Latin America. The direction that Panasonic Corporation has taken for several years has its next destination in the offer of B2B Solutions, proof of this are the different technologies and application proposals for public transport that the Japanese company presented during CES 2016 in Las Vegas and that are described below.
A Metro station is a good scenario to show the technologies that will make both users and workers of the transport service move in an intelligent, safe and very efficient environment.
In this space, Panasonic presented its digital signage offer focused on informing users about schedules, accesses and key services. The combination of screens, video walls and a powerful content management software are key pieces in the formation of an information system that must be accurate, clear and updated in real time.
To guarantee the safety of people, control their access or flow to the facilities and protect the key areas of a transport system, the use of IP video surveillance cameras with 360° coverage is proposed. In addition to allowing monitoring with resolution up to 4K, these devices have software that identifies and alerts on the areas where there is a greater traffic of people or where they stop, valuable information for those who design civil protection schemes or to know the dynamics of users according to schedules, particular dates or situations.
Together with Symantec, Panasonic develops an IOT/M2M (Internet Of Things/Machine To Machine) computer security platform for Internet-connected devices. It is a software module that will be incorporated into all connected equipment, from cameras, computers or tablets, to the vehicles themselves used by personnel working in a public service. This technology will increase the levels of supervision, prevention and monitoring of all the elements that make up a transport system. The solution has already begun to be tested in Japan and the response from the industry has been very positive.
The terminals, tunnels, shunting yards and workshops of a transportation system are generally noisy environments in which staff must go the extra mile to communicate with each other. Microphones for intercom systems with Panasonic Noise Cancelling technology incorporate a noise reduction and voice recognition algorithm to detect words with great clarity and isolate a conversation or indication from the rest of the external sounds.
Complementing the solution are wireless Bone Conduction headphones and headsets connected via Bluetooth with staff smartphones. With them, a clear and clear sound is obtained without isolating the workers from the noises of the environment, which improves communication without compromising the state of alertness necessary in these services.
All the products and technologies mentioned are part of the offer of panasonic's B2B Integral Solutions Division that operate in the different countries of the world, including Mexico and Latin America.
