Fish Size Verification System Using Image-Weight Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fishing tournaments face challenges in ensuring honesty, accuracy, and integrity in reporting and recording the sizes of caught fish, as current methods lack robust verification mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a scale to measure fish weight, a head unit to capture and pair images with weight data, and a mobile app to display and transmit this information to an external database, ensuring transparent and accurate recording of fish sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual recording methods are used for fish weights, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but honesty and accuracy in reporting cannot be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic feedback by capturing images of fish and automatically recording their weights through digital scales, eliminating manual reporting. The captured images and weight data are automatically paired and stored, creating an self-verifying system that ensures honesty and accuracy without requiring complex human oversight mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical recording processes with automated electronic systems. Digital scales automatically measure fish weights and convert them to electronic signals, while cameras capture images that are automatically processed and paired with weight data, substituting human manual operations with automated electromechanical systems.
2Measurement precision
If automated image capture and data pairing is implemented, then accuracy and verification are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The head unit serves multiple functions: capturing fish images, receiving weight data from scales, pairing images with weights, and storing records. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional device, the system achieves high measurement precision without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the image capture function, weight data reception function, data pairing function, and storage function into an integrated system. The head unit combines camera, receiver, processor, and storage capabilities into one unified device, reducing the number of separate components needed while maintaining high accuracy.
3Reliability
If multiple components (scale, head unit, database, mobile app) are integrated, then verification integrity is enhanced, but ease of operation may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system operates autonomously without requiring manual intervention at each step. The scale automatically measures and transmits weight data, the head unit automatically captures images and pairs them with weights, and the database automatically stores and manages records. This self-service operation maintains high verification integrity while simplifying user interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The head unit acts as an intermediary that coordinates between the scale, database, and mobile app. It receives weight data from the scale, captures images, pairs the data, and transmits everything to the database, while also enabling mobile access. This intermediary role streamlines the interaction between multiple components and simplifies the overall operation.
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AI summary
Fishing tournament recording and verifying systems suitable for ensuring honesty, accuracy and integrity in reporting and recording sizes of fish caught in a fishing tournament may include at least one scale configured to obtain at least one measured weight of a fish. At least one head unit may communicably interface with the at least one scale. The at least one head unit may be configured to capture at least one image of the fish and pair the at least one image of the fish with the at least one measured weight. At least one external database may communicably interface with the at least one head unit. The at least one external database may be configured to receive weight and image data corresponding to the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish. At least one personal electronic device may communicably interface with the at least one external database. The at least one personal electronic device may be configured to receive the weight and image data from the at least one external database. A mobile app may be provided on the at least one personal electronic device. The mobile app may be configured to present the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish on the personal electronic device. Fishing tournament recording and verifying methods are also disclosed.