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CloudSight, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Founders
  • Dominik Mazur
  • Bradford Folkens
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Bradford Folkens (CEO)
  • Chris Weilemann (CTO)
Products
Websitecloudsight.ai

CloudSight, Inc. is a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company that specializes in image captioning and understanding.

History

CloudSight was founded in 2012 by Dominik Mazur and Bradford Folkens. It was previously known as Image Searcher, Inc. and then CamFind, Inc., respectively. In 2016, the company was officially rebranded as CloudSight, Inc.[1]

As of August, 2022, CloudSight has 15+ granted patents for its technology.[2] To date, CloudSight has recognized over 1 billion images. This dataset becomes invaluable for neural network training and the development of artificial intelligence.[3]

Products

TapTapSee

On October 11, 2012, CloudSight released its first mobile application into the AppStore, TapTapSee.[4]

TapTapSee is a mobile camera application designed specifically for the blind and visually impaired iOS and Android users. Its image recognition capabilities are powered by CloudSight API. The application utilizes the device’s camera and VoiceOver functions to photograph objects and identify them out loud for the user.[5][6]

TapTapSee was the 2014 recipient of the Access Award by the American Foundation for the Blind.[7] In March 2013, TapTapSee was named App of the Month by the Royal National Institute for the Blind. At the end of 2013, TapTapSee was elected into the AppleVis iOS Hall of Fame.[8]

CamFind

On April 7, 2013, CloudSight released its second mobile application into the AppStore, CamFind. The mobile application surpassed 1,000,000 downloads within the first seven months after its release into the Apple AppStore.[9]

CamFind is a visual search engine application that utilizes image recognition to photograph, identify, and provide information on any object, at any angle. Its image recognition capabilities are powered by CloudSight API.[10]

CamFind is available in the Apple AppStore and Google Play Store where it received 11,000,000+ downloads as of 2022 combined between Apple Store and Google Play Store. In February 2015, CamFind was released on Google Glass via MyGlass.[11]

In April 2015, CloudSight evolved CamFind a step further by releasing social network capabilities within the application. The app now features the ability for users to share the items they identify, as well as see the items that others are identifying with CamFind.[12]

CloudSight API

In September 2013, CloudSight released its CloudSight API to the general public.[13]

"The CloudSight API employs deep learning, a technology that simulates the human brain, 'learning' from its mistakes over time, and is the same technology powering CamFind."[14]

Google Cloud Marketplace

On June 2, 2020, CloudSight announced availability of their neural network products on Google Cloud Marketplace as part of a collaboration with Google Cloud.[15]

References

  1. ^ "ImageSearcher Inc". relationshipscience.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. ^ Dove, Jackie (24 February 2015). "CamFind Launches CloudSight API to Advance Visual Search". The Next Web. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ Weinglass, Simona (24 February 2015). "CamFind, which aims to be the Google of visual search, raises $4.8M in seed funding". Geektime. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Visual Search App CamFind Passes 1M Downloads, Makes Its API Public". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. ^ Sanders, James (23 August 2017). "Virtual reality targeted at the visually-impaired". Vator. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ^ Morlin-Yron, Sophie. "The app lending eyes to the blind". CNN.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ^ "American Foundation for the Blind Announces 2014 Access Award Winners". AFB. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Seeing eye-phone? App helps blind know what they're looking". CBS News. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. ^ Shu, Catherine. "Visual Search App CamFind Passes 1M Downloads, Makes Its API Public". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Visual Search App CamFind Passes 1M Downloads, Makes Its API Public". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  11. ^ Takahashi, Dean (24 September 2014). "CamFind app brings accurate visual search to Google Glass". VentureBeat. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  12. ^ Dove, Jackie (16 April 2015). "CamFind Mobile Visual Search App Now Has a Social Network". TNW | Creativity. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  13. ^ Wagner, Janet (18 September 2013). "Developers of CamFind App Release Image Recognition API to General Public". ProgrammableWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  14. ^ Sawers, Paul (24 February 2015). "CamFind raises $5M and launches its image-recognition API for any developer to use". VentureBeat. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  15. ^ "CloudSight Now Available on Google Cloud Marketplace". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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