Computer Vision News - June 2018

37 Application: Altia Systems Computer Vision News Application Their software called Whiteboard detects certain objects and utilizes that information on the user’s behalf. For example, it enables simple whiteboard sharing during video collaboration. Much has happened since Altia Systems started shipping their solution in Q4 of 2015. The PanaCast 2 received numerous awards including the CES 2016 Innovation Awards Honoree recognition followed by the rAVe Best UC Solution at Integrate Australia 2017. In 2017, they created a real-time 3D system which synchronizes two devices at about the same separation as the human eyes. This produces the same effect as someone seeing in three dimensions. Today, over 1,400 companies and 200 universities use their technology in nearly 40 countries for conferencing, educational experiences, and content creation. Khan adds: “ If you look at how the world works now, what we are doing is very normal, right? In the old days, it used to be a phone call. Today, it’s much better because we see each other. You can get a sense of human connection. A lot of companies are building a new way for collaborating called huddle rooms, which are small spaces. They put the screen on the wall and a table under the screen. In this case, the PanaCast device is perfect because it gives you full 100% outreach and 100% AI coverage, which means not only can you see everybody, but also you can take action and generate big data. It’s a very exciting time for us because we’re seeing a lot of growth into this market. ” “We want to make this whole technology ubiquitous. That’s one of the key things we are working on.” “We are using something like multi-view geometry to figure out how to stitch these three videos simultaneously”