Imagine you are in a summer festival. Music in columns, band to make a memorable show, audience to jump cameras in hand. A “flash”. Once the picture is taken, it’s time to put it on Instagram. But there is no network.
Now, imagine there is. Not only is there network, as this does not lack. The connection is easy and fast and in an instant all your photos are on social networks. Scope and unlimited quality are the future of the Internet, which, in turn, is a key part of the future of society.
“We have cases of events with a high density of people, mostly outdoors, where often there is a lack of quality Internet experience,” said Eduardo Almeida, INESC TEC researcher, an institute of research and development of science and technology, and doctoral student at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Porto, who presented his project at an exhibition of INESC TEC.
“We propose a new project to solve this case. We have introduced a new concept, which basically consists of a network of ‘drones’ that is providing Internet users via Wi-Fi and also communicate each other. the ‘drones’ have the intelligence to dynamically and automatically know to position yourself on the site where they are most needed, without jeopardizing the coverage of all users, “says Eduardo Almeida.
However, the concept is not only applicable to events where quality experience is the priority. “This network can also be adapted, for example, to provide internet access in areas where there was a natural disaster such as an earthquake, or communication failure.”
This system allows you to be informed and stay informed, wherever you go: “We may also be talking, for example, demonstrations and this fleet ‘drones’ can go following this demonstration in site where there is no internet infrastructure, “suggests Eduardo Almeida. “The application spectrum of this concept is huge and so is a matter of imagination and realize what it is that can be used.”
Network access at sea
In the same vein is the BLUECOM + project, which proposes to provide wireless internet to 100 kilometers from the coast. Information to minute. Instantaneous access to all content. uninterrupted communication with the world on land.
“The project aims to develop a broadband communications solution for remote ocean areas,” said Rui Campos, senior researcher at INESC TEC. “The concept is fundamentally based on the use of helium balloons anchored on floating platforms at sea. These balloons are used as communication points to carry the signal from the earth to these remote ocean areas. We want to ensure that a user may have Internet access on the high seas using its mere mobile phone or laptop via Wi-Fi or via 3G or 4G. ”
This concept can provide a sort of “ocean the minute”: “Basically, everything that has to do with real-time access to information in the ocean is supported by a network of this kind, which is the we want to allow. ”
These were just two of the many prototypes presented, May 11, at the Institute of Engineering of Porto, the Open Day CTM at INESC TEC. The Telecommunications and Multimedia Center (MTC), one of the branches is a research group in innovation and technology in the field of multimedia communications.
Paula Viana, head of Communications Technologies Area Multimedia and the CTM was the organizer: “The purpose of this event is to inform what we do and what we can contribute in some way to the population general. We are used to communicate science to scientists in academic environment. ” This time, the aim was “communicating science to the general public.”
“We have prototypes in the video area, audio and any media. We have defined a set of research lines covering areas ranging from media to health communications at sea. Many of the our research and most of these prototypes have been developed with companies, “explains Paula Viana.
overcome the physical limits of the image
the project Tiago Soares da Costa, called Personalised multiview spaces, keeps innovation tone INESC TEC. How many times did not turn his head in an attempt to see what was hidden beyond the limits physical screen? “it is from this intuitive act did the idea for this project. People, of course, already make this selection with your head in perfectly normal and everyday situations. “Now, looking at the left side of the TV, you can have access to the image to the left than it is to see.
Be integrated into the range of operators, cinemas, concert halls and other possibilities not considered yet, the draft Tiago Soares da Costa can change the screen entertainment face. “users, on your couch at home can adapt the content they are viewing at any time, just by moving your head, a natural thing. We can also apply this to 3D content that is as the rage today. We want to allow the user to have a natural user experience, fluid, without any break, as if navigating in that setting, like you were there. “
The public service companies
Now José Pinto created Tag4Video, a project that “uses the community for the creation of audiovisual content” and solves a problem of “broadcasters”, which according to José Pinto, have extensive audiovisual content but do not know what is. This prototype allows “create information related to videos accurately. We know what is at every instant of video time, “explains the INESC TEC researcher. The application is built as a game and the objective is to insert notes on what you are watching on video.” We obtain a score by doing a note needs, “explains José Pinto.” Who makes video editing saves a lot of time, a lot of resources and especially money. It has direct access to content that is pre-recorded. The possibility of having the content recorded in instants of time will also greatly facilitate the editing process. “
INESC TEC prototypes and, more specifically, the TCM have the characteristic of being innovative mainly because represent an important development for the area in which they live and, consequently, provide an evolutionary leap from it. “what we do has an impact on society, has an impact on the economy, have an impact in the business world, has an impact on all our lives. we confidence that the work we do has a future, “concluded Paula Viana.
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