This document is a minor project report on augmented reality in the context of Adstuck, an Indian advertising company. It includes sections on the company profile of Adstuck, research methodology used in the project, findings on the technology behind various augmented reality apps and concepts developed by Adstuck, an analysis and SWOT analysis of augmented reality applications in different industries. The report was submitted in partial fulfillment of an MBA degree and includes standard elements like a declaration, acknowledgements, table of contents and figures.
OBJECTIVE
Global economic activity has come to a near standstill as Covid-19 related lockdowns are imposed across a widening swathe of affected countries. Financial markets have been facing high volatility due to panic sell-offs resulting in destruction of equity markets. Financial institutions have started encountering liquidity constraints and lags in credit flow, thereby putting debt servicing at risk. The need for strong fiscal measures has become the voice of the banking sector to revive. In this webinar, we shall be focusing on the various spheres of the banking sector which has the hard hit due to the pandemic’s intensity, the RBI’s measures to cope up with the current slack and the way forward for revival of the coveted sector.
OBJECTIVE
Global economic activity has come to a near standstill as Covid-19 related lockdowns are imposed across a widening swathe of affected countries. Financial markets have been facing high volatility due to panic sell-offs resulting in destruction of equity markets. Financial institutions have started encountering liquidity constraints and lags in credit flow, thereby putting debt servicing at risk. The need for strong fiscal measures has become the voice of the banking sector to revive. In this webinar, we shall be focusing on the various spheres of the banking sector which has the hard hit due to the pandemic’s intensity, the RBI’s measures to cope up with the current slack and the way forward for revival of the coveted sector.
Suryoday is the Sanskrit word which signifies the dawn of a new beginning.Suryoday Micro Finance Ltd is a registered NBFC (Non Banking Financial Company), engaged in providing loans to women from economically weaker section who do not have access to traditionally banking services.
Mission statement of Suryoday :To cater to 1 million households by the year 2018 .
its all about the marketing analysis of TVS two wheeler company . its include macro environment, micro environment, STP, market share with respective competitors and percentage and the SWOT analysis of the TVS company, etc about the company
At Finpro's ITS and MaaS seminar on May 4, Martyn Briggs from Frost & Sullivan discussed the converging trends that are leading to shift away from private cars, the new mobility business models that are becoming well established, and the potential impacts these services can realise in our cities now and in the future.
As banking and financial services companies search for new revenue streams, analytics projects let them deliver more personalized products in a shorter time to market. Analytics help banks present the customer with the right product at the right time via the right channels.
RBL Bank is one of the fast growing private banks in India. A detailed general environment analysis(PESTEL), Industry analysis(Porter's 5 forces), VRIO analysis carried to look at the strategy analysis and formulated strategy for different business verticals, as part of the Project in MBA
A Project Report on - FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LIFE...Karteek Chedadeepu
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN INDIA
- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS USING CARAMEL MODEL..
This is my project report. I did my project on the financial performance of private and public sector of Life insurance companies India by using CARAMEL model.
Optimizing Communication to Optimize Human Behavior - LCBMYaman Kumar
Optimizing Communication to Optimize Behavior:
Towards Achieving Third Level Of Shannon’s Theory Of Communication.
In this talk, given at National University of Singapore, Yaman talks about how to use solve the third level proposed in Shannon's theory of communication. He uses the transfer learning property of LLMs to present initial results showing encouraging results on simulating content to elicit required behavior, simulating human behavior for a content, and human behavior explanation., showing results for both text and image generation.
Aerospace and Defence Sector Diversification | ACMAIndia ACMA
Over the years the years, Indian auto component players have strongly integrated themselves into the global automotive supply chain primarily through their established manufacturing processes and world-class quality. They have been the torchbearers of Indian auto industry’s success story and a case study for our frugal manufacturing skills. The auto component sector has been the face of “Make in India” drive for more than a decade.
Indian defence and aerospace sector is fast emerging as the sunrise sector and will take the centre stage in government’s “Make in India” drive. The government’s push for indigenization in defence and growing interest from global commercial aerospace players to source from Indian suppliers, have opened up multiple supply chain opportunities for Indian private players.
We strongly feel, ACMA members are best positioned to grab these opportunities in the sector due to their proven manufacturing capabilities. The Indian auto component players have all the right ingredients in place to repeat the success story of automotive in aerospace & defence sector. This is the right time for the ACMA member companies to devise a clear strategy and come out with an action plan for the sector.
In this context, KPMG had been appointed by ACMA to assist them in their endeavour towards diversification into aerospace & defence. Our efforts have received overwhelming support from the global aerospace & defence companies and have been
successful in positioning ACMA as the right partner for the global OEMs and Tier1s who are looking at sourcing from India.
We are glad to jointly release the Aerospace & Defence sector diversification report with KPMG. The report captures the sector’s landscape, opportunities, challenges and outlines the road map for the ACMA members who are aspiring to be a part of the sector. We hope you will find this document useful and informative in planning your next steps.
Suryoday is the Sanskrit word which signifies the dawn of a new beginning.Suryoday Micro Finance Ltd is a registered NBFC (Non Banking Financial Company), engaged in providing loans to women from economically weaker section who do not have access to traditionally banking services.
Mission statement of Suryoday :To cater to 1 million households by the year 2018 .
its all about the marketing analysis of TVS two wheeler company . its include macro environment, micro environment, STP, market share with respective competitors and percentage and the SWOT analysis of the TVS company, etc about the company
At Finpro's ITS and MaaS seminar on May 4, Martyn Briggs from Frost & Sullivan discussed the converging trends that are leading to shift away from private cars, the new mobility business models that are becoming well established, and the potential impacts these services can realise in our cities now and in the future.
As banking and financial services companies search for new revenue streams, analytics projects let them deliver more personalized products in a shorter time to market. Analytics help banks present the customer with the right product at the right time via the right channels.
RBL Bank is one of the fast growing private banks in India. A detailed general environment analysis(PESTEL), Industry analysis(Porter's 5 forces), VRIO analysis carried to look at the strategy analysis and formulated strategy for different business verticals, as part of the Project in MBA
A Project Report on - FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LIFE...Karteek Chedadeepu
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN INDIA
- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS USING CARAMEL MODEL..
This is my project report. I did my project on the financial performance of private and public sector of Life insurance companies India by using CARAMEL model.
Optimizing Communication to Optimize Human Behavior - LCBMYaman Kumar
Optimizing Communication to Optimize Behavior:
Towards Achieving Third Level Of Shannon’s Theory Of Communication.
In this talk, given at National University of Singapore, Yaman talks about how to use solve the third level proposed in Shannon's theory of communication. He uses the transfer learning property of LLMs to present initial results showing encouraging results on simulating content to elicit required behavior, simulating human behavior for a content, and human behavior explanation., showing results for both text and image generation.
Aerospace and Defence Sector Diversification | ACMAIndia ACMA
Over the years the years, Indian auto component players have strongly integrated themselves into the global automotive supply chain primarily through their established manufacturing processes and world-class quality. They have been the torchbearers of Indian auto industry’s success story and a case study for our frugal manufacturing skills. The auto component sector has been the face of “Make in India” drive for more than a decade.
Indian defence and aerospace sector is fast emerging as the sunrise sector and will take the centre stage in government’s “Make in India” drive. The government’s push for indigenization in defence and growing interest from global commercial aerospace players to source from Indian suppliers, have opened up multiple supply chain opportunities for Indian private players.
We strongly feel, ACMA members are best positioned to grab these opportunities in the sector due to their proven manufacturing capabilities. The Indian auto component players have all the right ingredients in place to repeat the success story of automotive in aerospace & defence sector. This is the right time for the ACMA member companies to devise a clear strategy and come out with an action plan for the sector.
In this context, KPMG had been appointed by ACMA to assist them in their endeavour towards diversification into aerospace & defence. Our efforts have received overwhelming support from the global aerospace & defence companies and have been
successful in positioning ACMA as the right partner for the global OEMs and Tier1s who are looking at sourcing from India.
We are glad to jointly release the Aerospace & Defence sector diversification report with KPMG. The report captures the sector’s landscape, opportunities, challenges and outlines the road map for the ACMA members who are aspiring to be a part of the sector. We hope you will find this document useful and informative in planning your next steps.
VIVER COMPANY SUCESSO TOTAL NO JORNAL LOUCOS POR MARKETINGScorpion Power PC
Viver Company faz sucesso em todo Brasil além de ser referência em excelencia citada no Jornal Loucos por Marketing
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Fonte de Informação: http://www.jornalloucospormarketing.com.br/imagens/jornal/Jornal%20LPM%20nr%2048.pdf
Modeling a well stimulation process using the meor techniqueeSAT Journals
Abstract Microbial enhanced oil recovery remains the most environmental friendly, cost effective recovery technique in oil production, particularly for wellbore stimulation. This research investigates the effects of microbial growth rate, microbial and nutrient concentrations for well stimulation purposes. A representative model incorporating microbial concentration, its growth rate and skin factor is developed, validated and discussed. An explicit formulation which poses a solution to the equation for the model is used to describe the reservoir pressure responses. It is observed through plots of reservoir pressure against reference distances that flow and production rates improved as a result of an improved BHP when the microbial parameters were incorporated to the fluid transport equation at same injection rates and same reservoir parameters. The trend followed by the pressure profile plots correlates with that expected of a well stimulation pressure profile. Keywords: Well Stimulation, MEOR, Permeability, MEOR stimulation
Hierzu Guido Bierther, Gründer der Firma Airnergy aus Hennef, die das Hightech‐Gerät in einem zertifizierten Produktionsverfahren herstellt: „Dreh‐ und Angelpunkt der Airnergy‐Technologie ist der menschliche Stoffwechsel. Die mittels des Gerätes erzeugten Biopho-tonen ermöglichen eine verbesserte Zellatmung. Sie ist die Voraussetzung, um Adeno-sintriphosphat (ATP) bereitzustellen, der wichtigste Energielieferant des Stoffwechsels Mittels des Stream wandern die Biophotonen also über die Haut durch das gesamte Körpergewebe bis in jede Körperzelle. Im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Behandlungsmethoden, die das Gewebe zwischen den Zellen nicht erreichen, ermöglicht der transzelluläre Aspekt von Airnergy einen Energie‐Transport bis zu den Zentren des vegetativen Nervensystems, z. B. der Zirbeldrüse. Dadurch werden nicht nur die schmerzhaften Schübe der Mastodynie beeinflusst, vielmehr können davon auch alle damit verbundenen Körpersysteme, wie z. B. das Sinnessystem, der Bewegungsapparat oder die Atemorgane profitieren.“
Diário Oficial de 23 de janeiro de 2013 com várias nomeações, calendário de pagamentos dos servidores, novos presidentes de comissões. ARQUIVE AI. IMPORTANTE DOCUMENTO
Augmented reality : Possibilities and Challenges - An IEEE talk at DA-IICTParth Darji
This presentation is a part of a talk I was invited to give on the topic of Augmented Reality and Virtual Worlds. This talk, organized by IEEE, aimed at introducing the technology to students and discuss the scope and research associated with it. Qualcomm's Vuforia platform is used as a prototype.
This article is a study of AR on brand communication and case study of Sephora.
Abstract:
Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology which allows digital information overlaying on the real environment. Although it has been existing for a few decades, it has developed rapidly. AR is able to apply in many fields, for example, game, movie, map, etc. In this era, AR becomes the trend and it is used in marketing and brand communication. Functions of AR has a plenty of benefits which enhances the opportunities for brand to communicate to audience.
Sephora is one of the brands which apply AR technology for marketing and brand communication. Most of the customers who walks into Sephora store have a purpose just to see and try the products. Sephora understands customer’s behavior. ‘Virtual Artist’ feature was created to respond this behavior. This feature is AR makeup try-on function which available on Sephora application on mobile devices. Users can put makeup on virtually. Also, it has ‘Add to basket’ button on the same display and that is an effective call-to-action (CTA) which stimulates users to make a purchase quickly.
Three interviewees who are the target consumers of Sephora have tried ‘Virtual Artist’ feature and they say that they still want to try the real products because those products are beauty and cosmetics which color and texture become the main consideration before make a purchase. However, this feature is effective for them in the way that it drives their needs and they makes want to see the real one of products they have tried on application.
Our Vision Is To Ensure You Don’t Lose Yours!
Thinkpot is not just a brand or a company, its a vision to inspire & instill motivation in lives of people. We at Thinkpot believe that motivation is the scarcest emotion in our day to day lives. We all need constant optimism and encouragement for progress and happiness. This led to the beginning of Thinkpot, Asia’s only focused inspirational merchandise store.
A team of dedicated thinkers and visionaries around the globe, after extensive study of motivational & inspirational literature have come up with quotes which can instill high levels of confidence, passion, burning desire & happiness in a persons life. Each quote has been carefully selected and converted into a design by a panel of Thinkpot designers.
Team Thinkpot consists of young entrepreneurs, visionary educationists and league apart designers from world over universities such as Harvard, LSE and IIM. With a focus in mind for creating motivation all around the globe and make people more productive, optimistic and happy!
Thinkpot proudly presents a range of motivational merchandise from Posters, Framed Posters, Mugs, Notebooks, Coasters, Mouse Pads, Fridge Magnets and many more to keep you surrounded by an ambience of elation. We believe that like we take bath, we need motivation on a regular basis. Researchers from Harvard University say that the more closely you see quotes from visionaries and successful of the world, the more you stay motivated and achieve your goals.
With a goal to replace your walls, mugs and all the surroundings with shouting messages of inspiration, Team Thinkpot envisions to help people retain their dreams and instill next level of confidence to achieve them. Inspire and motivate the people around you with our signature frames. Make your workplace a better place to work at. Get everyone in on the action with our signature frames and motivational posters. Co-workers feel involved and recipients feel wonderful when they receive this one-of-a-kind gift or see them around them. Thinkpot motivational posters also make great awards.
Caution:
These are the vitamins of our utmost optimistic and motivated team. Our products infuse the next level of confidence, make a person dream beyond imagination and are highly contagious.
#happymotivation
Team Thinkpot! ☺
A passion to change the way humans interact with technology and long hours of brainstorming led RHL Vision technologies to come up with a disruptive product Fin, ”Wear the World”. A small wearable of its kind by which you can control your entire digital world.
RHL vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a group of passionate individuals, who are dreaming of a world where technology runs in the palms of your hands, where a mere finger-swipe can bring you resources and functions never imagined before and progressing through the path to conquer the impossible is the story of our small group of innovators and technology junkies.
RHL Vision | Fin Robotics FIN Detailed Product Review Dr Ritesh Malik
A passion to change the way humans interact with technology and long hours of brainstorming led RHL Vision technologies to come up with a disruptive product Fin, ”Wear the World”. A small wearable of its kind by which you can control your entire digital world.
RHL vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a group of passionate individuals, who are dreaming of a world where technology runs in the palms of your hands, where a mere finger-swipe can bring you resources and functions never imagined before and progressing through the path to conquer the impossible is the story of our small group of innovators and technology junkies.
Silicon valley The place to be! By Likitha Nikita Nishanth Oyvind Dr Ritesh Malik
Silicon Valley: Why the place is the place to be for entrepreneurs and thinkers and dreamers.
Why countries want to create silicon valleys of their own.
Palm pilot case analysis for Harvard Summer School by André Brant, Adrés Olea...Dr Ritesh Malik
Description of how the handheld pilot computing giant lost billions of dollars to the thriving competition. A wonderful work by
André Brant, Adrés Olea
Juanne Zhao, and
Petros Sakkas
Barnes and noble a case presentation for harvard by Aki Inoue Anuar Beibytov ...Dr Ritesh Malik
A presentation on the dynamics of the largest brick and mortar retailer in the world (BARNES & NOBLE). How this giant is facing a crises and can the new CEO be the turn around specialist.
A presentation by Aki Inoue
Anuar Beibytov
Yihua (Elaine) Pan
Kheamasuda Reongvan
for Harvard University
Aadhaar presentation at Harvard by Tatianna Khair David Vega Morales Ashkan ...Dr Ritesh Malik
A wonderful ppt by
Tatianna Khair
David Vega Morales
Ashkan Marsh
Sune Pedersen
On the dynamics of Aadhaar and how it can change Indian social structure and benefaction of resources in the pyramid of the country.
Adstuck Co. is the largest Augmented Reality company in India..!! With its range of products in mass public engagement such as Alive, WIRAL and WIFI management systems it has become one of the best technology companies in the Indian Subcontinent..!
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
FIDO Alliance Osaka Seminar: Passkeys at Amazon.pdf
A case study on Adstuck's Augmented Reality ventures (Amity University) by Pankhuri Garg
1. MINOR PROJECT
On
REALITY BEHIND AUGMENTED REALITY
IN CONTEXT OF ADSTUCK
By
PANKHOURI GARG
(MBA – Class of 2014)
Under the Supervision of
Dr. Mrs Anita Venaik
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master
of Business Administration
At
AMITY BUSINESS SCHOOL
AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH
SECTOR 125, NOIDA - 201303, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
2014
1
2. DECLARATION
Title of Project Report
REALITY BEHIND AUGMENTED REALITY IN CONTEXT OF
ADSTUCK
I declare
(a) That the work presented for assessment in this Minor Project
Report is my own, that it has not previously been presented for
another assessment and that my debts (for words, data, arguments
and ideas) have been appropriately acknowledged.
(b) That this paper consists of 5 % plagiarism.
(c) That the work confirms to the guidelines for presentation
and style set out in the relevant documentation.
Date:……………
PANKHOURI GARG
MBA –Class of 2014
2
3. DECLARATION
Title of Project Report
REALITY BEHIND AUGMENTED REALITY IN CONTEXT OF
ADSTUCK
I declare
(d) That the work presented for assessment in this Minor Project
Report by Ms. Pankhouri Garg, is my own, that it has not
previously been presented for another assessment and that my
debts (for words, data, arguments and ideas) have been
appropriately acknowledged.
(e) That this paper consists of 5 % plagiarism.
(f) That the work confirms to the guidelines for presentation
and style set out in the relevant documentation.
Date: ……………
Dr. Mrs.Anita Venaik
Assistant Professor
Information Technology
3
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and
supported me during the making of this project report. I would like to
thank my faculty guide Dr. Mrs. Anita Venaik, Amity Business School,
for her guidance throughout the project.
I would like to thank her for guiding me with some examples that are
related to the topic of the project, for suggesting alternative solutions &
sharing her valuable experience & knowledge with me, and also for
facilitating me in gaining practical knowledge.
I would also like to thank the Company ADSTUCK which
inspired me greatly to work on this project. This project has been made
possible through the direct and indirect co-operation of various staff
members of ADSTUCK. Without their co-operation & help the
completion of this project was not possible.
4
5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOPIC
Chapter 1
Introduction – Overview
Affect on Business
AR on CELL PHONES
AR APPS
PAGE
1
Chapter 2
Company Profile
AR at ADSTUCK
17
18
Chapter 3
Research Methodology
Chapter 4
4.1 Findings :
Technology behind
ALIVE APP – concept
GOLIVE APP – concept
AREAL APP – concept
AFAQS
Bridge Offline and Online
Switch from TELI-brahma
AR softwares – open and proprietary
10
11
12
19
4.2 Analysis and Interpretations
AR in Games
AR in military
SWOT for Adstuck
28
Chapter 5
Limitations
Future
References
33
39
5
6. TABLE OF FIGURES
DETAILS
PAGE
Fig 1 : Areal App
Fig 2 : FitYour
Fig 3 : AllMeet
Fig 4 : Hear
Fig 5 : Spark
Fig 6 : iCodAR
Fig 7 : Adstuck
Fig 8 : value chain at Adstuck
Fig
9
:
Alive
app
in
Times
Of
India
Fig 10 : first alive app in ‘Bahrain week’
Fig 11 : Areal App at Adstuck
Fig 12 : Afaqs and Adstuck
Fig 13 : Alive App in TOI
Fig 14 : SWOT analysis
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
6
7. Augmented reality is changing the way we view the world -- or at least the way its
users see the world. Picture yourself walking or driving down the street. With
augmented-reality displays, which will eventually look much like a normal pair of
glasses, informative graphics will appear in your field of view, and audio will
coincide with whatever you see. These enhancements will be refreshed continually
to reflect the movements of your head. Similar devices and applications already
exist, particularly on smartphones like the iPhone.
The basic idea of augmented reality is to superimpose graphics, audio and other
sensory enhancements over a real-world environment in real time. Sounds pretty
simple. However, augmented reality is more advanced than any technology you've
seen in television broadcasts, although some new TV effects come close. But these
systems display graphics for only one point of view. Next-generation augmentedreality systems will display graphics for each viewer's perspective.
Augmented reality is a technology that wipes out the difference between the real
and the digital. This technology resonates with the customers in such a way that
lets brands actually interact with them. Be it, taking a test drive of latest car model,
playing a game or learning new recipe. It is now the big thing in the mobile world
and has the capacity to amaze people with its possibilities.
The main concept of Augmented Reality is to superimpose graphics, audio or any
other sense enhancements in a real-time manner. The technology incorporates three
components which include head-mounted display, tracking system and mobile
computing power into one unit.
SIXTH SENSE
7
8. Some of the most exciting augmented-reality work is taking place in research labs
at universities around the world. In February 2009, at the TED conference, Pattie
Maes and Pranav Mistry presented their augmented-reality system, which they
developed as part of MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group. They call it
SixthSense, and it relies on some basic components that are found in many
augmented reality systems:
•
Camera
•
Small projector
•
Smartphone
•
Mirror
These components are strung together in a lanyard like apparatus that the user
wears around his neck. The user also wears four colored caps on the fingers, and
these caps are used to manipulate the images that the projector emits.
SixthSense essentially turns any surface into an interactive screen. Essentially, the
device works by using the camera and mirror to examine the surrounding world,
feeding that image to the phone (which processes the image,
gathers GPS coordinates and pulls data from the Internet), and then projecting
information from the projector onto the surface in front of the user, whether it's a
wrist, a wall, or even a person. Because the user is wearing the camera on his
chest, SixthSense will augment whatever he looks at; for example, if he picks up a
can of soup in a grocery store, SixthSense can find and project onto the soup
information about its ingredients, price, nutritional value.
By using his capped fingers -- Pattie Maes says even fingers with different colors
of nail polish would work -- a user can perform actions on the projected
information, which are then picked up by the camera and processed by the phone.
If he wants to know more about that can of soup than is projected on it, he can use
his fingers to interact with the projected image and learn about, say, competing
brands. SixthSense can also recognize complex gestures -- draw a circle on your
wrist and SixthSense projects a watch with the current time.
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9. Video games have been entertaining us for nearly 30 years, ever since Pong was
introduced to arcades in the early 1970s.Computer graphics have become much
more sophisticated since then, and game graphics are pushing the barriers of
photorealism. Now, researchers and engineers are pulling graphics out of
yourtelevision screen or computer display and integrating them into real-world
environments. This new technology, called augmented reality, blurs the line
between what's real and what's computer-generated by enhancing what we see,
hear, feel and smell.
On the spectrum between virtual reality, which creates immersive, computergenerated environments, and the real world, augmented reality is closer to the real
world. Augmented reality adds graphics, sounds, haptic feedback and smell to the
natural world as it exists. Both video games and cell phones are driving the
development of augmented reality. Everyone from tourists, to soldiers, to someone
looking for the closest subway stop can now benefit from the ability to place
computer-generated graphics in their field of vision.
1.2 AFFECT on BUSINESS
This technology is soon going to be a big deal for business. When it comes to
getting a good customer experience, brands need to be more creative. See, how it
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10. can affect your business:
1. Marketing tool: For brands to make a real impact on customers, marketers need
to be more thoughtful and creative. In today’s world, there are two types of
organizations – those who understand and have utilized mobile AR as a definitive
marketing tool and those who have not. It can prove to be a great tool for brands to
market themselves and help them stand out of the crowd.
2. Advertising: If you want your organization to be seen as innovative, augmented
reality, if pulled off correctly, is the technology for you. You brands being the first
one will have a good impact in the market. Augmented Reality helps customers an
enhanced view of the product prior to any purchase.
3. Social Media: To get an unpaid word-of-mouth marketing, social media
combined with augmented reality would be the best option in today’s technical
environment. If the users are impressed with the product, it will enhance their
desire to share with the extended networks.
4. Presenting information: AR presents an innovative way to present the
information about the company or product in a surprising and contemporary
manner.
User-interaction control and feedback: Once you have served the consumers, it is
important to gather their feedback about the product. This is one crucial factor in
determining the success of the business. Use of AR for this will make the job
easier for you and the customers as well.
5. Geographical data: Augmented reality can help to get the geographic
distribution of customer using your location. This can be very helpful for good
tuning of marketing campaigns run by brands. They can get an idea about the geo
difference and tastes into your services.
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11. 1.3 AUGMENTED REALITY on CELL PHONES
While it may be some time before you buy a device like SixthSense, more
primitive versions of augmented reality are already here on some cell phones,
particularly in applications for the iPhone and phones with the Android operating
system. In the Netherlands, cell phone owners can download an application called
Layar that uses the phone's camera and GPS capabilities to gather information
about the surrounding area. Layar then shows information about restaurants or
other sites in the area, overlaying this information on the phone's screen. You can
even point the phone at a building, and Layar will tell you if any companies in that
building are hiring, or it might be able to find photos of the building on Flickr or to
locate its history on Wikipedia.
Layar isn't the only application of its type. In August 2009, some iPhone users
were surprised to find an augmented-reality "easter egg" hidden within
the Yelp application. Yelp is known for its user reviews of restaurants and other
businesses, but its hidden augmented-reality component, called Monocle, takes
things one step further. Just start up the Yelp app, shake your iPhone 3GS three
times and Monocle activates. Using your phone's GPS and compass, Monocle will
display information about local restaurants, including ratings and reviews, on your
cell phone screen. You can touch one of the listings to find out more about a
particular restaurant.
There are other augmented reality apps out there for the iPhone and other similar
phones -- and many more in development. Urbanspoon has much of the same
functionality as Yelp's Monocle. Then there's Wikitude, which finds information
from Wikipedia about sites in the area. Underlying most of these applications are a
phone's GPS and compass; by knowing where you are, these applications can make
sure to offer information relevant to you. We're still not quite at the stage of full-on
image recognition, but trust us, people are working on it.
We've looked at some of the existing forms of augmented reality. On the next
page, we'll examine some of the other applications of the technology, such as in
video games and military hardware.
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12. 1.4 AUGMENTED REALITY APPS
• Areal App
Fig 1 : Areal App
World's most powerful Augmented reality Engine
AReal is one of the leading Augmented Reality browsers globally with a unique
user interface that enables enhancement of real world objects by embedding the
digital information about the object. Areal includes the power of overlaying 2D
views and 3D objects with the best possible engagement. AReal lets users plays
games in their environment and submit/share their scores online. Using AReal
users can browse clothes and other objects with its 360 degree view and place an
order with just a click to be delivered right at their doorstep. AReal can detects
paintings and overlays the live painting scenario on top of camera feed. AReal
location based services help user to locate stores, bars, restaurants, bus/train
stations near the user’s current location.
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13. • Fit your - A Virtual Fitting Room
Fig 2 : FitYour
FitYour is a customized web application developed with the intention of
pampering your fashion-conscious customer with the facility to view themselves in
different attires. For shoppers, FitYour works with a computer and a regular
webcam. FitYour is very easy and user friendly application for both the retailers
and the shoppers. It is the latest marker less technology which uses face
recognition technique of Augmented Reality. The application can also provide the
MIS report. The application acts as a Virtual Trial Room / Virtual Fitting Room
while extending the facility of showing the customer how they would look on
wearing the attire they plan to purchase. It engages online shoppers (especially
digital natives) like never before, turning what’s currently a shopping process, into
an actual shopping experience. FitYour can be used in your showroom / store /
shop that offers ready-made attire along with accessories like Tie, Necklace, etc. It
allows your prospective customer to view before-hand how they would appear on
wearing the selected attire.
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14. • All Meet
Proximity market's
Fig 3 : AllMeet
Location based engagements like multiplayer games, chat, LED based interaction
are happenning where people are present when they are out to spend their leisure
time. We catch them at these locations. All Meet is the best way to engage people
in near proximity. User's using All Meet app can engage in gaming, collaborative
work, ordering things in restaurants or even answering a poll on LED in front of
them. This is the fastest and the most exicting way to ask your brand
communicators to get in touch with the world. Every mobile becomes a controller
and bridge between your brand and the user. So lets start building this interesting
bridge.
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15. • Hear
Fig 4 : Hear
Lets teach your brand to sing !!
Beyond wifi, sound is one thing which you can make use to share photo's, web
pages, contacts, pdf's and what not. This althrough with your build-in speaker,
anything is possible, so what will you hear today. Hear is an incredible new way to
share or to have a 2 way communication using sound. Hear sings, information and
stuff from one phone to another and it doesnt depend on wifi. If you want to
broadcast anything that uses sound, which may be TV or uses radio or is happening
in an event or you be present in retail store then this section is for you. Overlay
your broadcast with content or interaction you want to send to your users or use it
to get the data of who is turning in.
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16. • Spark
Fig 5 : Spark
Every brand has a spark! Every brand has a spark! We help you recognize it
What is the most contagious phenomenon on our planet? it is a Spark. Everyday is
a barrage of suggestions, concepts and proposals. Most get lost in the scuffle of
life. But one remarkable spark is going to spread, line people up and change the
world. Will that spark be yours? From inspiration to concept development till
spreading the story of a lifetime, Spark is about creativity, Individualization of path
in motion and happening ground for conversations which helps you tell stories
which get embraced. It is only through sharing, evolution and acceptance of an
idea by others that its impact can be measured. Spark are made of dreams,
imagination, inspirations, or whim or pure passion.
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17. CHAPTER 2 : ADSTUCK – COMPANY PROFILE
Introducing magic in our daily lives by creating immersive technologies
Since 2008 Adstuck has developed apps and softwares on augmented reality,
motion sensing, 3-D mapping, Since 2008 Adstuck has developed apps and
softwares on augmented reality, motion sensing, 3-D mapping, online products
availability has helped around 1000 brands reach to 100 million users worldwide
which has helped around 1000 brands reach to 100 million users world wide. We
help you in brand’s Spark recognition. Download the free Areal app or become a
partner and start recognizing sparks which produces tremendous innovative
interactions for your brand.
Fig 7 : Adstuck
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18. Adstuck is a part of Vishesh Infotechnics, a listed company that was declared as a
winner in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 Asia Pacific for the year
2007.
Adstuck has global investors and partners from Bahrain. Together, MediaMantra
and Adstuck are partnering to provide cutting edge Advertising and Marketing
Solutions through superior Technology in the MENA region(GCC).
TheHindu, The Times of India, SPH(Singapore Press Honding) etc are a few
accounts to name in Print Media.
AUGMENTED REALITY AT ADSTUCK
Adstuck is the biggest and the most innovative firm working on augmented reality
in India. Our browser which is available on all major platforms including Android,
iPhone, Windows, Blackberry and Symbian, is the fastest delivery platform
currently available. We have been designingAugmented Reality applications in
various fields including advertising, marketing, utility, education, entertainment
and others. With hundreds of brand activations and almost all print companies of
India onboard, we have proudly created a lot of digital magic throughout the world.
As a leading Augmented Reality company, Adstuck has developed several
augmented reality applications compatible with most of the smartphone platforms
like Android, IPhone, Windows and Symbian. After years of research and
development, Adstuck has established international presence in the Augmented
Reality industry. We craft premium 3D experiences for a growing network of
digital organizations. Adstuck has delivered services to leading brands like Maruti
Suzuki, Times of India and others.
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19. Fig 8 : value chain at Adstuck
With the dedicated team effort and tireless work of technocrats Adstuck is
spreading the Augmented Reality technology to each and every corner of the
world. Our AR experts are dedicated to the development of not only fast, easy and
useful Augmented Reality applications, but also to make it elegant and effective
that enables user to gain detailed information within shortest time-duration.
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20. TOI as a Partner
The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It has the
largest circulation among all English-language newspapers in the world, across all
formats (broadsheet, tabloid, compact, Berliner and online). It is the 3rd largest
selling newspaper in any language in the world. Alive is a mobile augmented
reality software which was developed by the Adstuck Consulting in partnership
with Times Internet Ltd and published in December 2012 as freeware. It has been
developed for The Times of India and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. other
publications and properties.
Times of India has launched Alive app that allows you to view videos, photos, and
polls related to a news just by pointing the app at a newspaper item with Alive
logo. This app is available for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Nokia Symbian
Smartphones and would offer a captivating experience for the users than just
reading a newspaper.
Fig 9 : Alive app in Times Of India
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21. Chapter 3
Research Methodology
Objectives
The main objectives of the study are • Understand the Augmented Reality concept
• Check and study various AR APPS
• Study the company ADSTUCK
• Examine the limitations and future of AR
Research Design : Explorative
Exploratory research often relies on secondary research such as reviewing
available literature and/or data, or qualitative approaches such as informal
discussions with consumers, employees, management or competitors, and more
formal approaches through in-depth interviews with the client.
Data Source : Secondary
The main sources of the information were:
- Company Websites
- Company records
- Times of India
- The Economic times
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22. CHAPTER 4 : FINDINGS
Technology Behind
Hardware
Hardware components for augmented reality are: processor, display, sensors and
input devices. Modern mobile computing devices like smartphones and tablet
computers contain these elements which often include a camera
and MEMS sensors such as accelerometer, GPS, and solid state compass, making
them suitable AR platforms.
Display
Fig 6 : iCodAR
Icodar code sample2
Various technologies are used in Augmented Reality rendering including optical
projection systems, monitors, hand held devices, and display systems worn on
one's person.
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23. Head-mounted
A head-mounted display (HMD) is a display device paired to a headset such as a
harness or helmet. HMDs place images of both the physical world and virtual
objects over the user's field of view. Modern HMDs often employ sensors for
six degrees of freedom monitoring that allow the system to align virtual
information to the physical world and adjust accordingly with the user's head
movements. HMDs can provide users immersive, mobile and collaborative AR
experiences.
Eyeglasses
AR displays can be rendered on devices resembling eyeglasses. Versions include
eye wear that employ cameras to intercept the real world view and re-display its
augmented view through the eye pieces and devices in which the AR imagery is
projected through or reflected off the surfaces of the eye wear lens pieces. Google
Glass is not intended for an AR experience, but third-party developers are pushing
the device toward a mainstream AR experience. CrowdOptic, an existing app for
smartphones, applies algorithms and triangulation techniques to photo metadata
including GPS position, compass heading, and a time stamp to arrive at a relative
significance value for photo objects. CrowdOptic technology can be used by
Google Glass users to learn where to look at a given point in time.
Contact lenses
Contact lenses that display AR imaging are in development. These bionic contact
lenses might contain the elements for display embedded into the lens including
integrated circuitry, LEDs and an antenna for wireless communication. Another
version of contact lenses, in development for the U.S. Military, is designed to
function with AR spectacles, allowing soldiers to focus on close-to-the-eye AR
images on the spectacles and distant real world objects at the same time.
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24. Virtual retinal display
A virtual retinal display (VRD) is a personal display device under development at
the University of Washington's Human Interface Technology Laboratory. With this
technology, a display is scanned directly onto the retina of a viewer's eye. The
viewer sees what appears to be a conventional display floating in space in front of
them.
EyeTap
The EyeTap (also known as Generation-2 Glass) captures rays of light that would
otherwise pass through the center of a lens of an eye of the wearer, and substituted
each ray of light for synthetic computer-controlled light. The Generation-4
Glass (Laser EyeTap) is similar to the VRD (i.e. it uses a computer controlled laser
light source) except that it also has infinite depth of focus and causes the eye itself
to, in effect, function as both a camera and a display, by way of exact alignment
with the eye, and resynthesis (in laser light) of rays of light entering the eye.
Handheld
Handheld displays employ a small display that fits in a user's hand. All handheld
AR solutions to date opt for video see-through. Initially handheld AR
employed fiduciary markers, and later GPS units and MEMS sensors such as
digital compasses and six degrees of freedom accelerometer–gyroscope.
Today SLAM markerless trackers such as PTAM are starting to come into use.
Handheld display AR promises to be the first commercial success for AR
technologies. The two main advantages of handheld AR is the portable nature of
handheld devices and ubiquitous nature of camera phones. The disadvantages are
the physical constraints of the user having to hold the handheld device out in front
of them at all times as well as distorting effect of classically wide-angled mobile
phone cameras when compared to the real world as viewed through the eye.
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25. Spatial
Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR) augments real world objects and scenes without
the use of special displays such as monitors, head mounted displays or hand-held
devices. SAR makes use of digital projectors to display graphical information onto
physical objects. The key difference in SAR is that the display is separated from
the users of the system. Because the displays are not associated with each user,
SAR scales naturally up to groups of users, thus allowing for collocated
collaboration between users.
Examples include shader lamps, mobile projectors, virtual tables, and smart
projectors. Shader lamps mimic and augment reality by projecting imagery onto
neutral objects, providing the opportunity to enhance the object’s appearance with
materials of a simple unit- a projector, camera, and sensor.
Other tangible applications include table and wall projections. One such
innovation, the Extended Virtual Table, separates the virtual from the real by
including beam-splitter mirrors attached to the ceiling at an adjustable angle.
Virtual showcases, which employ beam-splitter mirrors together with multiple
graphics displays, provide an interactive means of simultaneously engaging with
the virtual and the real.Many more implementations and configurations make
spatial augmented reality display an increasingly attractive interactive alternative.
Spatial AR does not suffer from the limited display resolution of current headmounted displays and portable devices. A projector based display system can
simply incorporate more projectors to expand the display area. Where portable
devices have a small window into the world for drawing, a SAR system can
display on any number of surfaces of an indoor setting at once. The drawbacks,
however, are that SAR systems of projectors do not work so well in sunlight and
also require a surface on which to project the computer-generated graphics.
Augmentations cannot simply hang in the air as they do with handheld and HMDbased AR. The tangible nature of SAR, though, makes this an ideal technology to
support design, as SAR supports both a graphical visualisation and
passive haptic sensation for the end users. People are able to touch physical
objects, and it is this process that provides the passive haptic sensation.
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26. Tracking
Modern mobile augmented reality systems use one or more of the following
tracking technologies: digital cameras and/or other optical
sensors, accelerometers, GPS, gyroscopes, solid state compasses, RFID and
wireless sensors. These technologies offer varying levels of accuracy and
precision. Most important is the position and orientation of the user's head.
Tracking the user's hand(s) or a handheld input device can provide a 6DOF
interaction technique.
Input devicesTechniques include speech recognition systems that translate a user's spoken words
into computer instructions and gesture recognition systems that can interpret a
user's body movements by visual detection or from sensors embedded in a
peripheral device such as a wand, stylus, pointer, glove or other body wear.
Computer
The computer analyzes the sensed visual and other data to synthesize and position
augmentations.
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27. ALIVE APP
Alive is a mobile augmented reality software which uses the mobile device's video
camera to recognise pre-trained images and overlay an image,video or 3D content
on the recognition of image. Aliveapp is the only augmented reality application in
the world to be available on the four major platforms(Android, iOS, Blackberry
and Symbian) and is augmenting the complete newspaper. It is the first publicly
available application designed for a Newspaper Giant that used a locationbasedapproach to Augmented Reality along with the image based Augmented
Reality. Alive app is one of the continuous chart buster(top 20) in iOS app store
free app category. Alive offers a new age digital medium for publishers to present
their content in the most interactive manner.
Alive is a revolutionary Augmented Reality application that transforms the Static
print image into a Dynamic digital world filled with rich multimedia content such
as Video, Audio, Weblinks and much more
It is an innovative collaboration model of print and digital medium that brings a
new and creative way of offering content to the users.
- India’s first augmented reality app available on five major platforms: Android,
Ios, Blackberry, Windows and Symbian.
- Offers services without any investment in hardware
- Lets you explore new revenue opportunities with brands
Features of Alive app
• Transforms text, image, symbols, patterns or objects into a virtual
experience
• View videos and picture gallery of the actual news items in the newspaper
• Voice your opinion immediately and make the newspaper more interactive.
• Share the newspaper news item on the go View history of the news items
you have viewed past
• Save the multimedia content for future viewing
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28. How Alive app works?
This concept is obviously not new – About couple of years back, Mid-day as well
as couple of other newspapers had used QR code to bring the newspaper content
on mobile. The article carried a QR code and when the user scanned it, related
videos, images would get downloaded on mobile for viewing. Here is a
demonstration of how that worked.
Alive has incorporated both forms of Augmented Reality genres. This means it
works as image recognition based augmented reality browser as well as
the location-based Augmented Reality.
For location-based Augmented Reality the position of objects on the screen of the
mobile device is calculated using the user's position (by GPS orWifi or GPRS), the
direction in which the user is facing (by using the compass) and accelerometer. In
contrast, in marker-based Augmented Reality a marker (marker(news headline),
e.g. QR code) is used for tracking. One can experience the augmented reality
application by downloading the application from respective app stores or by going
to official app site.
CONCEPT
The concept of alive app is similar, but it works within the framework of Alive
app, which has to be first downloaded to users mobile. Alive app is available for
download on nearly all mobile platforms including Android, iOS, Windows as well
as Symbian.
Because Alive app has its own framework and AR engine, the content can be
showed to use in much more pleasing manner. So for example if a user has
downloaded the alive app on their mobile and scan the image shown above, a video
will start streaming exactly from the point where the image is frozen in the
newspaper. This makes alive app an extension of the news the user is reading.
QR code on the other hand worked by just pointing user to related content, which
necessarily did not add to consumers news reading experience. That was probably
the main reason why QR Code in newspaper did not really take off, while alive app
may!
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29. Limca Book of Records
As digital becomes mainline, companies are trying novel ways to exploit the
medium and increase consumer engagement. On its part, The Times of India has
launched its first augmented reality service with an app called 'Alive'.
To its surprise, on the launch day of December 16th, the app was downloaded
250,000 times, leading to 300,000 augmentation views on a single day. This
significantly surpassed internal estimates of about 15,000 downloads on day
one. Augmented Reality is a technology that bridges the online and offline worlds
using the mobile phone. It allows readers of the newspaper to interact with a print
medium, and get access to rich media content, such as videos, photos, and polls.
The Times of India’s Alive App boasts of being the first augmented reality service
launched in India by a media company.
ADSTUCK goes International with GOLIVE
GoLive app is a unique mobile technology, enables newsreaders to seamlessly
visualize content and upgrade the experience on the fly. It provides fine grained
user interaction tracking, reporting, analytic and campaign optimization for your
apps. The app, goLive is the first fully Augmented Reality app in Middle East.
The app is built to boost the need of print media like magazines and
newspaper. Adstuck, Augmented Reality Firm in partnership with Bahrain Week,
leading newspaper in Bahrain made a mobile application for news reader to
visualize events, object on your phone by simply pointing your phone camera at
the goLive logo printed in the newspaper with the respective article. The app will
scan the logo and present the real picture of the event, interview, concert or any
other gathering. Golive mobile app provides a cutting-edge technology solution in
the area of mobile application. The App uniquely enables customers to change
ongoing content and design without rebuilding or upgrading iPhone Apps. No
other Augmented Reality Company can match our creativity, flexibility and
technology expertise. The app will work with any surface, advertisement, label,
packaging, sticker, signage, hoarding, with goLive logo.
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30. The software, which is currently in use by hundreds of small businesses, brands,
and other newsreader in Bahrain, provides powerful, web-based tools for the
management of mobile marketing and premium SMS campaigns. GoLive! Mobile
provides integrated mobile marketing software and carrier- grade SMS, WAP, and
MMS gateway services to a clientele ranging from small businesses to leading
global brands. The internet age brought with it the decline in print media
popularity. Internet seems to be more interactive and intuitive to actions, thus
making the media unique for every individual. As human beings, we wish to
remain in control of our reality, to be able to mold and change it as we please.
GOLive, an Augmented Reality app combines the best of both worlds, blurs the
line between real and virtual and present an amazing experience of real world on
your handy digital device like smartphone.
Fig 10 : first alive app in ‘Bahrain week’
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31. CONCEPT
They Middle East market with the best of the marketing tools such as image
recognition, sound technologies etc. Go Live is a robust Augmented Reality
platform for brand managers of the MENA (GCC) region. Go Live works by using
a smartphone or tablet’s built-in camera to recognize things in the real world and
instantaneously provide users with digital connections, information or interactive
entertainment on their device’s screen. Users simply open the GOLIVE app in their
smartphone scan the image or surface with “Golive” for an instant response, such
as a web link, video, coupon, a 3D product experience, an augmented reality game
and can be supported for the event and product Launch. Most of our advertisers are
augmenting their adverts and bringing their print ad to life through the interactive
Golive technology.
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32. ADSTUCK and VARIOUS MAGAZINES
The most popular Augmented Reality Company in India, Adstuck has integrated
its Areal app with a new magazine published by Realty & More, company dealing
in real estate services. Realty & More has launched a new magazine by the name
"realty & more magazine" providing real estate and related industries news. The
magazine has been launched in the month of September 2013.
The magazine features latest and exclusive news from the real estate industries and
helps you to update with the coming policies and agenda related to real estate
industry.
AREAL APP at ADSTUCK
Areal app, the most versatile app in augmented reality apps industry can let you
visualize magazine content on your smartphone. As the app has been incorporated
with the magazine, here one can visualize the two stories from the magazine on
your smartphone using Areal app. One of stories include Union minister for
housing Smt Girija Vyas's interview on the importance of upcoming real estate bill.
While augmented story include V P Baligar, Chairman and Managing-Director,
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd (Hudco), interview on Hudco's
integrated township plan. After downloading the amazing areal app, you can see
the separate interviews conducted by Palash Roy, Editor, Realty & More with Smt.
Girija Vyas and V P Baligar.
The simultaneous effort by two companies is really appreciating, as their approach
has helped the readers to enjoy content in a more interesting and understandable
manner. Adstuck) always keep a close look over the latest news in the world and
engages user in a more interesting way. The augmented reality company creates
customer engagement involving less time at less expense.
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33. Fig 11 : Areal App at Adstuck
The newly launched magazine augmented with Areal app cost only 100 rupees per
magazine. You won't have to spend much to see Girija Vyas's interview, you can
watch her answering question on upcoming real estate bill and listen her view on
how to provide shelter for all.
The augmented reality app has introduced a new dimension to print media, and
made it more interesting and interacting with readers. The Augmented Reality
Companies has been dedicatedly working towards the development of more
versatile app to create customer engagement and make it available for all.
Incorporation of Areal app in the realty & more magazine is just the beginning, it
has long way to go.
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34. ADSTUCK and AFAQS- online portal
Recently, afaqs, an online portal company in
partnership with Adstuck Consulting Pvt. Ltd.,
an Augmented Reality firm has launched a new
augmented reality app by the name of afaqs areal.
The magic app was launched on 5th of July 2013
after the collective effort of Adstuck and afaqs. The
app afaqs areal is a cloud based magical app with
unlimited recognition capability and augmentation.
It enables visual search with the help of smartphone.
The afaqs areal app is available for all smartphone
users at free of cost.
Fig 12 : Afaqs and Adstuck
Just on a single click you can enjoy the magical augmented reality app on your
smartphone. afaqs deliver all types of news from entertainment, government,
marketing and professional media sectors in India. The company website delivers
extensive latest news for Indian public. The company aims at delivering quality
news in user interactive manner. To target the general audience afaqs areal app has
been launched to deliver the content in user interactive and understandable manner.
The AR app - afaqs areal is an important step in digital technology.
As digitization is growing among reader, they prefer online media to gather news.
Simultaneously can gather companies are exploiting media to any type of
information in one go via internet. Reading text has become quite boring among
news reader they prefer to hear or see the news other than reading the text.
The app creates customer engagement and let you experience the spectacular 3D
world. Before launching afaqs areal app, Adstuck has also developed a
popular augmented reality app named - Alive for news reader in partnership
with Times of India.
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35. BRIDGES the OFFLINE and ONLINE worlds
The Times Group seems to have learnt this well. Today’s The Times of India has 2
instances where they bridge the print medium with interactive medium. No, not
with a conventional QR code (which would have worked too, I’m sure), but with a
native app developed by Indiatimes – called Alive.
The content that one gets to see once you instal the app and scan the relevant
portion seems straight out of Arnab’s show on Times Now, bt I see that the
publication has chosen two extremes to demonstrate their new app.
Fig 13 : Alive App in TOI
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36. The front page one goes for the heart – a rather obvious and sentimental video clip
showing the family of Jacinta Saldanha in mourning. It seems a bit manipulative,
but if news television channels can do this, day in and day out, I see no reason why
this app can’t ‘utilize’ this moment too. Considering we’re talking about The
Times of India here, I’m not going to waste a perfectly juicy outrage on something
so obvious. The content is in bad taste, but that does not mean it is boring – I’m
sure the Times sees value in adding the Alive slot for such a story – the app version
of their (and most other news channel’s) TV stories.
Page 11 has a less manipulative, more practical news piece to bridge print and
interactivity – Rehman Malik making a <unmentionable> of himself. It seemed
more like a video recap of Mr.Malik’s notoriety and was completely in context of
the article that had this Alive box. In fact, this one actually extends the value of
what is in print, with an interactive clip.
The app worked smoothly and in wi-fi, the video loaded mighty fast too.
This is an interesting and commendable move by the Times Group. They’d have
excellent traction for the app install and video plays given that they have listed it
on page 1 on a Sunday! The opportunities with this seems massive – imagine,
something that is added as an exclusive. Or, a contest for a brand. Times Group is
putting its muscle behind something like this, such interactive tactics may become
more mainstream and offer more tantalizing ways to connect the offline and online.
Satyan Gajwani, chief executive officer, Times Internet, says, "The idea is to
bridge the gap of the offline and online worlds. Most people are still comfortable
interacting with the mediums they are used to, like the newspaper. We wanted to
make the medium more interactive and bring higher value to our readers, so we
came up with this initiative."
The app is available for free download. Once downloaded, a user can use it to scan
across any article in the newspaper for the related video. Alive searches for the
video in the TOI servers and eventually plays it on the phone. The streaming of the
video, of course, attracts data charges.
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37. The technology has been built and designed by Times Internet in partnership with
Adstuck Consulting. "In the afternoon, we have a cross-media editorial sync up,
where we discuss the biggest news issues across every category. We sync up our
editorial teams across every medium in the Times Group. The output of the call is
to identify the biggest potential cases where an augmentation would add value for
our consumers. Over the next few hours, we produce exclusive content which
features in Alive, and we develop the call-to-action within the paper. By evening,
our tech team, our print team and our Alive production team finish their
deliverables, and we integrate them for the next day's paper offering," explains
Gajwani.
The group has invested a significant amount into the app's development via
technology and design, and aims to ensure compelling content around Alive.
Currently, the group has integrated the application with ToI, Bombay Times, Delhi
Times and a few others. It also plans to integrate it with The Economic Times,
along with several language editions.
The content for the application will be sourced from Times Television Network
(Times Now, ETNow, Zoom and others). The group also plans to expand to a lot
of different types of content from multiple providers as the activity is scaled up.
Gajwani says, "We are looking at different ways to monetize it, but right now we
are just focused on giving our users a really curated, high-value experience."
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38. Switched From TELI - Brahma
Alive has been launched by Times Internet in partnership with Adstuck
Consulting, which has deployed its image recognition technology, but MediaNama
readers might recall that, in June, Times Internet had also launched Times Intaract,
an Augmented Reality app, in partnership with TELIBrahma. We noticed that the
Times Intaract application has been pulled from the Android Store.
In response to our query, Times Internet CEO Satyan Gajwani said that the earlier
implementation of augmented reality was a pilot for advertisers only and not
editorial teams, and “it was a smaller implementation with a simpler product. Since
then we have invested into building a full editorial oriented platform with better
functionality. ”
Using The App
Once an user downloads the app on their smartphone, s/he can hold it up in camera
mode to the image with the alive logo from any print media. Once the app
recognizes the content that needs to pull in, it loads the multimedia content on the
screen. Users can share the multimedia content to social networking sites such as
Twitter and Facebook or email it their friends and family. The content scanned can
be saved for future views.
Views Via Apps Don’t Count?
The app tries to promote online medium to its existing large base of print media
readers, but at the same time, providing interactivity to offline users. However,
when we analysed TimesAlive’s YouTube page, we noticed that the videos
uploaded by them have hardly received any user views. The Ranbir-Anushka
video uploaded about 21 hours ago has managed to get only 12 views. And this
does not include the YouTube’s flawed views count logic as it does not occur
before the view count hits 301. Gajwani claims that the YouTube view count
increases only when someone shares it and it is viewed on the web, and when
someone views a video from within the app, the views aren’t counted.
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39. AUGMENTED REALITY SOFTWARES
The following is a list of augmented reality software including programs for
application development, content management, gaming and integrated AR
solutions.
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Argon, augmented reality browser by Georgia Tech's GVU Center that uses a
mix of KML and HTML/JavaScript/CSS to allow developing AR applications;
any web content (with appropriate meta-data and properly formatted) can be
converted into AR content; as of November 2011, available for iPhone only.
ARToolKit, an open source (dual-license: GPL, commercial) C-library to create
augmented reality applications; was ported to many different languages and
platforms like Android, Flash or Silverlight; very widely used in augmented
reality related projects.
ArUco, a minimal library for augmented reality applications based on OpenCV;
licenses: BSD, Linux, Windows.
ATOMIC Authoring Tool, a multi-platform authoring for creating AR
applications on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems.
Goblin XNA, a platform for researching 3D user interfaces, including mobile
augmented reality and virtual reality, emphasizing games; written in C#, based
on Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0, BSD license.
GRATF, open-source (GPLv3) project, which includes C# library for detection,
recognition and 3D pose estimation of optical glyphs. The project includes
application, which does 2D and 3D augmented reality.
mixare (mix Augmented Reality Engine), open-source (GPLv3) augmented
reality engine for Android and iPhone; works as an autonomous application and
for developing other implementations.
PTAM, non-commercial use only.
DroidAR, open source (dual-license: GPLv3 or commercial) augmented reality
framework for Android, featuring location based and marker based AR.
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AR development toolkits
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ARPA SDK & ARPA Plugin Unity[ allow you to develop your own desktop,
web and mobile augmented reality projects
Xloudia is the fastest image recognition and image tracking solution based on
cloud and video frame analysis (less than 200 ms on a 4G LTE network).
Xloudia targets the B2B market with large scale capabilities and rich features
namely statistics, natural feature recognition, 3D tracking, face and colour
identification for Android, and iOS. Xloudia also comes as a white brand or for
"operators" under their own brand.
Catchoom SDK allows users to integrate award-winning 2-D image & 3-D
object recognition into all native third-party applications for Android and iOS.
metaio SDK offers free natural features tracking and 3D tracking that is
available for Android, iOS and Microsoft Windows.
Vuforia Augmented Reality SDK, formerly known as QCAR, is a Software
Development Kit for creating augmented reality applications for mobile
devices.
VYZAR is a cross-platform SDK for iOS and Android, with both
an Augmented Reality and 3D engine
Wikitude The Wikitude SDK is a library which can be embedded in native third
party application Android, BlackBerry 10 and iOS, which uses web
technologies to create the Augmented Reality content.
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metaio Creator, a desktop tool to create and publish AR scenarios.
buildAR.com, a web based content platform for building geolocation and
natural feature tracking based mobile augmented reality.
Hoppala Augmentation, a web based content platform for creating geolocation
based mobile augmented reality.
Webcam Social Shopper, web based software for integrating apparel
visualization on e-commerce sites.
Fityour.com, A website for trying out wearable apparels visualization on ecommerce sites.
PLAKAR,web based platform for the augmentation of printed materials and
Out of Home Media.
Zapcode Creator, web based software for building and creating zapcodes with
augmented reality content.
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Aurasma
Daqri
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Google Goggles
Junaio
Layar
Nokia City Lens
VYZAR
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XARMEX
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42. Augmented Reality in Video Games and the Military
Video game companies are quickly hopping aboard the augmented-reality
locomotive. A company called Total Immersion makes software that applies
augmented reality to baseball cards. Simply go online, download the Total
Immersion software and then hold up your baseball card to a webcam. The
software recognizes the card (and the player on it) and then displays related video
on yourcomputer screen. Move the card in your hands -- make sure to keep it in
view of the camera -- and the 3-D figure on your screen will perform actions, such
as throwing a ball at a target.
Total Immersion's efforts are just the beginning. In the next couple of years, we'll
see games that take augmented reality out into the streets. Consider a scavengerhunt game that uses virtual objects. You could use your phone to "place" tokens
around town, and participants would then use their phones (or augmented-reality
enabled goggles) to find these invisible objects.
Demos of many games of this order already exist. There's a "human Pac-Man"
game that allows users to chase after each other in real life while wearing goggles
that make them look like characters in Pac-Man.
Arcane Technologies, a Canadian company, has sold augmented-reality devices to
the U.S. military. The company produces a head-mounted display -- the sort of
device that was supposed to bring us virtual reality-- that superimposes information
on your world. Consider a squad of soldiers in Afghanistan, performing
reconnaissance on an opposition hideout. An AR-enabled head-mounted display
could overlay blueprints or a view from a satellite or overheard drone directly onto
the soldiers' field of vision.
Certain gaming devices, such as the PlayStation Eye, Kinect, Nintendo
3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and some mobile devices, use cameras
to augment computer graphics onto live footage. The majority of AR software uses
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LIST OF GAMES
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AR Games, a pre-loaded app on the Nintendo 3DS gaming console consisting
of numerous AR games.
Batman: Arkham City
Cybergeneration, a table top role-playing game by R. Talsorian, includes
"virtuality", an augmented reality created through v-trodes, cheap, widely
available devices people wear at their temples.
Dead Space, a video game in which a RIG worn by Isaac Clarke is thoroughly
equipped with augmented reality technology, including a navigation system that
projects a line along the best route to his destination, and a system that displays
images, video and text in front of him. In conjunction with the game, an
augmented-reality website called No Known Survivors was released in 2008.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F, a video game in which an option named AR
Mode allows the console to project Hatsune Miku onto a Fiduciary marker.
This enable her to sing as an Augmented Reality Vocaloid
Hydrophobia a survival-adventure video game from Dark Energy
Digital features the MAVI (Mobile Automated Visual Interface), which is a
tool used to enhance environmental geometry among other purposes.
Ingress a game on Android devices where two teams (Resistance and
Enlightened) battle for control of regions and landmarks
Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking
Shadow Cities a game on the iPhone, pitting Animators against Architects.
Shadowrun, the table top role-playing game, introduced AR into its game
world. Most of the characters in the game use viewing devices to interact with
the AR world most of the time.
Spectrek, an augmented reality ghost hunting game.
Tuttuki Bako, a minigame system form Bandai is described as featuring
augmented reality.
Lumpeeks, a 3D game for Android, which uses orientation sensor without need
for markers.
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45. LIMITATIONS and the FUTURE of Augmented Reality
Augmented reality still has some challenges to overcome. For example, GPS is
only accurate to within 30 feet (9 meters) and doesn't work as well indoors,
although improved image recognition technology may be able to help.
People may not want to rely on their cell phones, which have small screens on
which to superimpose information. For that reason, wearable devices like
SixthSense or augmented-reality capable contact lenses and glasses will provide
users with more convenient, expansive views of the world around them. Screen
real estate will no longer be an issue. In the near future, you may be able to play a
real-time strategy game on your computer, or you can invite a friend over, put on
your AR glasses, and play on the tabletop in front of you.
There is such a thing as too much information. Just as the "CrackBerry"
phenomenon and Internet addiction are concerns, an overreliance on augmented
reality could mean that people are missing out on what's right in front of them.
Some people may prefer to use their AR iPhone applications rather than an
experienced tour guide, even though a tour guide may be able to offer a level of
interaction, an experience and a personal touch unavailable in a computer program.
And there are times when a real plaque on a building is preferable to a virtual one,
which would be accessible only by people with certain technologies.
There are also privacy concerns. Image-recognition software coupled with AR
will, quite soon, allow us to point our phones at people, even strangers, and
instantly see information from their Facebook, Twitter,Amazon, LinkedIn or other
online profiles. With most of these services people willingly put information about
themselves online, but it may be an unwelcome shock to meet someone, only to
have him instantly know so much about your life and background.
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46. Augmented Reality: It is Changing Your World
Safety
This is something I wouldn’t be quick to associate with the use of augmented
reality, but the Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs has created an app and
accompanying website which uses augmented reality to remind drivers and
pedestrians of the danger present on Russian streets.
The campaign is made up of QR codes placed around Moscow and other large
cities in Russia, which, when scanned, show videos, photos and detailed
information about traffic accidents that have occurred at that particular location.
Using augmented reality, the app overlays symbols on the user’s surroundings,
pointing out where accidents have occurred, and offering graphic details to warn us
about safety.
Politics
This seems to be an industry that is trying to jump on board with new technologies,
and augmented reality is no exception. The Green Party of Berlin recently released
a mobile app in conjunction with its election campaign. The app has two main
features, the first being interactive billboards. When scanned with the app, videos
of Green Party speeches appear on your mobile device, laid over the real-world
billboards.
The second feature gives the user more input, allowing conversations to be
conducted around Berlin, using virtual points of interest (POIs). With the app, you
can actively participate in the real public space by posting or interacting with
others on topics of interest, such as payable living space, education, energy
consumption or production and public transport.
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47. FUTURE
Despite these concerns, imagine the possibilities: you may learn things about the
city you've lived in for years just by pointing your AR-enabled phone at a nearby
park or building. If you work in construction, you can save on materials by using
virtual markers to designate where a beam should go or which structural support to
inspect. Paleontologists working in shifts to assemble a dinosaur skeleton could
leave virtual "notes" to team members on the bones themselves, artists could
produce virtual graffiti and doctors could overlay a digital image of a patient's Xrays onto a mannequin for added realism.
The future of augmented reality is clearly bright, even as it already has found its
way into our cell phones and video game systems. For more information about the
subject and where it's headed, take a look at the links on the next page.
Virtual Traffic Inspection
We wont need physical presence of traffic inspectors on road.
With the technology which we use we can easily detect rule violations such as
speeding; crossing a red light; not fastenning of seat belt.
By tagging the car number the complaint will be forwarded to the mail addresses
of the concerned. This will make sure that people fasten seat belts or not cross red
lights when they feel absence of a physical inspector.
The technology has the ability to detect accidents and emergencies.
The KINECTS can decode an accident or a physical injury to a person and can
immediately transfer this information to the nearest hospital and thus can send an
ambulance without any human intimidation.
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48. FOOD NUTRITIONS
AR app which can identify edible substances and can give detailed nutritional
information on scanning.
A team of IT developers, who will develop the Beta version of the app.
Starting with dry and raw edible foods which are universal throughout the world.
Example- Dry fruits, raw vegetables, uncut fruits, pulses and basically all the raw
foods around the world.
From their we will launch nutritional information for packed FMCG. Ranging
from chips to other edible packed FMCG’s.
Then the most tedious process of the app will start, and that is scanning of the
cooked food.
We will have a system in which our servers will be fed with infinite number of
data regarding the area of our release of the app. Example, For Delhi Rajma
Chawal, Curry Chawal, Rajma, Curry as a dish. Rice etc.
Mind-blowing research on this will be required and we will try to get a patent if
possible.
The idea is to first identify and then have a quatitative analysis of the scanned
food.
And then multiple scanning of substances.
This will be the most challenging part.
Augmentation of the Fast Food segment
Tie up’s with Fast Food conglomerates such as McDonald, Subway, YoChina! Etc.
These corporates have a limited menu; thus it will be easy for us to accommodate
the menu on our server or we can have a burger pack logo augmentation.
Then we will go for augmentation of the food items such as burgers, pizza’s and
wraps.
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