Headphones:X, DTS PlayFi, and Photonation Technology Unveiled

Xperi Korea will participate in the 'Korea Electronics Show 2017', held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul from the 17th to the 20th, and will demonstrate key technologies of DTS and Fotonation for mobile, smart home appliances, and automotive electronics solutions.

Xperi Korea plans to showcase various technologies, including mobile audio technology, virtual reality, and automotive electronics solutions for the era of autonomous driving, by setting up DTS and Photonation experience zones at its booth (C170) located within the Korea Electronics Show. Xperi, which is expanding its business into the mobile and automotive electronics sectors, will particularly unveil Photonation’s DMS (Driver Monitoring System) technology for the first time at this KES, which possesses top-tier technological capabilities in iris, body, and facial recognition.

In the DTS Experience Zone, ▲DTS Headphone:X™, a DTS surround sound technology applied to LG Electronics’ latest Gram laptop series, ▲DTS Play-Fi™, a high-quality streaming platform, and ▲DTS Connected Radio™ for automobiles will be demonstrated. In addition, the Photonation Zone will showcase technologies such as the Driver Monitoring System (DMS), a driver monitoring system using face/iris recognition; Electronic Image Stabilization (ELS), which stably renders digital images without shaking; and Image Processing Unit (IPU 2.0), which precisely recognizes people, images, etc.

DTS Headphone:X technology is a technology that enables users to experience perfect immersive surround sound with regular headphones, allowing them to enjoy movie theater-like surround sound using only headphones when watching movies, listening to music, or playing games on their mobile phones or tablets.

PlayFi is one of DTS's key sound technologies that enables simultaneous wireless music streaming playback on smartphones, tablet PCs, laptops, desktops, etc., using wireless LAN (Wi-Fi). Connected radio technology is a solution that combines the Internet with radio broadcasting. It can be used for all analog and digital radio broadcasts, including AM, FM, DAB+, DRM, and HD radio, and provides a rich user experience by adding diverse and interactive services to existing radio broadcasts.

Photonation's DMS is a next-generation driver monitoring system that monitors the driver's concentration, detects fatigue and drowsiness, and maintains the driver's alertness through warning sounds after monitoring the driver's concentration, fatigue and drowsiness, and interior security through face/iris recognition, 3D face modeling, and state analysis.

EIS technology is a digital image stabilization technology that enables stable, shake-free shooting on action cameras, drones, smartphones, etc., through features such as low latency, real-time streaming, and deferred correction. The IPU 2.0, an image processing unit, is a technology specialized for IP Core and is equipped with all the latest imaging technologies capable of operating at the lowest power consumption.

"Yoo Je-yong, CEO of Xperi Korea, said, 'With the core of the Fourth Industrial Revolution being AI (artificial intelligence), AR, and automotive electronics solutions preparing for the era of autonomous driving, we have entered an era where the combination of acoustic and imaging technologies is becoming increasingly important.' He added, 'Going forward, Xperi will continue to introduce cutting-edge technologies capable of encompassing various fields such as mobile, augmented reality, smart cars, and IoT through the optimal synergy between DTS's acoustic technology and Photonation's imaging and recognition technologies.'"