Camera System Weather-Based Selection Map Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing and specifying multiple cameras installed across various locations becomes difficult, leading to potential underutilization of camera resources, as it is challenging to identify and confirm images from specific cameras amidst many.
Innovation Solution
A camera system that utilizes weather information to specify and provide moving images from cameras installed within a particular area of interest, incorporating a weather information-acquiring unit, camera installation information-storing unit, image data-storing unit, and a camera-specifying unit to display camera positions and weather information on a map, along with thumbnail images for easy selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a lot of cameras are installed throughout the country for crime prevention and monitoring, then the coverage and monitoring capability are improved, but it becomes difficult to specify and manage individual cameras among the large number of cameras scattered in various locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of base identification units and map display units that mediate between the large number of cameras and the user. Instead of directly managing individual cameras, the system uses bases as intermediate organizational units, displaying camera locations on a map and allowing users to select cameras through this intermediate interface, thereby solving the difficulty of specifying individual cameras among thousands.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the large number of cameras into smaller groups organized by bases. Each base contains multiple cameras, and the system provides segmentation through hierarchical organization: country-level map view → base-level selection → individual camera selection. This segmentation makes management feasible by breaking down the overwhelming number of cameras into manageable geographic units.
2Area of stationary object
If cameras are scattered throughout the country for wide coverage, then the monitoring area is improved, but the complexity of managing and accessing camera resources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a geographic spatial dimension to camera management by displaying camera locations on a map. Instead of managing cameras through a flat, abstract list or database, the system projects camera positions onto a two-dimensional map interface, allowing users to visually locate and select cameras based on their geographic positions. This dimensional transformation simplifies management of widely scattered cameras.
Solution Approach 2:
The map display serves as an intermediary between the physical distribution of cameras across the country and the user's need to access specific cameras. The map abstracts the complex geographic distribution into a visual interface that maintains spatial relationships while simplifying selection, reducing management complexity without sacrificing coverage area.
3Reliability
If multiple cameras are deployed to various locations for comprehensive monitoring, then the monitoring capability is improved, but the difficulty of confirming images from specific cameras increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an image display unit that serves as an intermediary between the camera image data and the user. This unit displays thumbnails or previews of images from selected cameras, allowing users to easily confirm which camera is capturing which scene. The intermediary image display function bridges the gap between camera selection and image verification, making it simple to confirm images from specific cameras even when many cameras are deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by displaying image previews or thumbnails before the user fully selects a camera for viewing. This allows users to quickly identify and confirm the correct camera based on its captured image content, reducing the effort needed to confirm which camera is monitoring which area among many deployed cameras.
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AI summary
Provided is a camera system that includes: a weather information-acquiring unit acquiring weather information provided with respect to weather, the weather information including information relating to an area of interest; a plurality of cameras installed within a plurality of bases, respectively; a camera installation information-storing unit storing information with respect to positions of the bases wherein the plurality of cameras are installed; an image data-storing unit storing images photographed by the plurality of cameras respectively as moving images; a camera-specifying unit using the weather information acquired by the weather information-acquiring unit to specify a camera installed within the area of interest based on the information with respect to the positions of the bases, the information with respect to the positions of the bases being stored in the camera installation information-storing unit; and a moving image-providing unit acquiring from the image data-storing unit moving images of the camera specified by the camera-specifying unit to provide the acquired moving images.