Camera Configuration via Visual Representation Linking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surveillance and monitoring systems face challenges in efficiently configuring and replacing cameras, especially in large areas, due to the need for physical proximity during settings transfer, which is impractical for networked cameras.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows for the configuration of cameras by presenting a visual representation of cameras on a camera managing device, enabling the transfer and inheritance of settings information between cameras connected over a communication network, facilitating easy installation and replacement with minimal user effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If physical connection (USB cable or LAN cable) is used to transfer settings between cameras, then settings can be transferred directly, but the user must physically get the cameras in close proximity which is difficult in monitoring systems
Solution Approach 1:
A camera managing device serves as an intermediary between the first camera and second camera. The managing device presents visual representations of both cameras, receives selection of the first camera, requests settings information from the second camera via the communication network, and transfers the settings to the first camera. This eliminates the need for direct physical connection while enabling settings transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical connection system (USB cables, physical proximity) with a communication network-based system. The camera managing device uses network communication to request and transfer settings information, substituting the need for physical cable connections with wireless or network-based data transmission.
2Area of stationary object
If the number of cameras in a monitoring system is increased to survey larger areas, then monitoring coverage is improved, but the complexity of managing and configuring these cameras increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera managing device provides universal functionality for managing multiple cameras. It can present visual representations of any camera in the system, request settings information from any camera via the communication network, and transfer settings to any selected camera. This standardized approach simplifies management regardless of the number of cameras deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service configuration where the camera managing device automatically handles the configuration process. When a user selects a first camera and the system identifies it as needing configuration, it automatically requests settings from a second camera and transfers them, eliminating manual configuration steps and reducing management complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for configuring a first camera. The method comprises presenting a visual representation of a second camera in a camera managing device, presenting a visual representation of the first camera in the camera managing device, connecting the visual representation of the first camera to the visual representation of the second camera, transferring, to the first camera, settings information related to the second camera in response to said connecting of the visual representation of the first camera to the visual representation of the second camera, and configuring the first camera using the transferred settings information.