Rewriting the Technological Scenario

After the end of the meeting, Zhuo Liangcai and Cao Shuang came to Meng Qian.

"What's wrong?" Meng Qian noticed that the expression of the two is a bit strange, indicating two people.

"We ..." Zhuoliang saw Cao Shuang, "We want to start a business."

Meng Qian calmly drank the tea, "What is an entrepreneurial project?"

Future search. "

"Future search?" Meng Qian is a bit curious, "said next-generation search engine?"

"No." Zhuoliangcai, "is an creation .. Now I don't dare to say that it is created, but it should be a subversion."

"Specifically, listen."

"As you just said, use the first principle to subvert, the key is to see the essence of the transaction, then the essence of the search is.

In our opinion, the essence of search is a question.

When will people ask questions, it is obvious that we are encountering problems.

Then there is a problem here, that is, timely, the current search engine is based on past computer design. The initial logic of this design has a limit, that is, it is not moving, because before laptop is popular, the computer can Say it is an unmovable product.

So when we encounter problems, can the computer appear around us in time? Carefully recall us that we will find that in most cases, the computer will be around us, such as I have problems in the process, I have no way to search.

Until the appearance of smartphones, the appearance of the mobile phone search engine solves this problem, but the mobile phone as a mobile device is still using a search engine based on the unmovable computer logic, let us start thinking about this problem, here Is there any problem? "

Meng Qian did not consciously put the tea cup, and Zhu Liang's expression attracted him. "I will give a simple example. When you take the bus, I saw someone in hand holding a Hongmeng 3, and Hongmeng 3 The shape attracted you to make you want to know.

There are two situations at this time. The first is that you know that it is Hongmeng 3, you can take a mobile phone to open a search to search for Hong Meng 3, the relevant information is coming out.

There is also a situation that you don't know what mobile phone, you want to know what this is, what should I do? You can only ask, but if you are embarrassed, what should I do?

At this time, the existing search engine seems to be a little weak to solve this problem encountered at this moment.

So we started to consider, there is no other way to solve this problem until we think of a possibility, if we can let the mobile phone recognize our curious goals, and feedback from the mobile phone to us, that is Is the mobile phone's own identification to complete the search purpose?

If possible, we can name it, visual search.

Users only need to open the camera to align the target, you can get relevant information. "

"This can only be considered visual identification." Meng Qian wore a little frown, slightly a little disappointment, "Just set up the database, design the algorithm, and in a few years, any mobile phone can have this function."

"If it is just the basic information of the shooting object, it is only a visual identification, and our company will quickly overcome this technology.

But if you add user behavior, it is not only identified, but it can be evolved into a search function.

For example, we go out to travel, as a mobile phone, it has your positioning, there is a series of data, such as time, recent trip, travel mode, because mobile phones, the information that the algorithm can get is exceeding this picture or video itself If the algorithm can speculate that the user is now most wants to search for what is the most searching result, and a series of feedback results like a point search, not just an object basic information.

Users can find what they want in this series of feedback results. Of course, visual search can be input to voice and text input. When the algorithm is judged, the user can refine the content you want to search by speech and text.

This visual search application has many scenarios that can be expected, such as learning, such as social, such as outdoor commercialization. "

"To achieve visual identification and user understanding, this algorithm is not easy." Meng Qian directly pointed out difficulties, after all, this is the technology that has not been achieved in 2019, "The most basic visual identification has a big problem. .

Your visual identification is still different from our visual identification. The current development of computer vision technology is based on point cloud, which is through 3D scanning objects, constructs point cloud, and then uses a point cloud training machine. Algorithm, Let the machine identify this object, you should be very clear.

However, this counting principle is more suitable for indoors, which will be more effective in identifying objects and faces. It has become very poor, most common, with the change in light, and the color and intensity of architectural reflectance will change. Shadows will change, in addition, pedestrians around the building, the vehicles that are parked, will also affect the identity of the machine, how do you prepare how to solve this problem? "

"We use another algorithm logic." Zhuoliang took the prepared flat plate to Meng Qian, "our identification basis is geometric, labeling.

First we must establish a huge database, and more and more information is increasingly uploaded, our database will become increasingly large.

Second, we will conduct a characteristic geometry treatment of outdoor objects, such as the shape of the mountain, the shape of the tower, the shape of these very characteristic, thereby reducing the dependence of information such as light variations.

Then we will label the information in the database. This time is like the position I mentioned just. Under where the user is taking this picture, quickly identify the location through the label, and then combined with the geometry will be very Good confirmation target. "

"When you first start thinking about this technology, what is the source of inspiration?" Meng Qian asked seriously, "should not just consider the essence of search? You two research directions are not search."

Zhuleliang smiled with Cao Shu, "One day we saw a strange stone in Xixi wetland, and then we stared at the stone for a long time, the brain was emptied.

Curious is actually human nature. Sometimes, if we see a thing we have never seen, we are very curious, but let us use words to express our specific to search for what you want to know, but we are not very clear.

At this time, the visual search will become very valuable. When you are curious, just take out the phone and shoot, a lot of information appears, this may have what you want to understand.

This is also an original intention we want to do a visual search. We have found that most people are full of curiosity, roadside flowers, and ants on the ground can make us explore, but with us Growing, this curiosity is weaker.

Perhaps visual search can reinstall more curiosity of more adults. "

"To be honest, although you have a certain direction, the difficulty of technology can be higher than you, but your thoughts do tap me, do you have to prepare? Entrepreneurship not easy."

"We didn't underestimate this technology, and we have been preparing for death, three years, five years or even ten years, we think this is a promising technology, he makes sense, business value "

"Business value? This should be the question of Shao General, since you mentioned, what is your business model? How to make a profit? I have not seen it completely." Meng Qian's situation asked.

"If you can finally achieve visual search, the profit with Google is our future profit model."

"Need to wait too long, before this?"

"In this process, the outdoor visual identification This technology is enough to obtain the opportunity of our business cooperation. Now many companies want to obtain outdoor information for users to make big data analysis, then our technology can be used. "

"So how long does you have to invest in the early stage, when can I see the return?"

"Three years, one billion."

It is very serious about treating this matter and Cao Shuang, and this technology, Meng Qian is really looking forward to, "Yes, take your business plan to find Shao.

The business judgment is handed over to him, as for technical problems, I am willing to believe you. "

Zhuo Liangcai and Cao Shuangxi, bringing a business plan to prepare to open their new journey.

Meng Qian looked at the back of the two left silently, "I hope more people will bring me surprises."

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