AI Inspection Reporting From Video Commentary and Code Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inspection systems and methods require significant time and effort to document and analyze findings, which reduces the productivity of inspectors.
Innovation Solution
An AI-based inspection system that uses a user device with a camera to capture video and audio commentary, transmitting this data to a server for analysis, where the server analyzes the audio for predetermined keywords, extracts images and generates an inspection report automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual inspection documentation is used, then inspection thoroughness is maintained, but inspector productivity deteriorates due to time-consuming report preparation
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the inspection system automatically generates reports by capturing video footage, extracting audio commentary, transcribing speech to text, identifying violations through keyword analysis, and populating report templates without requiring manual inspector intervention for documentation tasks
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of writing and documenting inspection findings with an automated digital system that uses video capture, audio processing, speech-to-text conversion, and automated report generation to produce inspection reports
2Productivity
If automated video analysis is implemented, then report generation efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves multi-functionality by integrating video capture, audio recording, speech-to-text conversion, keyword analysis, violation detection, and report generation into a single unified inspection platform that handles multiple tasks through modular components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses intermediate processing layers including audio extraction from video, speech-to-text conversion as a mediator between audio and text analysis, and keyword matching as an intermediary step between transcribed text and violation identification
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AI summary
An inspection system having a system transceiver and a system processor is disclosed. The system transceiver may be configured to obtain a video from a user device. The video may include a user comment on inspection. The system processor may be configured to obtain the video from the system transceiver, and analyze video content responsive to obtaining the video. The system processor may identify one or more predetermined keywords in the video content based on the analysis, and select a regulatory code, from a plurality of regulatory codes, associated with the one or more predetermined keywords. The system processor may generate an inspection report based on the user comment, the regulatory code, and a portion of the video content associated with the one or more predetermined keywords.