ActcastAI
PATLITE Corporation
To give signalling equipment — devices that announce a situation with light and sound — the ability to perceive the situation itself, so the equipment can decide when there is something worth announcing.
The challenge Idein solves
Detection results from the “ai cast” edge AI camera are wired directly into network-controlled signal towers. The first application handles detection of white canes and wheelchairs, announcing the arrival of someone who may need assistance immediately through light, sound and voice. Because the judgement completes on the edge, the notification happens locally without footage leaving the site.
What we did
- The voice-capable network-controlled signal tower “NHV series” integrated with the “ai cast” edge AI camera
- First application covers white cane and wheelchair detection, announcing arrivals needing assistance at stations and airports through light, sound and voice
- Further applications under consideration: pedestrian detection at car park exits, announcing in-store congestion to those outside, and detecting checkout queues to call for backup
- Product development putting edge AI into the signalling equipment itself is also in view
- Related release: Idein partners with PATLITE to connect edge AI with signalling equipment (Idein, PR TIMES)