Communication Apparatus Grouped Image Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Displaying a large number of image data stored in an imaging device on a communication device leads to complex displays and inefficient use of resources, as existing methods acquire and store all image data, increasing traffic and memory usage.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus that determines its role in a network, communicates with other devices, stores grouped image data, and transmits only representative image data and group information, reducing the need for unnecessary data transfer and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all image data is acquired from the imaging apparatus, then the communication device can display all images, but the traffic for acquisition increases and much time is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments image data into groups based on incident information (such as date, location, or event type), and only transmits representative image data from each group rather than all individual images. This segmentation allows the communication device to display a summarized view of image data while reducing the amount of data that needs to be acquired and transmitted.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the necessary representative image data from each group of images, along with metadata about the group (such as the number of images in the group). This extraction approach maintains the essential information needed for display while eliminating redundant data transfer of all individual images.
2Loss of information
If all image data is stored in the communication apparatus, then all images can be displayed, but the memory usage increases and limited resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments image data into manageable groups and stores only representative samples from each group in the communication apparatus memory. This segmentation strategy maintains the ability to display all image data categories while significantly reducing the total memory required to store individual image files.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only representative image data from each group and stores this condensed information in the communication apparatus memory, along with metadata about each group. This extraction approach preserves the essential information for display while minimizing the quantity of data stored in memory.
3Device complexity
If image data is grouped, then display complexity is reduced, but the communication apparatus must acquire and store all grouped image data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only representative image data from each group while maintaining the group structure for display purposes. This allows the communication apparatus to present organized, less complex display results while storing only a fraction of the total image data, thus resolving the contradiction between display organization and data storage requirements.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus stores a plurality of pieces of image data including grouped image data. The communication apparatus transmits, to another communication apparatus, information of representative image data out of the grouped image data, and information indicating a number of pieces of image data contained in the group, in response to a request from the other communication apparatus.