Dual Imaging Assemblies for Simultaneous Multi-Angle Data Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminals lack an efficient system for simultaneously capturing and associating multiple frames of image data from different perspectives, which is essential for various data collection applications such as healthcare and inventory management, where simultaneous capture and association of images are crucial but not adequately addressed.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal system equipped with a first and second imaging assembly, each with a sensor array and lens, allowing for the capture of frames from opposite sides of a display plane, with the ability to associate the captured frame information, including image data and derived information, to create a unified data record.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single imaging assembly is used in a mobile terminal, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to capture and associate multiple frames of image data from different perspectives is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging system is divided into multiple independent imaging assemblies (first imaging assembly with first image sensor array and first imaging lens, second imaging assembly with second image sensor array and second imaging lens). Each assembly captures image data from different perspectives, enabling comprehensive data collection while maintaining modular architecture that manages complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple imaging assemblies are integrated into a single mobile terminal to perform multiple functions: capturing images from different angles simultaneously, associating frame information from multiple sources, and providing versatile data collection capabilities for various applications (healthcare, inventory management, etc.).
2Loss of information
If multiple imaging assemblies are added to capture images from different perspectives, then the data collection capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple imaging assemblies are merged into a single integrated mobile terminal system. The first imaging assembly and second imaging assembly work together with unified control, allowing simultaneous capture and association of image data from different perspectives while managing component integration within a single device architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal system acts as an intermediary that receives image data from multiple imaging assemblies, processes and associates the frame information, and produces a unified data record. This intermediary function coordinates the multiple imaging components, reducing the complexity burden on individual assemblies.
3Productivity
If simultaneous capture of multiple frames is implemented, then the productivity of data collection is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is pre-configured with multiple imaging assemblies positioned to capture images from different perspectives simultaneously. The association mechanism for frame information is established in advance, allowing immediate processing and correlation of image data without requiring complex real-time synchronization during operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and accurate data collection by allowing simultaneous capture and association of images from different angles, enhancing data management in applications like healthcare and inventory tracking, providing a comprehensive record of objects and their contexts.
Implementation Method 1
a first imaging lens focusing an image onto the first image sensor array of the first imaging assembly
Implementation Method 2
first image sensor array having a plurality of pixels
Data Source
AI summary
A system for collecting data comprising a mobile terminal for capturing a plurality of frames of image data, the mobile terminal having a first imaging assembly and a second imaging assembly, the first imaging assembly for capturing a first frame of image data representing a first object and the second imaging assembly for capturing a second frame of image data representing a second object, wherein the system for use in collecting data is operative for associating first frame information and second frame information, the first frame information including one or more of image data of the first frame of image data and information derived utilizing the image data of the first frame of image data, the second frame information including one or more of image data of the second frame of image data and information derived utilizing the image data of the second frame of image data.