Monitoring Camera Region Designation via Panoramic Image Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of monitoring cameras must currently designate regions for panning and tilting operations, which can be cumbersome and require manual adjustment of camera positions.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that generate a panoramic image file by controlling the monitoring camera to perform panning and tilting, allowing users to set regions within a user setting mode while displaying the panoramic image, thereby enabling region designation without actual panning and tilting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually pan and tilt the monitoring camera to designate regions, then the camera can cover the desired areas, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary panning and tilting operations to generate a panoramic image that encompasses all areas of interest before the user designates regions. This preliminary action allows users to see all monitorable areas in one view and select regions without needing to manually pan and tilt during the designation process, thereby reducing operational complexity and time consumption.
2Area of stationary object
If a single monitoring camera is used to monitor multiple regions, then the camera must perform panning and tilting, but this makes it difficult to monitor all regions simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a single-point camera view to a panoramic multi-point view by performing preliminary panning and tilting to capture images of multiple regions. These images are then displayed together in a panoramic format, allowing users to designate and monitor multiple regions simultaneously without the camera needing to physically pan and tilt during operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users set up monitoring paths with multiple regions, then comprehensive monitoring is achieved, but the setup process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary panning and tilting to generate a panoramic image that displays all areas that can be monitored before the user configures monitoring paths. Users can then easily select multiple regions of interest from this comprehensive view and define monitoring paths without needing to manually navigate through each region, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining versatile monitoring path configuration capabilities.
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AI summary
Provided is a method of controlling a monitoring camera that performs panning, tilting, and zooming, the method including: generating a panoramic image file by controlling the monitoring camera to perform panning and tilting; and performing a setting operation in a user setting mode while displaying a panoramic image of the panoramic image file.