Configurable Intelligent Video Processing Apparatus for Adaptive Function Extension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current intelligent cameras are not universally applicable due to incompatibility across different application scenarios, requiring multiple camera types and increasing development and operational costs, as they lack the ability to adapt and extend functions based on specific requirements.
Innovation Solution
A definable intelligent video processing apparatus with an image obtaining module, intelligent module, and communications module that allows users to configure and extend functions through configuration information, supporting the integration of new hardware modules and algorithms, enabling flexibility and adaptability across various scenarios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different types of intelligent cameras are developed for different application scenarios, then the intelligent analysis functions are improved, but the device complexity and development costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified intelligent camera platform that can perform multiple intelligent analysis functions through configurable algorithms and parameters. The system uses a common hardware architecture that can be adapted to different application scenarios by loading different analysis algorithms, thereby achieving multi-functionality without requiring separate specialized cameras for each scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic configuration capabilities where the camera system can adjust its intelligent analysis functions, algorithms, and parameters in real-time based on different application requirements. This dynamic adaptability allows a single camera to transform its functionality to match various scenarios without physical reconfiguration or hardware changes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different types of intelligent cameras are developed for different application scenarios, then the intelligent analysis functions are improved, but the development costs and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified intelligent camera platform that can perform multiple intelligent analysis functions through configurable algorithms and parameters. The system uses a common hardware architecture that can be adapted to different application scenarios by loading different analysis algorithms, thereby achieving multi-functionality without requiring separate specialized cameras for each scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter configuration and algorithm selection to adapt the camera system to different application scenarios. By changing software parameters, algorithm types, and processing modes rather than hardware configurations, the system can serve multiple purposes while maintaining a standardized product line, thus reducing manufacturing complexity and development costs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If configuration information is used to extend functions, then the universality is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a configuration information layer that acts as an intermediary between the user and the camera system's functional capabilities. This configuration layer provides a standardized interface for defining and extending intelligent analysis functions without requiring changes to the underlying hardware or core system architecture, thereby managing complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent separates the camera system into distinct functional modules that can be independently configured through configuration information. The system divides intelligent analysis capabilities into separate algorithm modules, processing stages, and parameter sets that can be selectively activated and combined, allowing complex functionality to be built from simpler, independently manageable components.
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AI summary
A camera includes an image processor configured to generate an image or a video data, an intelligent processor configured to perform intelligent analysis and to process on the image or the video data, and a communications interface configured to receive, from an external device, configuration information for the camera, where the configuration information extends a function of the camera.