Distributed Object Tracking via Networked Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle tracking systems, such as GPS and driving recorders, are ineffective when a professional thief destroys the GPS and driving recorder, making it difficult for the police and vehicle owners to track stolen vehicles efficiently.
Innovation Solution
An object tracking system comprising electronic devices and a server platform that generates tracking messages based on event messages, allowing other electronic devices within a predetermined range to detect and notify the server of a matched object, enabling continuous tracking and image data retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If GPS and driving recorder are installed in the vehicle, then vehicle tracking capability is improved, but the system becomes vulnerable to destruction by thieves
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking function is segmented from the vehicle's original GPS and driving recorder. Instead of relying on a single integrated system in the vehicle, the patent divides the tracking capability into multiple independent electronic devices distributed in the surrounding environment, each capable of independently detecting and reporting the target object.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary electronic devices (such as smartphones, security cameras, or other detection devices) that act as mediators between the stolen vehicle and the tracking system. These intermediary devices detect the stolen vehicle in the surrounding environment and relay information to the server platform, eliminating the need for the vehicle's own tracking devices.
2Ease of operation
If police manually investigate theft cases by watching recorded data, then investigation process is simplified, but efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic feedback mechanisms where electronic devices continuously monitor the environment, automatically detect stolen vehicles, and send notifications to the server platform. This automated feedback loop eliminates the need for manual investigation and significantly improves investigation efficiency while maintaining ease of operation for law enforcement.
Solution Approach 2:
The tracking system performs self-service by automatically detecting stolen vehicles and generating notifications without requiring manual intervention from police officers. The electronic devices in the environment autonomously conduct the detection and reporting functions, freeing up law enforcement resources.
3Reliability
If conventional tracking systems are used, then initial tracking is possible, but continuous tracking fails when devices are destroyed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a network of electronic devices in advance throughout the environment before any theft occurs. These devices are pre-positioned and activated, creating a ready-to-detect network that can immediately identify and track stolen vehicles the moment they enter the detection range, ensuring continuous tracking capability from the outset.
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AI summary
An object tracking system including a plurality of electronic devices and a server platform is provided. The server platform generates a tracking message based on received event message, and sends the tracking message to at least one of the electronic devices located within a first predetermined range corresponding to the received event message. When one of the electronic devices detects a vehicle matched with one or more vehicle features of the event message according to the received tracking message, the one of the electronic devices generates and sends a notification message to the server platform.