ViewGenie Photo Explorer can build a map from photos of a scene and visually explore an environment. ViewGenie is unique in its ability to recognize specific visual detail in an image. “You can upload a bunch of photos from a vacation, or perhaps even a collection of similar photos, place direct tags on the images themselves–and then ViewGenie takes this all, links it together and ultimately tries to match the buildings and the objects using artificial intelligence.” says Parham Aarabi, President and CEO of ViewGenie, Inc. The ViewGenie Photo Explorer application can be embedded in any Web site or blog.

ViewGenie Press Release

Advanced Interactive Visualization System Brings Photos to Life

ViewGenie’s New “Photo Explorer” Automatically Builds Interactive, Intuitive Visualization Applications

TORONTO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—ViewGenie Inc. recently announced the launch of “Photo Explorer,” an intuitive online visualization application for photos.

The new ViewGenie application utilizes advanced computer vision and data analysis algorithms to extract useful information from images. By simply uploading photographs and tagging specific objects, the new technology can help users build a map from photos of a scene, visually explore an environment, or even identify the most relevant objects in a video to correspond with ad placement.

“With ViewGenie’s Photo Explorer, users can explore images in an exciting and intuitive way,” says Parham Aarabi, President and CEO of ViewGenie, Inc. “You can upload a bunch of photos from a vacation, or perhaps even a collection of similar photos, place direct tags on the images themselves–and then ViewGenie takes this all, links it together and ultimately tries to match the buildings and the objects using artificial intelligence.”

According to Aarabi, ViewGenie is unique in its ability to recognize specific visual detail in an image. Last month, the application was employed by the University of Toronto to create a visual map of the campus. Now, prospective students and families can use the program to explore the campus digitally. Website visitors can quickly and easily find specific buildings or locations by clicking on objects within the image. When an object is selected, ViewGenie returns the most relevant related images.

The ViewGenie Photo Explorer application can be embedded in any Web site or blog, says Aarabi. To see how it works, visit www.ViewGenie.com. The website allows the user to demo previously created virtual maps for the University of Toronto Campus, Las Vegas, 2007 Oscars, Burj-al-Arab, Paris, and Toronto Subways.

ViewGenie is also currently developing VuSense, an application that employs the same technology as a way of matching website ads with page content. The program has already reached a 70 percent accuracy rate, and developers are confident that they will reach 90 percent by the end of the year.

About ViewGenie, Inc.
Founded in 2005 by University of Toronto professor Parham Aarabi and graduate students Ron Appel and Alexander Karpenko, ViewGenie Inc. utilizes advanced computer vision and image processing algorithms to ‘understand’ the story of a collection of images or videos. ViewGenie’s patent-pending technologies enable the automatic tagging and exploration of images and videos in an intuitive and efficient manner. In recognition of ViewGenie’s breakthrough technologies, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty awarded ViewGenie Inc. the “Premier’s Catalyst Award for Innovation” in 2006. For more information, about ViewGenie Inc., visit www.ViewGenie.com.

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