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Infrared Integrated Systems Ltd, generally called Irisys, is a privately held company based near Northampton in the United Kingdom that manufacturers thermal imaging, people counting technologies and real time grocery queue management solutions. The company was awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the highest official award for British businesses in 2011〔http://nds.coi.gov.uk/imagelibrary/DownloadMedia.ashx?MediaDetailsID=3592〕 and 2012〔http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Business-bags-Queens-Award-second-year/story-21672512-detail/story.html〕 == History == Irisys was founded in 1996 by a small group of scientists and engineers, who had previously worked at the Plessey Caswell research labs, predominantly on high-resolution military infrared imaging systems. Irisys originally aimed to adapt the technology to the requirements of the commercial fire and security markets. Military detectors typically cost tens of thousands of dollars, but Irisys aimed to produce radically cheaper devices by trading a reduction in resolution for lower manufacturing costs, and so the company decided on a resolution of 256 pixels using a 16 x 16 sensor array. Irisys began to manufacture a range of infrared cameras used in applications such as measuring heat loss from buildings, but quickly realised that the technology behind tracking people for security purposes could also be applied to other sectors. Counting people and queues in retail and other social environments were the first of these new areas to be commercially exploited by Irisys, and the company continues to research and develop novel application areas. In 2006, Irisys’ queue management solution IRISYS SMARTLANE won the Retail Week Customer Service Initiative of the Year. 〔http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/tesco-one-in-front-campaign-wins-prestigious-retail-week-award-using-irisys-queue-busting-camera-technology-155137565.html〕 In 2012, Irisys became part of the Fluke Corporation; a company specialized in calibration and hand-held instruments.〔https://www.aihitdata.com/company/01955DAD/IRISYS/overview〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irisys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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