Monitoring Camera Upload Control During Administrator Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network cameras face security issues where video images with lifted restrictions are unintentionally uploaded to servers during administrator settings, compromising privacy and security.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring camera apparatus with a processing unit, upload control unit, setting unit, and transmission control unit that temporarily stops video image uploads to the server when the setting unit is in use, ensuring that restricted video images are not publicly available.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the administrator uses a video image free from mask restriction to generate panoramic image or set panorama imaging, then the imaging area can be shown in an unrestricted state for proper setting, but the video image with lifted mask restriction may be uploaded to the server and seen by general users, compromising security
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by detecting in advance whether the setting unit is in use before allowing upload. The upload control unit checks the operational state of the setting unit and proactively prevents upload when settings are being performed, thereby avoiding the security issue before it can occur
Solution Approach 2:
The upload control unit acts as an intermediary between the imaging unit and the server. It monitors the state of the setting unit and controls the upload process accordingly, blocking the transmission path when the setting unit is in use to prevent unauthorized video images from being uploaded
2Adaptability or versatility
If restrictions on camera control are lifted while administrator has access to perform settings, then the administrator can properly configure camera parameters, but video images with lifted restrictions can be uploaded and accessed by general users
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring the operational state of the setting unit and using this information to control the upload function. The upload control unit receives feedback about whether settings are being performed and adjusts the upload behavior accordingly, stopping upload when setting activities are detected
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by preemptively stopping the upload function when the setting unit is detected to be in use. This counter-action prevents the harmful effect of unauthorized video transmission before it can occur, by blocking the upload path in advance based on the detected setting state
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AI summary
A monitoring camera apparatus including a processing unit configured to process a video image input by an imaging unit, an upload control unit configured to upload the video image processed by the processing unit to a server via a network, a setting unit configured to set a parameter for the imaging unit to perform imaging or a processing parameter for the processing unit, and a transmission control unit configured to stop uploading of the processed video image to the server when the setting unit is in use.