Camera Supervision Controller for Privacy-Compliant Video Feed Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Camera-based supervision systems face challenges in controlling video feeds when external people enter or exit a physical space without explicit approval, potentially capturing unauthorized individuals.
Innovation Solution
A method and system using a supervision controller that determines entry and exit events through electronic locks or person detectors to deactivate or activate camera-based supervision, ensuring only approved individuals are captured on video feeds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If camera-based supervision is continuously active to monitor the physical space, then supervision reliability is improved, but unauthorized people may be captured on video feeds violating their privacy
Solution Approach 1:
The camera-based supervision system dynamically adjusts its operational state based on real-time detection of person presence. The system transitions between active supervision mode and deactivated mode automatically, allowing the supervision reliability to be high when needed while preventing privacy violations when external people are present.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from sensors (motion detectors, door sensors, or camera recognition) to continuously monitor whether external people are present in the physical space. This feedback loop enables the system to make real-time decisions about activating or deactivating supervision, ensuring both reliability and privacy protection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If camera-based supervision is deactivated when external people enter to protect privacy, then privacy compliance is improved, but supervision coverage is reduced during entry/exit transitions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of person presence using sensors or recognition technology before deactivating the camera-based supervision. This preliminary action ensures that the system accurately identifies when external people are entering, allowing for timely deactivation that complies with privacy requirements while minimizing gaps in supervision coverage.
3Measurement precision
If the system uses electronic locks to detect entry/exit events, then detection precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses electronic locks as intermediary devices to detect entry and exit events. The electronic lock acts as a mediator between the physical act of opening/closing a door and the digital supervision system, providing precise detection signals that trigger appropriate supervision activation or deactivation without requiring complex direct integration between all system components.
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AI summary
It is provided a method for controlling camera-based supervision of a physical space. The method is performed in a supervision controller and comprises the steps of: determining that a person enters the physical space; deactivating camera-based supervision of the physical space based on the person entering the physical space, by turning off a video feed of the camera-based supervision; determining that a person exits the physical space; and activating camera-based supervision of the physical space based on the person exiting the physical space.