Petal Search Unveils the Latest Multimodal AR Search for Fast Object Recognition and Text Translation

Barcelona, ​​Spain, February 28, 2023 /CNW/ — Huawei presented the latest AR search function and on-screen lens function of its mobile search engine Petal Search at MWC Barcelona 2023. These capabilities enable Petal Search to support users by assuming roles such as interpreter and product narrator, meeting user needs for text, image, and object recognition in multiple scenarios, including travel and entertainment. Powered by deep learning and large-scale machine learning technologies, Petal Search can recognize hundreds of thousands of objects from dozens of categories in seconds while supporting translation between multiple popular languages. The search engine can quickly identify content on the screen, display search results, and then translate them to provide consumers with a convenient and intelligent mobile search experience.

Keep improving AR search to expand application scenarios

According to Statista, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of paid users of AR-related services worldwide reached 64% during the period 2020-2022. This year, Petal Search is expanding its AR search capability. The feature trains models on hundreds of millions of data sets to learn the abstract features of images, and creates an online index library of tens of billions of images. This feature, combined with the efficient and stable online retrieval feature, allows the system to complete the retrieval and return accurate results in just a few seconds. Thanks to the AR search function built into the app, users no longer need to take photos when they want to recognize an object. Instead, they simply have to tap the visual search icon and point their Huawei phone camera at the content they want to recognize to get real-time results. This greatly increases the detection speed while ensuring stability and expands the application scenarios. For example, users can use AR search to quickly spot unfamiliar outdoor plants or seamlessly translate restaurant menus while traveling abroad. Currently, the AR search function can recognize hundreds of thousands of objects, including celebrities, animals, plants and landmarks. In addition, with the support of Huawei-developed optical character recognition (OCR) and machine translation technologies, many major languages ​​can be translated into several others.

Not only does Petal Search help users quickly learn more about the world in front of their cameras, but it also offers the On-Screen Lens feature to help them discover even more. In general mode, this feature identifies content on the screen and displays related search results, such as: B. Information about the object in the picture and similar pictures. In the translation mode, users can translate screen contents on the go and save translation results, making browsing websites and reading news in foreign languages ​​a hassle-free experience.

Consolidate tools, content, and services to improve the search experience from a single source

To provide users with a better one-stop search experience, Petal Search provides a comprehensive search function that integrates tools, content and services. Petal Search allows users to securely download a wealth of apps, use daily tools to check the weather, translations and exchange rates anytime, anywhere, as well as view trending news, videos, images and academic knowledge. Petal Search is tailored for users in different countries and regions. The app has already introduced extensive localized features such as B. the load shedding card in South Africa and earthquake information map Latin America. In addition, Petal Search has partnered with more than 3000 ecosystem partners to offer users one-stop services covering scenarios such as shopping, travel, and local living.

Currently, Petal Search provides services to users from over 170 countries and regions, supports more than 70 languages, and complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) local standard. As a key component of Huawei’s “1+8+N” strategy, Petal Search will constantly use cutting-edge technologies based on Huawei’s software and hardware capabilities, fine-tune localized search services, and evolve into a more convenient and intelligent one-stop search experience.

If you want to learn more about HUAWEI Petal Search, Here is the direct download link for Petal Search.
https://search-app-dra.dbankcdn.com/app/PetalSearch/MWC/PetalSearch-MWC2023.apk

SOURCE Huawei Device Co., Ltd.

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