Gateway Image Data Upload for Reliable Historical Review

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data processing systems from vehicle gateway devices are limited by synchronous data streaming, which restricts data usability and efficiency, and lack a reliable method for downloading and storing image data for playback or review.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for downloading image data from a gateway device, utilizing a management server with processors to initiate data upload to a storage destination, monitor the upload process, and provide user interfaces for visualization and interaction, enabling efficient and reliable data retrieval.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If synchronous data streaming is used to obtain data from gateway device, then real-time data processing is enabled, but data usability and efficiency are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time data processing speedVSAvoiddata usability and efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by downloading and storing image data from the gateway device to a remote server before it is needed for playback or review. This allows the data to be prepared in advance and made available for later use, resolving the contradiction between real-time processing and subsequent usability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the gateway device and the end user. The server receives image data from the gateway, stores it, and makes it available for download, thereby enabling both real-time streaming and subsequent efficient access to the data without direct connection requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If synchronous calls are used to obtain data from gateway device, then data can be retrieved, but data is limited to streaming only with limited value for subsequent usage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata retrieval capabilityVSAvoiddata usability for playback and review
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by downloading image data to the remote server before playback or review is needed. This allows the data to be stored and made available for later use, enabling both immediate retrieval and subsequent versatile usage scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds a temporal dimension to data availability by storing data in advance on a remote server. This allows data to be accessed not only at the moment of generation but also in the future for playback and review, expanding the usability dimension from immediate streaming to delayed access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Productivity

If data is streamed to user computing device, then data can be viewed, but data cannot be reliably downloaded for future review

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata viewing capabilityVSAvoiddata download reliability for future review
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The remote server acts as a reliable intermediary that guarantees data delivery and storage. The server receives data from the gateway, ensures it is stored correctly, and makes it available for future downloads, thereby providing reliable data availability for both immediate viewing and future review.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by downloading and storing data on the remote server before it is needed for future review. This ensures data is prepared in advance and reliably available, resolving the contradiction between immediate viewing capability and future review reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Productivity

If traditional data processing systems are used, then data can be streamed, but only 35% of data can be successfully downloaded

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata streaming capabilityVSAvoiddata download success rate
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The remote server serves as a reliable intermediary that improves data download success rates. It receives data from the gateway, ensures proper storage, and makes it available for download, thereby increasing the reliability of data transfer compared to direct client-server approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms to monitor and ensure successful data transmission and storage. By tracking the status of data downloads and providing feedback on successful transfers, the system can ensure high success rates for data retrieval operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12511947B1Image data download using a gateway device
Publication Date: 2025.12.30 SAMSARA INC
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AI summary

A management server system may obtain a request for image data from a computing device. The request may identify a subset of image data to be downloaded and/or streamed to the computing device. The management server system can provide an indication of a storage destination for the image data to a gateway device and initiate upload of the image data from the gateway device to the storage destination. The management server system may monitor the upload and, based on the monitoring, determine the upload is complete. The management server system can cause display of a user interface that includes a visualization of the image data for download of the image data from the storage destination to the computing device.