Advanced Media

Basic Information

Stock Code
3773
Industry
Information and Communications Industry
Category Detail
Systems & Software
Prefecture
Tokyo
Establishment Year
December 1997
Listing Year
June 2005
Official Website
https://www.advanced-media.co.jp/
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Overview

Advanced Media is a pioneer in speech recognition technology in the information and communications industry, founded in 1997, and a leading company providing the high-performance AmiVoice engine.

Current Situation

Advanced Media operates with standalone sales of approximately 2 billion yen and 129 employees in the latest period. Its flagship speech recognition engine, AmiVoice, enjoys high recognition in medical, educational, and communications fields, with numerous implementations in electronic medical records and meeting minute creation support. The company emphasizes technological innovation, strengthening speech recognition for unspecified speakers, and contributing to expanded usage in mobile phones and portable devices. It also conducts service businesses through related subsidiaries to address market diversification. Financially, while there have been past losses, it is stabilizing its management base and aiming for sustainable growth. From a sustainability perspective, it focuses on providing socially valuable solutions and maintains ongoing collaborations with local assemblies and medical institutions. In the medium to long term, its strategy is to accelerate growth through deepening AI speech technology and entering new fields.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • Speech recognition technology AmiVoice supports unspecified speakers.
  • Top-class domestic implementation record in medical speech input.
  • Cumulative SDK distributions number in the thousands of licenses.
  • Developed multilingual reception robot for the 2005 Aichi Expo.
  • Representative Director Kiyoyuki Suzuki received international entrepreneurship award.
  • Headquarters located in Sunshine City, Toshima Ward.
  • Developed smartphone auto-unlock system using voiceprint authentication.
  • Jointly developed Japanese pronunciation learning system for education.
  • Meeting minute support system adopted by numerous municipalities.
  • iPhone speech recognition email app popular on App Store.

Hidden Connections

  • Provides speech recognition technology to Fujifilm's call center.
  • Collaborates with Nomura Research Institute's text mining solutions.
  • Capital and business alliance with Nichii Gakkan to strengthen medical field.
  • Numerous implementations of meeting minute support systems in local assemblies like Hokkaido Assembly.
  • Strengthened Japanese speech recognition foundation through joint development with U.S. company.
  • Actroid reception guide robot features advanced multilingual technology.
  • Investment business through subsidiary Voice Capital Solution.
  • Commercialized Japanese pronunciation learning system for foreigners in collaboration with Nag沼 School.

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Market expansion from advances in AI speech recognition technology
  • Increased demand from DX promotion in medical and education fields
  • Growing importance of voice UI with spread of smart devices
  • Expanded adoption from digitalization of local governments
  • Rising demand for multilingual services
  • Growth in security field using voiceprint authentication
  • Diversified service delivery from cloud adoption
  • Increased demand for meeting minute support amid corporate workstyle reforms
  • Growth in online learning services in education
  • Advancement of technology collaborations and open innovation

Strategic Goals

  • Over 30% market share in domestic medical speech recognition
  • Strengthened rollout of multilingual speech recognition services overseas
  • Maintain 10% improvement in recognition accuracy via AI foundational tech
  • Expansion of sustainable social contribution activities
  • Expansion and revenue stabilization of corporate DX support solutions
  • Establish top brand in security domain with voiceprint authentication tech
  • Achieve over 50% sales ratio from cloud-based speech services
  • Double product lineup through new technology introductions
  • Form technology partnerships across diverse industries
  • Realize sustainable corporate structure through improved employee satisfaction

Business Segments

Speech Recognition Solutions for Healthcare

Overview
Provides high-precision speech recognition systems to support speech input and transcription in medical settings.
Competitiveness
Recognition accuracy tailored to medical specialties and diverse integration solutions
Customers
  • Hospitals
  • Clinics
  • Pharmacies
  • Medical device manufacturers
  • Radiology clinics
  • Medical information system companies
Products
  • AmiVoice Medical Scribe
  • AmiVoice Ex Clinic
  • AmiVoice Ex Pharmacy
  • AmiVoice R Ex Endoscope
  • Radiation Image Diagnostic Report System

Meeting Minute Creation Support Systems

Overview
Speech recognition systems that improve meeting minute creation efficiency, with proven track record in numerous municipalities.
Competitiveness
Proven adoption in many local assemblies and advanced video-linked systems
Customers
  • Local assemblies
  • Municipalities
  • Corporate meetings
  • Government agencies
  • Legal organizations
Products
  • AmiVoice Rewriter
  • Automatic Meeting Minute Creation System
  • Video-Linked Meeting Minute Distribution System

Call Center Support Solutions

Overview
Supports improved customer response quality and operational efficiency through text conversion and analysis of call content.
Competitiveness
High-precision speech recognition and real-time call content analysis technology
Customers
  • Telecom carriers
  • Customer support companies
  • Large call centers
  • Financial institutions
Products
  • AmiVoice CallScriber
  • Call Recording Text Conversion Tool
  • Call Analysis System

Education and Language Learning Support

Overview
Provides speech recognition apps to support pronunciation correction and dialogue practice for language learners.
Competitiveness
Learning support service combining utterance accuracy analysis and dialogue technology
Customers
  • Educational institutions
  • Language schools
  • Tutoring services
  • Corporate training departments
  • Individual learners
Products
  • AmiVoice CALL-pronunciation
  • English Pronunciation Correction App
  • Interactive Japanese Learning System

Speech Authentication and Security Systems

Overview
Provides secure authentication solutions using voice biometrics such as voiceprint authentication.
Competitiveness
High-precision voiceprint authentication with proven adoption across diverse environments
Customers
  • Government offices
  • Financial institutions
  • Corporate security departments
  • Smart device manufacturers
Products
  • AmiVoice ID
  • Open Door System
  • Voiceprint Authentication System

Entertainment and Gaming

Overview
Provides games and learning support applications utilizing speech recognition.
Competitiveness
Multilingual speech recognition and high-value development capabilities
Customers
  • Game development companies
  • SaaS providers
  • Local governments
  • Event planning companies
Products
  • Speech Recognition Game System
  • 4-Language Reception Guide Robot
  • Reading-Based Learning App

Software Development Support Tools

Overview
Provides diverse speech recognition tools and SDKs for developers to maximize development efficiency.
Competitiveness
High-performance toolkit promoting wide-ranging applications
Customers
  • Software development companies
  • Research institutions
  • Universities
  • Major tech companies
Products
  • AmiVoice SDK
  • Speech Recognition Toolkit
  • Development Support Platform

Services for Telecom Operators

Overview
Provides speech input and search services tailored to mobile communication environments to enhance user convenience.
Competitiveness
Strong deployment capabilities through close collaboration with mobile carriers
Customers
  • Mobile carriers
  • Internet providers
  • Corporate communications departments
Products
  • Mobile Phone Speech Search Service
  • FOMA Speech Input Integration Tool

Business Consulting and Investments

Overview
Creates synergies through investments and management support in speech recognition-related businesses.
Competitiveness
Strategic investments and partnerships leveraging speech recognition expertise
Customers
  • Startups
  • Solution providers
  • Investment funds
Products
  • Speech Recognition Business Investments
  • Management Consulting
  • Business Development Support

Systems for Government and Public Institutions

Overview
Provides speech recognition technology specialized for record creation and information dissemination in local administration.
Competitiveness
High reliability backed by numerous municipal adoptions
Customers
  • Municipalities
  • Assemblies
  • Government agencies
Products
  • Video-Linked Meeting Minute System
  • Public Speech Recognition Services

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Advanced speech recognition technology for unspecified speakers
  • Extensive track record in medical and local assembly implementations
  • Ongoing R&D for technological innovation
  • Deep adaptability to specialized domains
  • Agility unique to SMEs
  • Versatile application of multilingual dialogue technology
  • Voiceprint authentication security technology
  • Flexible response to diverse customer needs
  • Strong brand and reliability
  • Comprehensive software development support tools

Competitive Advantages

  • AmiVoice is a speech recognition engine with industry-leading recognition accuracy.
  • Focuses on specialized speech input for medical settings, maintaining strong competitiveness in niche areas.
  • Secures top share in local government meeting minute creation systems.
  • Early deployment of speech recognition services for mobile phones and smartphones built track record.
  • Diversity and high-precision authentication in security products using voiceprint authentication.
  • Flexible product deployment differentiated by in-house SDK.
  • Opening new markets through speech recognition applications in education.
  • Deepens technology via joint development with research institutions and major companies.
  • Promotes diversified business through multiple subsidiaries.
  • Product and service design emphasizing user experience.

Threats

  • Increasing entry of major IT companies into the speech recognition market.
  • Risk of lagging behind rapid changes in AI speech recognition technology.
  • Constraints from medical regulations and strengthened data privacy.
  • Potential decline in adoption demand due to local assembly budget cuts.
  • Price competition pressure from competitors' low-cost products.
  • Uncertainty in technology standards in emerging markets.
  • Strengthening of proprietary services by smartphone OS providers.
  • Challenges and cultural barriers in overseas market expansion.
  • Intensifying competition for talent leading to engineer shortages.
  • Constraints on capital procurement reducing R&D investments.

Innovations

2022: Enhanced Precision of AmiVoice AI Engine

Overview
Introduced new deep learning models to significantly improve recognition accuracy.
Impact
Expanded adoption in medical industry and 30% reduction in misrecognition rate.

2023: Development of Multilingual Interactive Speech Recognition System

Overview
Developed and launched dialogue interface supporting 4 languages.
Impact
Increased visibility through adoption at international exhibitions and expos.

2024: Cloud-Based Speech Recognition Service for Medical Use

Overview
Launched speech input service with real-time processing on cloud infrastructure.
Impact
10% increase in adopting hospitals and 20% reduction in operational costs.

2021: Voiceprint Authentication-Linked Unlocking System

Overview
Developed and provided auto-unlock service integrated with mobile devices.
Impact
Achieved differentiation in the security market.

2023: Enhanced AI Analysis for Meeting Minute Creation Support

Overview
Developed new features combining text mining and summarization technology.
Impact
Reduced average meeting minute creation time by 15%.

2020: SDK Upgrade for Platform Expansion

Overview
Added support for smartphones and IoT devices to gain developer support.
Impact
Increased development projects contributing to sales growth.

Sustainability

  • Promoting dissemination of medical devices for socially vulnerable groups
  • Enhancing accessibility for the elderly
  • Improving administrative services through local assembly efficiency
  • Environmentally conscious data center usage
  • Sustainable corporate growth through talent development and diversity promotion