{"product_id":"microsoft-computer-vision-apis-distilled-alessandro-del-sole-9781484233412","title":"Microsoft Computer Vision APIs Distilled: Getting Started with Cognitive Services","description":"Dive headfirst into Microsoft's Computer Vision APIs through sample-driven scenarios!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003emagine an app that describes to the visually impaired the objects around them, or reads the Sunday paper, a favorite magazine, or a street sign. Or an app that is capable of monitoring what is happening inside an area without human control, and then makes a decision based on interpreting an occurrence detected with a live camera. This book teaches developers Microsoft's Computer Vision APIs, a service capable of understanding and interpreting the content of any image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Del Sole begins by providing a succinct \"need to know\" overview of the service with descriptions. You then learn from hands-on demonstrations that show how basic C# code examples can be re-used across platforms. From there you will be guided through two different kinds of applications that interact with the service in two different ways: the more common means of calling a REST service to get back JSON data, and via the .NET libraries that Microsoft has been building to simplify the job (this latter one with Xamarin). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand AI's role and how devices and applications use sophisticated algorithms to improve people's lives and business tasks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyze images for Optical Character Recognition to detect written words and sentences\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink about the next-generation applications in relation to your customers' needs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet up-to-speed on the latest version of the Computer Vision service, which now comes through Azure\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up an Azure subscription in order to access the Cognitive Services within the portal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After reading this book, you will be able to get started with AI services from Microsoft in order to begin building powerful new apps for your company or customers.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eDevelopers just getting familiar with artificial intelligence. A minimal knowledge of C# is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alessandro Del Sole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484233417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484233412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.22d","brand":"Alessandro Del Sole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013947797759,"sku":"9781484233412","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c74a511-6132-4ed8-aa16-55b77e8c33c1.jpg?v=1767745770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/microsoft-computer-vision-apis-distilled-alessandro-del-sole-9781484233412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}