PlaceEngine Solution

Web Service x PlaceEngine

With PlaceEngine, any web service providers can easily provide a location-aware service that is dynamically optimized to the user's current location or the user's activity record. The potential usage is not limited only for the location-based services such as Regional Information Portal, Navigation Service or Restaurant Guide, but also for other web services such as Social Networking Service or Electronic Commerce. PlaceEngine gives added value to your Web Serivces and it also can be used as a sales promotion media.

Koozyt, Inc., provides the PlaceEngine API to retrieve the user's current location. Koozyt, Inc., will conduct consultation service and planning for location based applications with the aim to maximize the benefits of the PlaceEngine technology.

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Video Game x PlaceEngine

PlaceEngine can be used to augment GPS technology and in addition can be used in indoor and underground situations. PlaceEngine helps to create new entertainment or new type of game including a map software or a navigation software.

Koozyt, Inc., provides the PlaceEngine enabled middleware on handheld game consoles such as Play Station Portable (PSP(R)) and Nintendo DS. Koozyt, Inc., will conduct consultation service and planning for location based applications with the aim to maximize the benefits of the PlaceEngine technology.

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Mobile Wi-Fi device x PlaceEngine

Today, many mobile devices on the market such as laptops, handheld game consoles, smartphone, cellular phone, digital camera, and portable music player have Wi-Fi built-in.

The WiFi device was used only in wireless communication conventionally. PlaceEngine is a locationware using Wi-Fi signals therefore it makes these devices location-aware without the hardware installation cost.

Koozyt, Inc., offers the technical support to install PlaceEngine on any mobile Wi-Fi device. Koozyt, Inc., will conduct consultation service and planning for location based applications with the aim to maximize the benefits of the PlaceEngine technology.

Example Usages：

• Digital Camera x PlaceEngine
  Record where you took the picture. You can arrange or search your photographs geographically.
  
  
• Music Player x PlaceEngine
  Record which music you heard where. For example, it is possible to deliver ten best playlists at a specific location between the same community member of SNS by sharing the hearing history.
  
  
• Communication x PlaceEngine
  For example, it is possible to have close communication by exchanging position information each other among friends or family.
  
  

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PC/Smartphone x PlaceEngine

PlaceEngine can be used for commercial application development and system integration for a PCs and smartphones.

Koozyt, Inc., provides the PlaceEngine API to develop location-aware applications on PC (Windows XP/Vista, Machintosh) and Smartphone (WindowsMobile). Koozyt, Inc., will conduct consultation service and planning for location based applications with the aim to maximize the benefits of the PlaceEngine technology.

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Demonstration Experiment x PlaceEngine

The various demonstrative experiments using PlaceEngine are conducted including application to the environment that was hard to acquire position information.

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Real world x PlaceEngine

PlaceEngine can be used to build any new location-aware system, experiment or events in indoor, underground and in-building situations by just installing low-cost Wi-Fi access points.

Potential usages are as below:

• Navigation service or sales promotion marketing based on user's activity history at e.g. stations, office building and shopping mall.
• security and safety.
• sightseeing.

Koozyt, Inc., conducts consultation service and planning for location based applications with the aim to maximize the benefits of the PlaceEngine technology.