The “Tokyo 2020 Olympics”, which excites the summer of Corona whirlpools while many games have become a non -audience.One of the sponsors who supported the tournament in technology is Alibaba cloud, a global cloud vendor from China.Looking back on Alibaba Cloud's achievements at the Olympics, we asked about the video processing IoT services that are planning to deploy in Japan.
Alibaba cloud, World Wide Olympic Partner
For the first time in the Olympic history of cloud adoption video distribution and media support
Alibaba Cloud is one of the 14 "World Wide Olympic Partners" that signed a contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, he is qualified to provide services in the category of "cloud service" and "EC service platform".Tokyo 2020, which has been held one year late, has developed more than 10 projects, contributing to smooth management of the tournament.
First of all, it is the "OBS Cloud" for the Olympic Broadcasting Organization (OBS), which handles video distribution of the Olympics.Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Business Group Business Development Director Shinjizuma said, "If it was a conventional, we needed to procure a server from Ichi, but this time we provided distribution in our cloud."Compared to Rio, the usage of memory has been reduced by 30 %, and content production has increased by 30 %.It was thanks to Alibaba cloud that we could enjoy the Olympic video distribution as a viewer this time, which had many games and acting in the audience.
Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Business Group Business Development Director Shinzuma Shinjin
In order to attract younger generations, the "Olympic Channel", an Internet broadcasting station that continues to provide Olympic players and competition information, is also operated on the Alibaba Cloud."We provide technologies to make cost performance and access from global with high image quality and low delay while handling a huge amount of data," said (Shinjizuma).thing.The Press Conference On Cloud, which allows you to watch and download a press conference, is a service that has gained a great merit in the Corona's scraps of the media movements.
Where is Alibaba cloud focusing on sporting events like this?Mr. Niimizu said, "We are a Chinese company, but we are developing business globally, not only in Japan, but also in the United States and Europe.I think it's a very good opportunity to make our technology know our technology. "
There is an alibaba cloud sensor to change the time of that tennis game
In addition, this time, Alibaba Cloud Pin, a wearable device for media officials, was also used."If the reporter touches each other, it is easy to replace the registered SNS and contact information in advance. There are also game -like elements that seem to increase the ranking as the number of registrants increases," says Niimizu.。
"Alibaba Cloud Pin" that makes it easier to exchange information between reporters
Alibaba cloud IoT technology was also used for heat stroke measures.By attaching the device developed by the company to the ears of the tournament staff, the body temperature and heart rate are measured and you can check it on your smartphone.Furthermore, since it is displayed in the control center, if the risk increases, the person in charge of the site can be used in operations such as resting or hydrating.
In addition, the heat index (WBGT) meter was prepared at 14 places in the competition venue, and heat index such as temperature, humidity, sunshine, and radiant heat was observed.Since each venue is hot and visualized in real time, the Steering Committee can grasp the data on how the competition is possible."Ariake's tennis venue, which Jokovic also complained about the heat, was provided not only behind the audience seats, but also behind the jury.Slow back.
We also provide heat stroke measures solutions in collaboration with partners
Many of these solutions are realized in cooperation with not only Alibaba cloud members but also various partners."For example," athlete tracking ", which can visualize the speed of runners in short -distance running, is realized in combination between Intel's AI technology and our platform. This time there are many solutions realized in collaboration with Japanese companies."(Mr. Niizuma).
Moreover, just because it is a cloud service category does not mean that I was operating overseas."Due to the advantage that China, which has headquarters from Japan, is close, the number of people has fallen to dozens of people due to corona, but I came to Japan and operated in Tokyo."So he actually sweated.
AI unique to Alibaba that realizes "everything search"
The video processing IoT platform that integrates the video distribution of Alibaba cloud and the technology of IoT, which has a track record, is "Link Visual".Collect various cameras and image data from IoT gateway in the cloud and analyze it with AI on the cloud.It is a computer vision service that visualizes with dedicated devices, applications, and whiteboards.
"Link Visual" of the video processing IoT platform
What I personally want to pay attention to is a wide variety of AI algorithms than video distribution and IoT mechanism.Only in China, where the social implementation of AI utilization is underway, the solutions that can be realized are outstanding.
For example, face recognition that is being used globally.When searching for photos with the same face, it is possible to search not only with images but also with various attributes.In addition, a human being determined to the image detected by the algorithm to realize a progressive search that realizes high accuracy.Regarding videos, it is possible to extract and compress the parts of people and things from the video taken with the surveillance camera.Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Business Group Solution Architect, Akira Higashi, says, "To find a specific goal, it will be overwhelmingly easier to monitor the manuals. It will be very easy to manage security companies and buildings."
In addition, it is possible to search not only the face but also the image from the video.For example, you can search for blue umbrellas, yellow, border shirts, etc. from videos.If you have a video, you can immediately see where the lost items are falling.Of course, people who wear them can also pick up.
"All things search" that allows you to search for things from the video
Until now, it was difficult to search for such things because there were too many data data to learn about AI.In that regard, Alibaba cloud accumulates a lot of product data every day on TAOBAO, an EC site."The tenant registers tens of thousands of products every day. This is the same as teacher's data in AI. Moreover, there are many things made in China in global, so not only people, but things.You can also search, "says 薛.The name "all the search" is not uncomfortable at all.
This is the only reason to cooperate with Alibaba Cloud
One of the advantages of using Alibaba cloud video processing IoT platform is a wide range of ecosystem."Chinese surveillance cameras are cost -effective and have a high market share in global. Alibaba cloud, which can be connected to many manufacturers, has a stronger competitive advantage compared to other clouds."In China, many surveillance cameras equipped with LTE are on the market, so it is easy to realize solutions that install surveillance cameras outdoors and pour video data directly into the cloud.
Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Business Group Solution Architect 薛 Akira Higashi
Of course, if you use the SDK prepared by the company to ensure the connection with Alibaba cloud, it will be easier for Japanese camera manufacturers to develop services in the Chinese market.Alibaba, which operates EC sites such as TMALL (Tenko) and TAOBAO (TAOBAO), which boasts overwhelming share in China, is definitely a very influential sales channel for vendors in collaboration."End users can concentrate on the application because the operation has been confirmed," said Mr. 薛.
There are a wide variety of use cases of video processing IoT platforms.B2B includes buildings, equipment monitoring, and disaster countermeasures.According to Mr. 薛, one manufacturer consulted with an analog meter to detect overcurrent.Until now, it was monitored by hand, but if the meter flashes red, it will be possible to monitor uninhabited uninhabited.
In addition, as a retail use case, the management of shelves at pharmacies is an example of streamlining with surveillance cameras.Recently, foods have sold foods in pharmacy chains, but they have a long expiration date, and unlike drugs with a long time on the shelf, vegetables and fruits have short products.Therefore, the shelves that the pharmacy is not used to is automatically managed with a surveillance camera, and if it is out of stock, order is ordered as soon as possible.
There are various ways to use B2C services.For example, a service such as installing a doorphone with a camera at the entrance so that visitor videos can be received with a smartphone, and a service that automatically runs with a camera on a cleaning robot has already been realized in China."There is a service to see the pets at the remote. You can speak from the camera, so you can speak on your pets from the workplace." (Mr. 薛).
There are various advantages by collaborating with Alibaba cloud, such as interconnection with global and high -shared cameras, clouds and ecosystems that are strong in Asia, and high -tracked use cases in China.Whether the business is in China and in Japan, Japanese companies, which are considering monitoring and IoT solutions using images, should pay attention to the trends of Alibaba cloud.
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