On-board Camera Wireless Image Acquisition via Garage Network
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for on-board cameras face challenges in efficiently acquiring and transmitting large amounts of image data, particularly due to bandwidth limitations, high costs associated with cellular data transfer, and the need for manual memory swapping.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that utilize an on-board camera with built-in processors and circuitry to store raw image data, determine connectivity with a predefined wireless network, and trigger the acquisition and transmission of recorded data to a computing system for storage and further processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If live video stream is transmitted from on-board camera to server via cellular network, then real-time data access is improved, but bandwidth consumption and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by storing image data locally on the on-board camera before transmission is needed. The camera captures and stores images in its internal memory during travel, then automatically transfers the stored data to the server when the vehicle returns to the garage and connects to the Wi-Fi network. This eliminates the need for real-time cellular streaming while ensuring data availability.
2Quantity of substance
If manual memory swapping is performed to transfer image data, then data transfer is achieved, but time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical process of manual memory swapping with an automated electronic data transfer mechanism. The on-board camera automatically establishes a wireless connection to the server via the garage Wi-Fi network and transfers image data electronically, eliminating the need for physical memory card removal and insertion. This automation significantly reduces transfer time and operational complexity.
3Quantity of substance
If image data is processed and compressed before transmission, then bandwidth usage is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the image processing and compression functions from the on-board camera device and relocates them to the server. The camera captures and stores raw or minimally processed images locally, then transfers the complete image data to the server where specialized processing equipment performs compression and analysis. This separation reduces the processing complexity requirements of the mobile camera device.
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AI summary
On-board cameras installed on traveling vehicles collect image data while traveling. Responsive to an on-board camera being in range of a local area network for direct wireless communication, a storage processor acquires recorded image data from an image memory of the on-board camera. The on-board camera includes processor(s) and/or circuitry that store raw camera image data in the image memory of the on-board camera; determine whether the on-board camera is in range for returned-to-garage communication directly over the wireless connection to a computing system predefined for image acquisition; responsive to determining that the on-board camera is in range, trigger an acquisition communication of the recorded data from the image memory to a storage of the computing system; and perform the acquisition communication, responsive to being triggered, of the recorded data from the image memory. The recorded data which is communicated by the acquisition communication includes the raw camera image data.