Sounds Interesting but what does the internet of things actually mean?

這聽起來很有趣，但「物聯網」到底是什麼？

IoT is an evolution of mobile, home, and embedded applications.

物聯網是由手機、家庭和內嵌式應用程式所演化而來

They're being connected to the internet, integrating greater computing capabilities, and using data analytics to extract meaningful information.

將這些裝置連上網路，整合強大的電腦運算能力，運用資料分析工具以擷取有用信息

Billions of devices will be connected to the internet.

幾十億個裝置將連上網路

And soon hundreds of billions of devices.

很快地，將有無數個連網裝置

As related devices connect with each other, they can become an intelligent system of systems.

當相關裝置彼此連結，他們會形成智能系統中的一個系統

And when these intelligent devices and systems of systems share data over the cloud and analyze it

而當這些智能裝置與系統，透過雲端分享資料，並進行分析

they can transform our businesses, our lives, and our world in countless ways.

他們將會以各種形式改變我們的商業、我們的生活和我們的世界

Whether it's improving medical outcomes,

不論是改善醫療成效

creating better products faster with lower development costs,

以更快的速度和更低的研發成本創造更好的產品

making shopping more enjoyable,

讓逛街變得更有趣

or optimizing energy generation and consumption.

或是優化能源的生產與消耗

Use an example of the big picture.

整體而言

Imagine an intelligent device such as a smart traffic camera.

想像一個智能裝置，例如像是智能交通攝影機

The camera can monitor the road for congestion, accident, and weather conditions.

這個攝影機可以監控交通堵塞、交通事故以及天氣概況

And communicate that status to a gateway that combines it with data from other cameras, creating an intelligent citywide traffic system.

它把這些數據傳送給網關，而網關則將之與其他攝影機所傳遞的資訊合併，形成一個城市智能交通系統

Now imagine that the intelligent traffic system connected to other citywide transportation systems which get data from their own intelligent devices,

如果把這個智能交通系統與城市內其他相同模式的交通系統連結在一起

creating an ever-larger intelligent system of systems.

將創造一個持續成長的智能系統

The really big possibilities come from analyzing the end-to-end data across that system of systems.

在系統之間分析端到端的資料將創造極大的可能性

For example, let's say the city intelligent traffic system detects massive congestion due to an accident.

舉例來說，城市智能交通系統偵測到一個因事故所引起的交通阻塞

That insight can be sent to the citywide transportation system, which can analyze the accident impact on other city systems.

這項觀察將傳送至城市交通系統，而系統可以分析這件交通事故對其他城市系統的影響

Recognizing the accident is near the airport and two city schools,

當它發現這件事故鄰近機場與兩所學校

it could notify those systems so they can adjust flight and school schedules.

它將通知這些系統以便調整班機與學校行程

It can also analyze and derive optimal route around the accident

它也可以分析並導出事故周邊的最佳路徑

and send those instructions to the city digital signing system to guide drivers around the accident.

將這些指示傳至城市電子看板系統，以便引導位於交通事故周邊的駕駛

And that's just one example of the potential benefits that can happen when intelligent devices share insight with other systems,

這只是其中一個例子，說明智能裝置與系統分享資訊後可能帶來的好處

forming ever-expanding systems of systems.

而這將創造一個持續擴大的系統

But how do we get there?

但，我們要如何著手以達到這樣好處？

Regardless of the solution, Intel processors are designed to help you get to market faster and easier.

不論解決方案為何，英特爾處理器是為了幫助你更快速且更容易到達市場

You can scale solutions across a variety of performance, power, and price points

你可以用一組相容於所有英特爾處理器的程式碼，從表現、性能與價格方面

with a single set of application code that runs on every Intel processor.

來衡量你的解決方案

So what would you develop to help drive and accelerate the Internet of Things?

你會如何驅動並加速物聯網的發展？

We'd love to help. So please contact your local Intel representative or visit us on the web at www.intel.com/iot to find out more.

我們很樂意幫忙。所以請聯絡當地的英特爾代理商，或拜訪我們的網站 (www.intel.com/iot)以便了解更多