Network Camera Bookmark Image Registration System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for storing URL information with images from network cameras fail to distinguish between camera sources and display important camera-acquired images effectively, making it difficult for users to identify the camera origin and requiring separate image formation for each URL.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and network camera system that acquires and registers photographed images from cameras, allowing easy discrimination of camera bookmarks through image processing and transmission, enabling users to access cameras via network bookmarks with associated images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the same image is stored for all URLs in conventional methods, then storage and management are simplified, but it becomes impossible to distinguish camera sources and identify which camera captured which image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image storage by creating separate image storage units for each camera device. Each camera has its own dedicated image storage location, allowing images to be organized and retrieved by camera source. This segmentation enables clear identification of which camera captured which image while maintaining systematic management through the structured storage architecture.
2Loss of information
If different images are formed for each URL to enable camera discrimination, then camera source identification is achieved, but the process becomes troublesome and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing the association between camera devices and their respective image storage locations before actual image capture. The system pre-configures URL information with corresponding camera identification data and sets up the storage structure in advance. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for complex real-time image formation processes when accessing cameras through bookmarks, as the identification framework is already in place.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically managing image association with camera sources. When a camera captures an image, the system automatically links it to the correct camera identification and stores it in the appropriate location based on pre-configured URL associations. This automatic self-service mechanism eliminates manual intervention and complex processing steps that would otherwise be required to maintain camera-image correspondence.
3Ease of operation
If thumbnail images of entire Web pages are stored, then navigation is simplified, but important camera-acquired images are displayed in small size and lose prominence
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the bookmark system serve different functions. Instead of uniformly displaying thumbnail images for all bookmarks, the system provides full-size image display specifically for camera-related bookmarks while maintaining thumbnail functionality for other Web page bookmarks. This local differentiation ensures that important camera-acquired images receive prominent display treatment while navigation functionality is preserved through thumbnails for non-camera content.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus can hold a bookmark to be used to access a camera through a network. The information processing apparatus acquires a photographed image photographed by the camera from the camera through the network, and then registers the photographed image acquired from the camera in the bookmark.