Portable Camera Magnetic Mounting Base Wireless Hotspot
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable wireless cameras lack a secure and versatile mounting solution that allows for easy attachment to metallic surfaces and efficient generation of a wireless hotspot for connectivity to Wi-Fi enabled devices.
Innovation Solution
A camera system comprising a camera body fixedly secured to a mounting base with a magnetic insert, allowing secure attachment to metallic surfaces and generation of a wireless hotspot, featuring a rotatable ring to expose or cover the lens and power port, enabling activation and deactivation of the camera system's electronics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a portable wireless camera is designed without a dedicated mounting solution, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation for secure attachment to metallic surfaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base integrates multiple functions including magnetic attachment mechanism, lens cover, and hotspot generation capabilities into a single unified structure, eliminating the need for separate mounting hardware while providing secure attachment to metallic surfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting base acts as an intermediary component between the camera body and metallic surfaces, providing the magnetic attachment function without requiring modification to the camera body itself, thus maintaining device simplicity while enabling easy mounting
2Adaptability or versatility
If the camera system includes integrated hotspot generation capabilities, then the adaptability for wireless connectivity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base is designed to perform multiple functions including magnetic mounting, lens covering, and wireless hotspot generation, allowing a single component to provide diverse capabilities without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The hotspot generation electronics are integrated into the mounting base structure, combining communication capabilities with the mounting function, thereby reducing the need for separate external hotspots or communication devices
3Reliability
If a magnetic insert is added to the mounting base for secure attachment, then the reliability of mounting to metallic surfaces is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic insert is integrated directly into the mounting base structure as a unified component, combining the mounting function with the magnetic attachment mechanism, thereby providing reliable mounting without requiring separate magnetic accessories or complex mounting hardware
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The camera system provides a secure and versatile attachment method to metallic surfaces, enabling the generation of a wireless hotspot for connectivity to Wi-Fi enabled devices, enhancing usability in various environments such as vehicles for real-time image and audio transmission.
Implementation Method 1
a lower leg joint with at least one magnetic insert located further away from the first upper side than the second lower side for mounting the camera system to a metallic surface
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AI summary
A wireless camera system and related methods are disclosed in which the camera system has a camera body and a mounting base. The camera body has electronics to create a wireless connection hotspot that can be connected to wireless connection enabled device. The mounting base can be positioned on any surface and can include one or more magnetic inserts to mount the camera system on a magnetic surface, such as to a car chassis.