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Product Portfolio Chuck Monte San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone: 1-415-485-6077 email: chuckmonte@comcast.net |
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ogo www.ogo.com IXI Mobile |
Launched in USA by AT&T Wireless,
currently available in Europe - mobile text messenger for mass
consumer teen market. Ogo is priced at $79 with flat rate of $18
per month for unlimited IM, SMS, and e-mail. http://www.ogo.com http://www.ixi.com/pr_082206.html http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/6008/6008.html    Scale/ID – ogo Development IXI Mobile 2/2001 – 8/2005 ID Starts with keyboard functionality as anticipated by software and UI preliminary requirements  Functional Diagram  1st Concepts Explore  Look & Feel  Top Candidate  CAD Capture  Dimensional Geometry  ID Now Refined in CAD Only!   Two Concurrent ID Paths: 1) Early Market Research, Feedback, Consensus, and Confirmation    3D Renderings & Interactive Movies Prove-Out Approaches and Accurately Set Expectations   |
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Market Research Models IXI Mobile 
 2) Engineering Development  Various Scale Study Models   Concurrently capturing and placing key components in top candidate ID approaches  Translating component placement problems and constraints into practical user features |
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User Interface – ogo IXI Mobile Product and Marketing Requirement document development done in parallel with Use Case Identification and Flow Diagram.  Created a “Design Guide” single control document process to significantly accelerate cycles for Interaction/navigation development, revision, approval, implementation and change record.  Parallel development of GUI screen art, fonts, animation, music and sound. Refining the overall UI experience was accomplished in concert with customer and portal partner review, input and approval. - System Sounds Development Tool – Interactive playback for early audio development & refinement. - Interactive and Scripted UI Simulations – To prove out user interaction and navigation models. - Custom LCD Design Specification, Design & Tooling – Screen bitmap art and font rendering closely coordinated with LCD display pitch, resolution and other optical properties to assure a superior mobile user experience.  Custom Display Design  UI Experience  Art Asset Resolution & Approval |
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neoChat Mobile Messaging Terminal IXI Mobile |
Low
cost Mobile Text Messaging Terminal targets mobile youth and utilizes Bluetooth
to connect to PMG enabled host GSM/GPRS mobile phones and devices. Features
pocket-size flip design, QWERTY keyboard, PCM audio and 1/8 VGA B&W STN
display. Designed for mobility, proprietary Type&Send UI with unified
contact list allows super quick IM, Email, and SMS text messaging. |
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PMG and Device Bundle IXI Mobile |
Early
Prototypes of the PMG Modem, Neo Chat Text Messenger, and Miniature BT Voice
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Miniature Voice Terminal IXI Mobile |
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Mobile Messaging Terminal V1.5 Reference Design IXI Mobile |
The MMT V1.5 is a full
featured Mobile Messenger with ¼ VGA 65k color CSTN Display, 40 voice
polyphonic audio, MMS, IM, Email and SMS. The MMT utilizes Bluetooth (BT) to
connect to PMG enabled host device and the network. The MMT is professionally
styled with ultra thin flip design, QWERTY keyboard, 5-way Navigation control
and Type&Send UI. An array of new branded personalization features were
explored including photo wall-paper, screen Skins and audio/animation content
that target a broad range of users. Highly interoperable with
other PMG/BT devices and messaging applications including
Cameras, PMG enabled phones, wrist watches, PCs and email, etc. Reference Designs with Interactive UI Simulations  
 
 
 
 
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BT Wrist Watch |
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Concepts - Highly interoperable user experience within a short-range wireless PAN (Personal Area Network)- Exceptional Personalization Features - Use Case and Interaction Flow Diagrams & Documentation - Brand Stylized GUI Art for Simulation programming demonstration 
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| Notable Accomplishments |
Optimized
Keyboard
- Integrated mobile product ID combining keyboard controls with enclosure for
optimum ergonomics and all new look & feel. Industry recognized as the
fastest, most usable mobile device QWERTY keyboard on the market today. “I used the OGO for a few months, and I must say that the thumb keyboard is the best I have ever used. The keys are easy to find in the dark and when pressed they have a soft click that lets you know that a key was pressed. It has a directional pad with four additional keys that lets the user easily navigate the four directions either by single step or by page. Unfortunately, the OGO software is limited to Messenger and Email, and the Email client is barely worth using. What we need is the OGO keyboard on the sidekick.” Posted at 5:46PM on Nov 4th 2005 by Mazen Mokhtar Created Alerticons – Wild, wacky, zany, hilarious, sometimes not so politically correct miniature cartoon skits used for alerts, notifications and ring tones, etc. Themes range from sports and branded properties to x-rated.              Chinese IME Transcription - Designed unique Chinese IME Transcription GUI for Pinyin, CangJie specific to small-screen messaging applications with a QWERTY Keyboard based MMI.  |
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Chuck Monte | San Rafael, CA 94901 | Phone: 1-415-485-6077 | email: chuckmonte@comcast.net |
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