each set of protocols for each kind of smart device (e.g a car speaker, a smart speaker, or a smartphone) and users would have access to the full range of voice apps, thus forming a global voice chatbot economy.

After introducing voice domains, Voiceweb will then focus on establishing a decentralized, blockchain-based voice app store that would not be controlled by some centralized companies. It would instead be controlled by consensus rules of the community. This would ensure that the marketplace would stay open and accessible for users and developers alike.

“A global voice app economy is necessary for the future of the voice Internet industry. The industry needs a decentralized solution in order to let developers and users take full advantage of smart devices and voice technology,” says Zhao.

Without this decentralized plan, much of the next decade will be spent with users scratching their heads, wondering why their favorite voice app isn’t compatible with their favorite smart device.