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Delivery of data from Altavision in Shinjuku, Tokyo? -Casio's visible light communication technology and app "Picapic camera" | Mynavi News Mynavi News Mynavi
Delivery of data from Altavision in Shinjuku, Tokyo? -Casio's visible light communication technology and app "Picapic camera" | Mynavi News Mynavi News Mynavi
On February 27, an experience event for a smartphone application "Picapic Camera" provided by Casio Captors was held at Alta Square at the east exit of Shinjuku Station, Tokyo.
Picapo camera is a communication camera application that uses "visible light communication technology" that performs digital communication with visible flashing.By reading the flashing pattern of the marker that changes color to the red blue green from the camera function of the application, you can receive images and messages, or access the specified web page.
The event venue is Alta square at the east exit of Shinjuku Station, Tokyo.A concert using Casio's electronic piano "PRIVIA" was also held |
At the event, by reading the flashing of the marker projected in Altavision, Casio's impact-resistant watch "BABY-G" hits "Baby-G", the original character "Kaeling Pickles" and the car manufacturer "Kae no Pickles".Audi's special stamp was distributed.Character stamps and images are stored on the user's smartphone and can be used freely in the picapo camera.
Video reflected in Altavision during the event.The round marker at the lower right flashes in three colors, red -blue, green, and sends a specific data by the pattern (left photo).Start the app "Picapic Camera" on your smartphone and read this marker with the camera function, and you can receive images and messages according to the pattern (right photo) |
A screen that operates the "Picapo Camera".Execute the camera function and match the marker (left photo).It is also possible to automatically search for markers from the whole video.When the marker is recognized, the corresponding content is automatically downloaded (in the photo).A link to a dedicated stamp and a website that can be used with the camera will be displayed (right photo) |
Downloaded stamps can be synthesized during snapshots with a Picapo camera, and can be shared via Twitter.At the event, there were some scenes where photos posted on Twitter were projected on Altavision on a large screen.
The stamp obtained at the event is registered in the "collection" of the Picapo Camera (left photo).After selecting the stamp, execute "Shoot with a camera" (in the photo).Stamps can be synthesized in a snapshot photo (right photo).Stamps can also change their position and size |
In the Audi corner, a broken style stamp was also distributed. | When I posted it on Twitter including the hashtag in the photo I took, it was projected in Altavision. |
In addition, the popular voting test of the character was conducted in conjunction with Altavision's video with the picapapame camera.When multiple markers projected in the vision are read with a Picapo camera, a voting button is displayed on the screen.Tap the button of your favorite character on the screen to vote, and the results are instantly reflected in the vision.It attracted attention as an interactive event using a large outdoor vision, and many people on the way stopped, installed a shy camera on his smartphone, and turned it to Altavision.
Three types of characters projected in the Altavision and blinking markers corresponding to each (left photo).After recognizing the marker with a Picapo camera, tap the voting button of each character (in the photo).As you can see from the increase in the number of characters on the right, the voting results are reflected in the vision in real time.(Right photo) |
The button corresponding to each marker (actually the web link of the image) is displayed on the app side. |
At the end of February 2014, Casio released the "Picarico" service for corporations.In the future, the Picapo Camera will be positioned as part of the Picarico system.In the future, it is assumed to be applied to Picarico systems, distributing the information required by users by visible light communication using public/commercial facilities and signboards in the city, or LEDs built into various electrical appliances as markers.It is said that it is.
Visible light communication solution for corporations "Picarico" | Mr. Nobuo Iizuka of the Casio Calculator OIT Planning Promotion Department, which manages "Picarico" |
For example, it can be used by receiving a coupon from the light source installed in a cafe in the city, or accessing a video described in the event of a failure from an LED installed in a home appliance.Specifically, "The LED of the vacuum cleaner flashes" → "Read the blinking of the blinking with a smartphone's Picapo Camera" → "Message from the vacuum cleaner on the smartphone screen (" Please throw it away ").→ It is a function such as "Display videos of operation methods".
The "visible flashing" can draw the attention of the user, so it is also suitable as an emergency information transmission means in the event of trouble or disaster.By the way, only Casio is working on visible optical communication by flashing low -speed light enough to be recognized by humans.
One of the advantages is that you can receive data from a remote place by displaying a marker with a large outdoor vision, as in this event.Depending on the weather, etc., it is possible to receive data from 100 meters by preparing a 2 -meter -diameter dot light source.
Casio has been testing with various companies and organizations, such as a verification of sea boys, which was able to receive data from about 400 meters away at night.Data can be received not only from large visions and dedicated light sources, but also from the light of the spotlight projected on the wall, so it is not necessary to renovate the facility when using the system.
The distance from the event venue to Altavision was about 30 meters, but we were able to receive information smoothly. |
By the way, the terminal receives a 9 -bit ID code for the flashing of the marker.By contacting the cloud server from the Picapo Camera to this ID code, the data corresponding to the ID code is received on the terminal.For this reason, in order to receive the data itself, it is necessary to connect terminals such as smartphones and tablets to the Internet.The data transmission and reception status can be managed on the server side, so it seems that the exact effect of the Picarico system used in events and the like can be grasped.
The major feature is that there is no need to build a large -scale web system for events.In this event, only the Excel Worksheet, which summarizes the stamp image material and the flow line, prepared for each content holder.Events that use QR code require web pages for each QR code and cost more, but Picarico systems can reduce the cost with the minimum necessary time.
The Picarico system is scheduled for a large -scale update in the spring of 2014, and it is said that the Picapi camera will be particularly improved.In the future, it is assumed to be transmitted and received by visible optical communication, twice the current twice.The future evolution is the technology and functions that are fun.
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