How to Use kannuu

Where do I start?
Immediately when you access the application you are presented with a diamond shape configuration of letters comprised of the four most likely choices based on the database kannuu is indexing. The device you are using determines the character selection process. Hand held, non-touch screen devices such as a mobile phone allow you to use only the four-way directional arrows for selection, eliminating the need for key pads or key boards. If you are using a touch-screen device, you simply tap the character you are looking for on the screen. Gaming consoles will use the joystick, set-top DVRs simply use the arrows on the remote.

When you select a letter or sequence of letters, the tool automatically offers you the next set of choices.

What if I can’t see the entire word or phrase?
You can long-press (press and hold for two seconds) in the direction of the phrase you want to view, this will make the label scroll through the option area.

Do I need a hardware selection device to use kannuu?
You do not need extra hardware, kannuu is a small and simple yet powerful software installation.

Is kannuu limited to four choices at a time?
No, a kannuu can present any number of choices to be selected by the user. The number of choices depends on the input mechanism being used and usability considerations. Through extensive user testing we have found that having only four choices presented, actually boosts speed for user. Four choices enables a user to easily digest and comprehend quickly so that building the phrase is a fluid experience.

When to Use kannuu

Which devices can I use with kannuu?
kannuu with any device that has a list of items in a database.

What is list selection?
Examples of list selection

• Selecting a contact from an address book.
• Select a song or video from an online library for playback, purchase, etc
• Select an application or function on a device.
• Select an image from a memory card or connected camera for printing or sending. The selection could be based on filename, caption, date taken, etc.
• Perform a local device search where all documents (for instance) on the device have been indexed (e.g. Google desktop).
• Select ring tone either online or on-device to change a setting.
• Select an item online through a game console (e.g. Xbox, PSP, GPS, TiVo).

What kind of devices can I use with kannuu?
kannuu IS compatible on any system that can dynamically present one or more labels and be selected by the user.

Handheld devices with a screen and four-way directional arrows:

• Mobile phones / Smartphones
• Music players
• Digital cameras
• Handheld games systems
• Video players
• GPS Navigation systems
• Set top DVR’s such as TiVo

Systems with a screen and limited input means

• Multimedia systems
• Gameing consoles
• TV set-top DVRs
• Car system controllers
• In-car mobile phones handsfree systems
• Printers with a screen and hardware for navigating menus
• Communications systems for the disabled
• The arrow keys (or keypad keys, function keys, etc.) or mouse movements of a PC

Touch screen

• PDAs
• Touch screen mobile phones
• Kiosks
• Tablet PCs, UM (Ultra Mobile) PCs
• Navigation systems
• Store check-out systems
• ATMs

Web

• Online video or music content provider
• Online customer database
• E-commerce content

Wearable devices

• Watch sized phones, computers, music players, etc.
• Wearable computing systems with video glasses plus joystick in hand

Other

• Dynamic display keyboards
• Gesture based interface in which the user uses hand/body movements to control a computer, game system, etc.
• Floor pads used to select options
• Vending machines

The kannuu Technology

How does kannuu work?
At the heart of kannuu's technology is the patented Partial Word Completion™ technology, which is a simple, elegant and powerful means of selecting in any database.

Partial Word Completion™ is an evolutionary leap forward from current word-completion systems. The technology works by indexing list choices and presents on screen four options. These options are statistically the most likely choices to begin and complete the word or phrase.

kannuu is essentially a smart look-up technology that doesn't require new or unusual hardware. Whether you are looking up a contact on your phone, a song in a music library, or looking for a restaurant's location on the Web, etc. kannuu's technology finds the exact results you are looking for, minus the "searching."

Immediately when you access the application, a four-point diamond shape of letters is presented with the center button leading you to your next set of choices. The letters that appear first are the four most popular letters in whatever database you are searching on/in.

By actively predicting and matching the most likely selections, users can quickly create complex finds in just a few clicks.

How large is the actual application on device?
kannuu, is very lightweight, yet extremely powerful. kannuu won’t weigh your systems down, the application is KBs NOT MBs.

How do I license kannuu?
You can contact our business development team at brian.gallegos@kannuu.com or call us at 1-214-295-5538.

How do I install kannuu?
On-device
kannuu can be installed directly on the operating system of your device. If your device does not have kannuu but you wish to use it, contact your device manufacturer or kannuu for more information about how to get kannuu.

Online
If kannuu is being used online, there is no need to install anything. Simply navigate to your desired location that leverages the power of kannuu search. If you wish to use kannuu on your site, contact us at brian.gallegos@kannuu.com.

On-chip
If kannuu is installed on-chip, then there is no need to do anything, just start to kannuu. If you are a device manufacturer and would like to learn more about kannuu, you can contact our business development team at brian.gallegos@kannuu.com or call us at 1-214-295-5538.