i-PRO AI Smart Box Turns Traditional Network Cameras into a Smart Device

NEWS RELEASE

Brings serverless AI image analysis to non-AI network cameras
at little cost and effort

Tokyo, Japan - July 12, 2023 – i-PRO Co. Ltd., a global leader in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, today announced its AI Smart Box, designed to turn non-AI network cameras into smart devices. The AI Smart Box is a combination of the known I-PRO mini paired with a new I-PRO in-house application. This powerful, yet compact combination can provide deep-learning analytics by extracting comprehensive object metadata from the real-time stream of a traditional camera.

Available immediately, this new functionality provides an avenue for non-AI cameras from other manufacturers to integrate with i-PRO Active Guard. As part of i-PRO’s open strategy, the Active Guard plugin software delivers a multitude of valuable object attributes for forensic search and live events to popular VMSs like Milestone, Genetec, Luxriot and other VMSs.

“Similar to how we used encoders in the transition from analog to IP 15-20 years ago, this ‘AI encoder’ enables a seamless transition to AI-based analytics. i-PRO leads the way again in making AI accessible to more customers with a unique and cost-effective solution for legacy network cameras to transition to AI while benefiting from i-PRO’s powerful Active Guard software,” said Gerard Figols, President, i-PRO EMEA.

The i-PRO AI Smart Box is designed for customers who have some non-AI capable cameras, but would like to harvest valuable metadata to be used in detailed forensic search and real-time notifications through integration with i-PRO Active Guard, benefitting from zero additional license fees and no processing delays when seconds count.

“Our approach is simple, yet efficient: we have developed a new application for an existing product, enabling customers to turn their non-AI cameras into smart devices by adding this compact box into their system infrastructure on-site. This way everyone can test and experience the benefits of AI-generated metadata by themselves,” adds Philippe Henaine, Manager, Strategic Partners for Europe.

The AI Smart Box works by transferring MJPEG streams from a non-AI camera to the AI Smart Box for processing. The results are then sent to the Active Guard server and VMS. Up to two apps can be installed that detect people or vehicles with the ability to detect nearly 100 individual object attributes. Any network camera that supports an MJPEG output and a minimum of 5fps in either 1920x1080 or 1280x720 resolution is projected to be compatible with the AI Smart Box. Customers can enjoy the benefits of generating metadata for non-AI cameras, that match these requirements, after installing the dedicated application to their i-PRO mini (WV-S71300A-F3) device.

For more information, visit: https://i-pro.com/products_and_solutions/en/surveillance/products/ai-processing-relay

About i-PRO
i-PRO Co., Ltd., is a global leader of advanced sensing technologies in the fields of Intelligent Surveillance, Public Safety, and Medical Imaging. Established in 2019, i-PRO was built on a legacy of over 60 years of innovation with Panasonic.
The company’s products, software and services extend human senses to capture moments of truth with innovations that inform and protect. In order to help create a safer world, i-PRO Co., Ltd., supports the work of professionals who protect and save lives.

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