My usual use case for Catalyst by Zoho involves a recent client from approximately two months prior who operates a business related to kiosks in the US. They ran a proper management system for those kiosks inside Zoho Creator through a custom application. They wanted a solution for their internal users and technicians to guide them to their kiosks with a map view similar to Google Maps but with their company's specific functionalities. This includes markets, zones, and all kiosks assigned to technicians. Multiple technicians can run their own check-ins and integrate AI to check if there are any faults with any kiosk. I created two applications inside Catalyst, and both work within the same creator. One application is fully integrated with AI and allows technicians to open the camera and point it towards the kiosk. The system guides them with directions such as move left, move right, and move forward or backward, taking a picture automatically from the perfect angle. It processes the image and provides results indicating if anything is wrong with the kiosk, then submits that data into the company database for an AI summary and a proper overview of all kiosks in the zone. The second application is the map application, which we call Pathfinder, and it is fully integrated with Google APIs for navigation and Maps API. It shows the technicians a complete map based on their login, detecting which user is logged in and displaying their market. They can choose kiosks to check in, and the application will guide them by drawing a path similar to how Google Maps navigates. Once they reach the kiosk, the second application triggers and opens the camera for submitting all the AI checks.
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My usual use case for Catalyst by Zoho involves a recent client from approximately two months prior who operates a business related to kiosks in the US. They ran a proper management system for those kiosks inside Zoho Creator through a custom application. They wanted a solution for their internal users and technicians to guide them to their kiosks with a map view similar to Google Maps but with their company's specific functionalities. This includes markets, zones, and all kiosks assigned to technicians. Multiple technicians can run their own check-ins and integrate AI to check if there are any faults with any kiosk. I created two applications inside Catalyst, and both work within the same creator. One application is fully integrated with AI and allows technicians to open the camera and point it towards the kiosk. The system guides them with directions such as move left, move right, and move forward or backward, taking a picture automatically from the perfect angle. It processes the image and provides results indicating if anything is wrong with the kiosk, then submits that data into the company database for an AI summary and a proper overview of all kiosks in the zone. The second application is the map application, which we call Pathfinder, and it is fully integrated with Google APIs for navigation and Maps API. It shows the technicians a complete map based on their login, detecting which user is logged in and displaying their market. They can choose kiosks to check in, and the application will guide them by drawing a path similar to how Google Maps navigates. Once they reach the kiosk, the second application triggers and opens the camera for submitting all the AI checks.