GeoVision Announces New License Plate Recognition Using Texas Instruments DaVinci(TM) Digital Signal Processors

GeoVision Announces New License Plate Recognition Using Texas Instruments DaVinci(TM) Digital Signal Processors

September 12, 2007

    HOUSTON, Sept. 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- GeoVision
Incorporated today announced the collaboration with Texas
Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN), a leading solution provider
of digital signal processing (DSPs) solutions and analog
technology in the development of license plate recognition
technologyor outdoor surveillance solutions.  By adding
TI's TMS320DM6446 processor based on DaVinci(TM) technology
to an already highly sophisticated GV-series product line,
GeoVision can provide an even more comprehensive
surveillance solution by adding more value-added features
to its worldwide customers and fulfill the needs of
customers who require outdoor installations.  GeoVision and
TI will initially focus on an integrated DSP-based
surveillance solution for the license plate
recognition/automatic number plate recognition (LPR/ANPR).

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    Taking advantage of TI's advanced DaVinci technology
and without rotational devices such as an installed fan or
hard disk drive, the non-PC-based GV-DSP LPR system is not
only able to capture and deliver excellent quality video
images, it is more resistant to changes in outdoor
environment conditions.  The GV-DSP LPR system provides
seamless integration with the support of software and
hardware offerings and is the foundation for GV-LPR centers
for central control and database management.  GeoVision's
LPR system also selected TI analog technology including the
TPS5420 DC/DC converter, the TPS3808G09 power management
devices and the OPA357 operational amplifier to build up
the complete and most efficient signal chain.

    "Through combining TI DaVinci products and
GeoVision LPR technology, GeoVision and TI expect to see a
significant growth in the LPR/ANPR market," said
George Tsai, CEO of GeoVision.  "Our LPR system is not
only cost effective to install but also scalable.  It can be
widely deployed and is able to create a high ROI for the
customers as well as to fulfill intelligent transportation
system needs."

    While the GV-DSP LPR systems are currently utilized in
areas such as traffic and law enforcement, access control
and revenue collection, a more comprehensive system will
greatly increase and ease surveillance for customers.  The
new GV-DSP LPR system will be extremely beneficial for
operations that require constant surveillance of large
numbers of automobiles, such as parking lot management,
entrance management, automatic toll collection enforcement,
traffic enforcement statistics, border surveillance, stolen
vehicle search, congestion charge, inventory control,
journey time/average speed calculation and petrol station
drive-off prevention.  The GV-DSP LPR system also
incorporates several intelligent, value-added features,
such as web-based interface for setup, live viewing and
firmware upgrade, video search and analytics tools for
marketing analysis, hardware watchdog for detecting
hardware abnormality and digital watermarking to prevent
recorded video images from tampering, etc.

    "We are pleased that GeoVision selected TI's
DaVinci technology and complementary analog technology for
their LPR system products.  The new solution will fuel the
growing LPR market, which we see as a key emerging market
for video security," said Eldon Teng, TI Asia DSP
Marketing Director.  "TI's innovative DaVinci
technology coupled with GeoVision's expertise in the LPR
market will help further accelerate and ease the
development of new video surveillance applications and
services." 

    Both GeoVision and TI will be participating in the
upcoming ASIS International 2007 exhibition in Las Vegas,
Nevada from September 24 to 26, 2007.  A series of
GeoVision LPR demos will be shown in booth #3771.

    To learn more about GeoVision's LPR/ANPR solution,
please visit GeoVision's LPR/ANPR solution website at
http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/solution/GV-LPR_Intro.htm
.

    About GeoVision

    GeoVision Inc., one of the security 50 companies, is a
professional manufacturer of intelligent video surveillance
systems.  Known by the brand name GeoVision, we manufacture
and distribute security surveillance systems to customers
in more than 70 countries. GeoVision's distinct products
and innovative technologies are USA and Taiwan patented. 

    GeoVision holds technical edges in state-of-the-art
surveillance software, video/audio compression techniques,
intelligent video analysis, and hardware enhancements. 
GeoVision's award-winning GV series surveillance products
provide total security solutions for point-of-sale systems,
license plate recognition systems, and central monitoring
systems.  With our advantages in video surveillance
techniques, we are forging ahead to new fields of IP
surveillance, video server, network video storage,
access-control DVR, and video security service.  For more
information, visit http://www.geovision.com.tw .

    Texas Instruments

    Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP
and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world
signal processing requirements.  In addition to
Semiconductor, the company includes the Education
Technology business.  TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas,
and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more
than 25 countries.

    Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located
on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com .

    Trademarks

    DaVinci technology is a trademark of Texas Instruments.
 All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. 


    For more information, please contact:

    Texas Instruments
     Tim Frost 		
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    GeoVision Inc.            
     Alice Ko 		      
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