VOYT CONNECT links with Blue Ocean Note for voice care records

Voyt, founded in August 2023 and based in Shibuya, Tokyo, positions VOYT CONNECT as an AI-equipped intercom app that turns smartphones and tablets into intercoms and walkie-talkies, with features such as automatic text conversion of conversations, multilingual translation and summarization. The app has already been introduced or ordered by more than 800 companies, mainly in medical, care, lodging and manufacturing settings. Blue Ocean Note, from Blue Ocean System (founded March 2010, headquartered in Shizuoka City), is a record and information-sharing system for care and support settings that can be used on devices suited to each facility's operations and manages everything from daily care records to handovers.

The integration adds three voice-based functions to the existing intercom communication: creating care records by speaking, receiving automatic voice notifications on the intercom when designated records are created in Blue Ocean Note, and asking AI to read back past records or handover summaries by voice. Voyt says care staff can thereby reduce the time and effort of manual record entry and lower the risk of omissions, since information can be recorded on the spot. The company also says the voice notification function can be configured to match each facility's operations, helping prevent important information from being missed.

Voyt notes that care settings face a serious labor shortage, with staff needing to handle care along with record-keeping and handovers. The company says it is proceeding with integrations with various external systems used in care settings, such as nurse calls and monitoring systems, and aims to make on-site conversation itself function as part of daily operations.