jan-2018

14 15 Y I Tunnel,anAI solutions provider fromChina,has disrupted the traditional checkout equipment using an image recognition tech- nology starting froma single sce- nario.With this,it has redefined the checkout experience for consumers. TheAI-based unattended cash register developed byYI Tunnel, which allows automatic checkout just by taking a“look”at the items purchased,combines barcode scan- ner,scale,andmembership card into one.With that,a consumer just needs to put individual items (pre- packed food or grocery) on the cash register,and the screenwill directly display their prices.Finally, the con- sumer can pay for your purchases usingWeChat,Alipayor credit card or simplyby scanning your face. This advanced technologynot onlycan replace supermarket cashiers in the future but also has completely solved the high cost of RFID tags and the limitations of barcodes in use.It can gradual- ly replace the Point of Sale (POS) systems in the future. Also by starting froma single scenario,YI Tunnel developed an AI-based vendingmachine using the semantic action recognition OPENING LINES CHINESE DARK HORSE SET TO CHALLENGE GLOBAL GIANTS WITH NEW CHECKOUT EXPERIENCE technology.Having redefined automation,it ismore automatic andmore convenient than traditional vendingmachines. Aconsumer can open the vendingmachine byusing his or her credit card or usingWeChat orAlipay to scan theQR code. He or she then can choose and take the items theywant to buy,and the systemwill be able to identify the items in real time.After the door of themachine is closed,the systemwill automatically takemoney from their account to pay for the items. Meanwhile,theAI vendingmachine of YI Tunnel provides a cloud-based supply&salesmanagement platform.It can provide commodities dynamically in accordancewithwhere themachine is put andwhat the consumption habits of the people in the surrounding areas are,and then keep optimizing the supplychain based on sales.When the number of users has reached a certain level,target advertisingwill be possi- ble in accordancewith the consumption habits of the target audience. AI products designed for a single scenariomake it easier for YI Tunnel to obtain data about the scenario,to optimize the algorithm,to build a trusted relationshipwith the retailers,and to accumulate experiences for developing the unattended store technology.Today,YI Tunnel has developed an unattended store solution that works with visual recognition technologyonly.This has redefined unattended stores,allowing you to really take and go! This solution looks somewhat like global giant,but the technical route and stabilityare totallydifferent: The technol- ogyused byglobal giant is the RFID technology,which is to attach a small chip to each item,andwhen an item is taken bya customer,the chipwill be scanned and recorded to the customer’s personal account through a video sensor or a sen- sor of a different type.In comparison,YI Tunnel uses“semantic action recognition + facial recognition”to create the“facial recognition-based access control system+ smart shelves”. Whilemaximizing the utilization of floor space,this can also ensure accuracywhen there aremultiple people shopping at the same time.