Camera Registration via Smartphone QR Code Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing systems for registering an image processing apparatus, such as a digital camera, to a server are inefficient due to poor operability of character input on the camera's user interface and the requirement for users to create a mail account, which degrades user convenience.
Innovation Solution
The system generates identification information, displays it as a QR code, and allows the camera to transmit this information to a server, while a connected device captures and verifies the QR code, enabling registration without manual input on the camera, thus improving operability and eliminating the need for a mail account.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user inputs mail address through the camera's user interface to register the camera to the web server, then the camera can be registered to the server, but the operability deteriorates and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a QR code (visual copy of identification information) that can be captured by a smartphone camera, replacing the need for manual text input through the camera's limited user interface. This allows users to input registration information quickly by taking a photo instead of typing, significantly improving operability and reducing registration time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a smartphone as an intermediary device between the camera and the web server for the registration process. The smartphone captures the QR code displayed on the camera, extracts the identification information, and transmits it to the server, eliminating the need for direct manual input through the camera's cumbersome interface
2Ease of operation
If the system requires users to create a mail account for camera registration, then the registration system can function, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the mail account creation requirement from the registration process. Instead of requiring users to create and manage mail accounts, the system uses a simplified QR code-based identification method that works with any smartphone, eliminating the complexity of mail account management while maintaining secure registration
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the registration system universal by removing the mail account requirement. Any smartphone with a camera can be used for registration by capturing the QR code, regardless of whether the user has a mail account or not. This multi-functional approach allows registration through various methods (QR code capture, manual input) without requiring specific prerequisites
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AI summary
A camera generates a random number, displays a Quick Response (QR) code representing the generated random number, and transmits the generated random number to a web server. A smart phone captures an image of the QR code displayed on the camera, acquires the random number based on the captured QR code, and transmits the acquired random number to the web server. The web server registers the camera based on a match between the random number transmitted from the camera and the random number transmitted from the smart phone.