From translation to helper robot¡¦ IT in boom in Olympic Games, daily life checked

[ Nam Do Yeong namdo0@ ] | 2018-02-22 10:37:11

Front mounted camera and communication module on bobsled sledge that implements KT's Sink-View technology


"Is there ATM near here?"

Gangneung Olympic Park`s automatic translation and interpretation service desk, on February 21, came to the Russian audience in an urgent manner. It did not panic at desk staff unfamiliar Russian questions, but he gave his thumbs up to give a quick answer using a real time automatic translation and interpretation application (app). "The foreigners are satisfied with the fact that they have experienced Genietalk," said Hangul, a computer engineer at the scene. "I was also interested in Beijing and Tokyo officials preparing for the next Olympics," he said.

Korea`s information and communication technology has broken the language barriers in the winter sports festivals around the world and has become a guide to unfamiliar roads. With the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, various advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and robots have narrowed the distance to the general user and are absorbing themselves in everyday life. The companies that developed the technology will expand their utilization area based on their experiences in the Olympics and plan to advance overseas.

¡Þ `Genietalk` popular mall is expanding scope = Pyeongchang Olympic official translation and interpretation app Malang Malang Zenit Talk has become a `must-have app` after breaking the 1.2 million downloads since the Olympics. This app, which Hangul and Computer developed together with Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), provides real-time translation of official language of eight Olympics including Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese with Artificial Neural Network Translation Technology (NMT). Especially at this Olympic Games, we prepared a language database (DB) specialized in Gangneung and Pyeongchang areas including Gangwon-do dialect and presented a more natural translation.

Meanwhile, Hancom plans to expand the application area of Genietalk with AI call center, AI speaker, smart home, smart hospital, and smart city. Based on the accumulated data during the Olympics, we will also enter foreign language learning and professional interpretation markets. In April of this year, `Hancom Office Neo 2` will be equipped with Zenit Talk, and it will work with Microsoft Office with automatic document translation function. Hancom officials said, "We will work on various solutions such as speech recognition based text conversion and biometric authentication, as well as service businesses that use speech recognition APIs and hardware businesses that combine AI technologies."

¡Þ `AR Guide` to be expanded nationwide = `AR Ways`, a navigation app developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the KT consortium and the Korea Information Science Promotion Agency (NIA), will serve as a guide for general users after the Olympics. It is forecast. AR Ways will provide a route to major facilities related to the Olympic Games through AR on the way of reality through the smartphone screen. It uses indoor spatial information and precision positioning technology, which is more accurate than existing route finding apps. Users can receive directions from inside and outside of the • Incheon International Airport, KTX Station, Gangneung Olympic Park, and Pyeongchang Olympic Plaza through apps. If you enter the seat number on the Olympic ticket into your app, you will be greeted with a positive reception.

Since the Olympics, the AR function is expected to be available only in Pyeongchang and Gangneung currently being applied, but the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs will be able to expand coverage if it provides spatial information data from other regions. An official from the Ministry of Information and Communication said, "Small and medium-sized companies will utilize the technology developed after the Olympics to promote the market so that they can launch new services and develop their business."

After the Olympics, the AR technology has been attracting attention once again after the "Pokemon Go" fever in 2016, and the expectation of the related industry is rising. Kim Jae-in, who is promoting industrial AR remote support solution at Gangneung ICT Promotion Hall, said, "As the image of Korea`s ICT powerhouse is known overseas with the Olympics, global companies are watching domestic companies with interest. As public interest in Korea is rising again, government ministries and related companies are also looking forward to starting new businesses. "

¡Þ Olympic specialty `robot` overseas advancement = Domestic robot technology is getting attention from the world through the Olympics. Starting with the humanoid robot `HUBO`, which is the torch carrier, 85 kinds of 11 kinds of robots are currently active in various Olympic facilities. `Party Robot`, which shows the game information, menu, weather, etc., is roaming on the floor in the Kangnung Media Village`s restaurant and lounge, and `Beverage Serving Robot`, which drinks and serves people in the press center, have. Robot fish, swimming in the aquarium, has already become a specialty of the Olympic Stadium and has been introduced to media around the world.

Guide robots which express emotions with the face of the Olympic mascot Suhorang are also popular. "We are planning to upgrade the information robot by accumulating related data such as voice recognition and language-specific conversation pattern with this Olympic event," said a small-business official who supplied the robot. It will soon be possible to see domestic robots at airports in other countries. "

¡Þ KT to realize service utilization plan in March = KT, which introduced realistic media service based on 5G such as ¡â Sink-View ¡â interactive time slice ¡â omni view in this Olympics, is establishing a plan to utilize service after the Olympics. It will be reported to President Hwang Chang-gyu at the beginning of next month.

KT`s X-Kyubyu is a service where viewers and viewers can watch the game at the player`s point of view on the screen. The ultra-small wireless camera (38x29x35mm) attached to the bobsled sled and the communication module transmitted high-quality images in real time. KT has developed a wireless camera, which weighs only 35g, for the syncview service. The interactive time slice provides a video where the camera rotates around the subject while the time is stopped, and the omni view is a service that allows the viewer to view the real time image and related information at a desired time during the game. Time slice was applied to short track, figure skating, and omni view function was used for cross country.

Gangneung = By Nam Do Yeong & Jin Hyun Jin & Jung Yeolin namdo0@


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