Monitoring Camera Overlay Transparency Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capturing systems lack the ability to effectively overlay information with transparent settings for specific portions of the image, limiting the flexibility and customization of OSD (On-Screen Display) images in networked monitoring systems.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for capturing images and overlaying information, which includes transmitting transparency information for each portion of the overlay information to an external apparatus via a network, allowing for customizable transparency settings for OSD images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If transparency information is transmitted for each portion of overlay information, then the flexibility and customization of OSD images is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The overlay information is divided into multiple portions (first portion and second portion), each with independent transparency control. This segmentation allows different transparency settings for different parts of the OSD image, achieving fine-grained customization without requiring complete redesign of the overlay system.
Solution Approach 2:
Different transparency properties are assigned to different portions of the overlay information. The first portion has one transparency characteristic while the second portion has another, allowing local customization of visual properties rather than applying uniform transparency across the entire overlay.
2Adaptability or versatility
If transparency settings are implemented for specific portions of overlay information, then the functionality of networked monitoring systems is enhanced, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages transparency settings for different overlay portions without requiring manual configuration by the user. The apparatus autonomously determines and applies appropriate transparency levels to different portions of the overlay information, reducing operational complexity while maintaining enhanced functionality.
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AI summary
A monitoring camera can make communication with a client apparatus through an IP network. The monitoring camera includes an image capturing unit that captures an image of an object, a compressing and encoding unit that overlays overlay information on the captured image, and a communication unit that transmits transparency information indicative of whether or not a transparency can be set for each of a first portion and a second portion of the overlay information, which is overlaid by the compressing and encoding unit, to the client apparatus via the IP network.